Legal Related Lawmakers in New Hampshire File Multiple Marijuana Legalization Bills Before 2022 by Sophia Vida December 31, 2021 Lawmakers in New Hampshire are already preparing for a new legislative session on marijuana policy. Several legalization proposals of the plant have been revealed in recent days, including one from a key Republican committee ch...
Legal Related Cannabis Decriminalization Reduces the Racial Disparity by Sophia Vida December 30, 2021 Over the years there has been racial disparity reported between Black and White people in relation to cannabis related crimes. According to findings in a new study, cannabis decriminalization policy reduces the racial disparity...
Legal Related Mississippi Governor Will Not Sign Marijuana Legislation Until This Happens by Sophia Vida December 28, 2021 Mississippi's Governor Tate Reeves will not be signing marijuana legislation unless the legal amount is greatly reduced according to reports. The governor said he’s willing to sign a bill but not as currently structured. â...
Legal Related Germany to Legalize Marijuana And Promote Drug Harm Reduction by Sophia Vida December 28, 2021 The Governing Party Coalition in Germany has officially announced that they have a formal agreement to legalize marijuana and promote broader drug policy harm reduction measures when they take power. The news of a potential agr...
Legal Related Pakistan’s First Legal Hemp Crops Are Harvested Says Country Government Official by Sophia Vida December 27, 2021 A top Pakistani cabinet official announced this month that hemp has been harvested in a ceremonial event for the nation’s first legal cannabis plants under the government’s new program for the crop. Minister for Science and...
Legal Related Iowa Democrats Want Voters to Decide on Cannabis Legislation by Sophia Vida December 23, 2021 Iowa Democrats are taking matters in their own hands are not waiting for the GOP-controlled legislature to make marijuana legal. According to a Marijuana Moment article, Iowa Democrats have announced a plan to let the voters de...
Legal Related AOC Urges President Biden to Use Executive Authority on Marijuana Policy by Sophia Vida December 21, 2021 This week American politician and activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, urged President Biden to use executive authority on marijuana policy. AOC took to her Twitter where she wrote, "Biden needs to lean on his ...
Legal Related Medical Marijuana Overhaull Bill Would Increase Access for Ohio Patients by Sophia Vida December 17, 2021 It was five years ago that the state of Ohio had legalized medical marijuana. Now the state may be taking the biggest leap forward to helping treat its medical marijuana patients. With Senate Bill 261, doctors would be given th...
Legal Related New Jersey Starts to Accept Applications to Grow Recreational Cannabis by Sophia Vida December 16, 2021 According to a report on NJ.com, New Jersey's Murphy Administration has started accepting applications from cannabis growers, product manufacturers and testing labs this week. This is the first step that will usher in the legit...
Legal Related Malta to Be First European Country to Legalize Marijuana for Personal Use by Sophia Vida December 13, 2021 This week the European country of Malta will be legalizing the cannabis plant for personal use. The move makes the nation the first European country to legalize the cultivation and possession of marijuana. Possession of up t...