Legal Related New Zealand May Become the First Country to Vote Nationwide for Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 19, 2018 A referendum is set for the year 2020 in New Zealand, on whether recreational marijuana should become legal or not. Andrew Little, justice minister of the country recently made the announcement. If the referendum happens, it wo...
Legal Related It’s Official.. New York’s Governor Wants Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 17, 2018 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that he supports the legalization of recreational marijuana in the state. “Let’s legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana, once and for all,” Cuomo said during a speec...
Legal Related Michigan Changed the Name of This After Marijuana Became Legal by Sophia Vida December 08, 2018 Recreational marijuana just became legal in the state of Michigan this month and the state department that regulates the marijuana industry has received a name change as a result. The Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation is n...
Legal Related It’s Official.. Marijuana is Now Legal in Michigan by Sophia Vida December 06, 2018 Michigan has become the first state in the Midwest, and the 10th in the United States, to legalize recreational marijuana this Thursday for adults aged 21 and over. Now these adults can posses and use marijuana for recreational...
Legal Related Pennsylvania Considers Adding More Eligible Conditions for Medical Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 05, 2018 Pennsylvania's state Medical Marijuana Advisory Board last month approved a new process for amending and expanding the state's list of 21 serious conditions that allow patients to use medicinal marijuana as a treatment. The Dep...
Legal Related Rhode Island to Consider Marijuana Legalization by Sophia Vida December 05, 2018 Several states in the New England area are leaving marijuana prohibition behind and now Rhode Island may be the next state to consider legislating the drug. “With the reality of it being all around us, I think folks have to l...
Legal Related Ohio Medical Marijuana Patient Registry Opens by Sophia Vida December 04, 2018 Ohio's state medical board told physicians this week that they can now register patients who have one of 21 qualifying medical conditions and their caregivers. For many this is a celebratory event as its been months of waiting ...
Legal Related Michigan to be First Midwest State to Allow Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 04, 2018 This week Michigan is set to become the first state in the Midwest to allow recreational marijuana on Thursday. It was in early November during the midterm elections that the state's voters voted to endorse recreational use of ...
Legal Related Brazil Senate Committee Approves Bill for Medical Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 30, 2018 Lawmakers in Brazil have approved a bill that will allow the use and cultivation of medicinal marijuana this week. A key Senate committee in the country, the Senate’s Social Affairs Committee, has signed off on the legislatio...
Legal Related Bernie Sanders Says This About Marijuana in His New Book by Sophia Vida November 29, 2018 While Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont may not have confirmed yet if he's running for president in 2020, he did however make his argument about marijuana very loud in his new book that was released this week. The Senator wrote...