Legal Related Several Michigan Communities Fight Against Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 20, 2018 Despite Michigan voters voting to approve marijuana legalization earlier this month, several communities in the state are planning to ban commercial recreational marijuana facilities within their borders. Money, as well as Pinc...
Legal Related Marijuana Decriminalization Bill is Filed in Texas by Sophia Vida November 13, 2018 This week the pre-filing period for the 2019 legislative session which begins in January began and one of the first bills is one that proposes to decriminalize marijuana. “Civil penalty legislation is the first thing I’ve f...
Legal Related New Illinois Governor Elect May Help Marijuana Legislation in the State by Sophia Vida November 10, 2018 According to supporters of J.B. Pritzker, who just was elected governor on Tuesday, his win could help marijuana legalization in the state of Illinois. Pritzker was a proponent of the legalization of recreational marijuana in t...
Legal Related Connecticut Gets a New Condition Approved for Medical Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 10, 2018 Connecticut's state Department of Consumer Protection announced a new condition that will allow patients to be prescribed medical marijuana. The condition is degenerative spinal disorders. Marijuana was approved Thursday by the...
Legal Related World Health Organization Leader Is Skeptical on Legalizing Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 09, 2018 According to the World Health Organization's leader, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, legalizing marijuana for recreational use may not be the best thing. Despite the organization releasing a report this past summer that said the dr...
Legal Related Majority of North Dakota Voters Pass on Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida November 08, 2018 North Dakota's initiative for marijuana legislation did not pass this election. The measure failed 59% to 41% with 59% against the initiative. Had North Dakota's measure passed, it would have set no limit on the amount of marij...
Legal Related Missouri Voters Say Yes to Legal Medicinal Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 08, 2018 The elections on Tuesday resulted in several states changing their stance on marijuana legislation as voters made their voices heard. In Missouri, voters had approved at least one of three medical marijuana measures that appear...
Legal Related Conservative Utah Votes to Legalize Medicinal Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 08, 2018 Utah is the newest state that has opted to legalize medical marijuana according to the results from the midterm elections this past Tuesday. According to NBC News and Salt Lake City's local Fox affiliate, the state's medical ca...
Legal Related Michigan Votes to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 07, 2018 Michigan voters made their voices loud and clear on Tuesday with their vote on marijuana in the state. According to ABC, a ballot measure to replace marijuana prohibition with a legal and regulated system of sales and cultivati...
Legal Related Ohio Medical Professor Pushes for Treating Opioid Addiction with Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 06, 2018 An Ohio medical professor and family physician, Dr. F. Stuart Leeds, has said that he is gathering data and research on treating opioid addiction with marijuana and plans to give his data to the Ohio Medical Board. The Ohio Med...