Legal Related Thousands of Low Level Marijuana Convictions Could be Erased in Brooklyn by Sophia Vida September 07, 2018 Brooklyn's top prosecutor may be the link to having tens od thousands of low level marijuana convictions erased in the city. District Attorney Eric Gonzalez is inviting people to request conviction dismissals and expects prosec...
Legal Related A New Senate Bill Would Legalize Medicinal Marijuana for Vets by Sophia Vida September 06, 2018 Senators Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) have filed legislation this week that would legalize medicinal marijuana for military veterans. The bill would also allow government doctors to help the vets access the drug. ...
Legal Related New Jersey Mayors are Demanding Stronger Social Justice for Marijuanag by Sophia Vida September 06, 2018 New Jersey's Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D, is asking fellow mayors to join him in a push for stronger social justice protections. This includes the expunging of records for marijuana offenses and permitting those with cannabis-re...
Legal Related Virginia is Keeping their Medical Marijuana Licensing Process Confidential by Sophia Vida September 05, 2018 Virginia's state panel, which will award the state's first five medical marijuana licenses, is keeping the process a secret. The state panel will keep the application review process totally confidential according to the Richmon...
Legal Related Some Doctors in Oklahoma Won’t Prescribe Medicinal Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 04, 2018 It was last week that the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority released a list of 38 physicians statewide that have registered to recommend medical marijuana to their patients. According to the Tulsa World, the list had been re...
Legal Related NYC Officially Has New Marijuana Arrest Rules by Sophia Vida September 04, 2018 New York City's police department's previous policy on marijuana is officially gone. The NYPD's new rule went into effect over the weekend on Saturday where people who are caught today with a small amount of marijuana will not ...
Legal Related College Students in New Jersey Can Major in Marijuana by Sophia Vida August 30, 2018 The first New Jersey educational institution is now offering students the chance to learn marijuana. Stockton University is reportedly offering a study minor in medical marijuana according to WNYC. Spokeswoman Diane D'Amico ...
Legal Related President Trump’s Administration Launches Secret Committee to Combat Marijuana by Sophia Vida August 30, 2018 According to a new Buzzfeed report, President Trump's administration has secretly formed a committee to combat the positive narrative surrounding marijuana. The Buzzfeed report says that the administration has recruited fourtee...
Legal Related New Law in Illinois Allows Marijuana as a Pain Killer by Sophia Vida August 30, 2018 Republican Governor Bruce Rauner of Illinois has officially signed a bill into law this week that allows physicians in the state to temporarily prescribe marijuana for pain relief. Any patient who is able to get a prescription ...
Legal Related Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is Set to Sign Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill by Sophia Vida August 28, 2018 Illinois' Governor Bruce Rauner is scheduled to sign a bill on Tuesday at the Chicago Recovery Alliance, a nonprofit distributing clean needles as well as over-dose reversing naloxone. The bill is a medical marijuana expansion ...