Legal Related Michigan Bans Certain Foods from Medicinal Pot Usage by Sophia Vida August 25, 2018 If you're thinking about having cheesecake with marijuana in Michigan, think again. The state's cannabis chefs will have to be careful with what they want to prepare because there are many foods banned under new emergency rules...
Legal Related New Jersey Could Have Legal Marijuana By The End of Next Month by Sophia Vida August 22, 2018 New Jersey State Senate President Steve Sweeney has said that he is confident they will get 21 votes. In order to pass a measure that would legalize recreational marijuana in the state, the Senate needs 21 votes and the Assembl...
Legal Related U.S. Border Agents Are Getting Ready for Canada’s Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida August 21, 2018 Canada is set to legalize marijuana this October and U.S. customs and border agents are already gearing up. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have said they will continue to enforce federal law along the northern bo...
Legal Related Oklahoma Couldn’t Get Enough Signatures for Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida August 21, 2018 Oklahoma's Secretary of State, Jame Williamson announced this week that a petition drive to put recreational marijuana on the state's ballot has failed to get the required amount of signatures. Green the Vote only collected 102...
Legal Related Wells Fargo Closes a Florida Candidate’s Account Over Her Marijuana Stance by Sophia Vida August 20, 2018 A Florida candidate for agriculture commissioner, who is a proponent of medicinal marijuana, has announced on social media that her campaign account had been terminated by a big bank. The big bank in question? Wells Fargo. N...
Legal Related Opponents of Utah’s Medical Cannabis Ballot Asked the Governor to Do This by Sophia Vida August 20, 2018 Utah's Governor Gary Herbert met with opponents of the state's medical cannabis ballot initiative earlier this month and they asked him for something he refused to do. The opponents asked Herbert to direct state agencies to voc...
Legal Related Religious Group in Utah Says Marijuana Violates Their Religious Freedom by Sophia Vida August 17, 2018 Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have alleged that Utah's ballot measure to legalize medicinal marijuana, violates their religious freedom and freedom of speech. The ballot measure is to legalize medic...
Legal Related Canada Has Launched Online Cannabis Training for Police by Sophia Vida August 17, 2018 As Canada gears up for recreational marijuana legalization this October, the country has launched an online cannabis training course for the police force. The course is free and will train officers to identify different forms o...
Legal Related California’s Solvang’s City Council Approves Marijuana in Specific Area by Sophia Vida August 15, 2018 The Solvang City Council has approved the first reading of an ordinance that would give the green light to medical marijuana businesses within a specific area of the city. In a 4-1 vote, the council voted to approve the specifi...
Legal Related Sacramento is Fighting Crime and Violence with Marijuana by Sophia Vida August 15, 2018 Sacramento is planning to waive permit fees for former drug offenders who want to get into the marijuana business. These "equity programs" are not being accepted by all however. Oak Park’s Pastor, Anthony Sadler, has said,...