Legal Related Marijuana Legislation Measure Qualifies for This Year’s North Dakota Ballot by Sophia Vida August 14, 2018 It was two years ago when residents of North Dakota voted to approve medicinal marijuana in the state. Now they will be able to do the same thing again except for full marijuana legalization in November. The ballot measure has ...
Legal Related The United Nations Launches In-Depth Review of Marijuana’s Status Under International Law by Sophia Vida August 14, 2018 The United Nations is launching an in-dept review of whether marijuana is properly classified under international law. This is the first time the UN has made such a move and follows the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) an...
Legal Related This U.S. Territory Just Voted to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida August 08, 2018 A U.S. territory called the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has just inched closer to marijuana legislation. Legislators in the territory voted by a margin of 18-1 to pass the legislation, that would end the...
Legal Related North Dakota May Be Voting on Marijuana This November by Sophia Vida August 08, 2018 According to an election official at North Dakota's secretary of state's office, a petition to fully legalize marijuana may be heading to the November ballot this year. The official said in a phone interview that the office is ...
Legal Related Florida Wants to Uphold Ban on Smoking Marijuana by Sophia Vida August 07, 2018 Florida's Attorney General Pam Bondi and his office filed a 57-page brief last week that argues why the ban on smoking medical marijuana should be upheld. The office has argued that an appeals court should uphold the decision b...
Legal Related New York Just Inched Another Step Closer to Marijuana Legalization by Sophia Vida August 04, 2018 New York's Governor, Andrew Cuomo, took another step towards legalizing recreational marijuana this week by announcing that he has organized a working group to write a bill. The bill would implement recommendations from the sta...
Legal Related New Medical Marijuana Rules are Approved in Oklahoma by Sophia Vida August 02, 2018 Oklahoma's health officials have approved new medical marijuana rules this week. The board adopted new guidelines for the use of medical marijuana in the state on Wednesday after medical marijuana advocates as well as the attor...
Legal Related Manhattan Ends Prosecution of Marijuana Possession and Smoking by Sophia Vida August 01, 2018 New York's borough of Manhattan has made a big move this week. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced a new policy on Tuesday, which will end the prosecution of marijuana possession and smoking in the city. There ...
Legal Related Alaska Marijuana Retailer is Shut Down For Unpaid Taxes by Sophia Vida July 30, 2018 AlaskaSense LLC, which operates a marijuana retail store called Cannabaska as well as a marijuana cultivation facility, has had its handler permit revoked by the Alaska Marijuana Control Board. According to a petition filed by ...
Legal Related Medical Cannabis Approved for Use on Prescription in UK by Sophia Vida July 27, 2018 The Home Office announced this week that doctors in the UK will now be able to prescribe medicine that is derived from marijuana by fall. Home secretary, Sajid Javid, said: “Recent cases involving sick children made it clear ...