Legal Related National Poll Finds that Marijuana Legislation is Supported by Majorities of All Age Groups by Sophia Vida December 10, 2021 According to a nationwide poll by YouGov America, majorities of those ages 18 and older say that “the recreational use of marijuana should be made legal in the United States. The poll found that overall 57 percent of responde...
Legal Related New Mexico Approves Public Financing for Marijuana Businesses in the State by Sophia Vida December 06, 2021 According to a Press Herald report, New Mexico has approved public financing for cannabis businesses. The state's finance authority is planning for a $5 million line of credit for entrepreneurs, with an average loan size of abo...
Legal Related Arizona Begins Accepting Applications for ‘Social Equity’ Marijuana Shop Licenses by Sophia Vida December 03, 2021 The state of Arizona has started to accept applications for 26 lucrative marijuana shop licenses for "social equity." The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has started accepting these applications despite lawsuits se...
Legal Related San Francisco Supervisors Approve to Suspend Cannabis Tax in City by Sophia Vida December 02, 2021 In an effort to combat illegal marijuana sales, San Francisco supervisors have unanimously approved to suspend the city's Cannabis Business Tax through the end of next year. According to Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, the legisla...
Legal Related Vermont Doctors are Pushing to Lower the Marijuana Potency Cap by Sophia Vida December 01, 2021 A coalition of doctors in Vermont are on a mission to lower the cannabis potency cap in the state. The doctors are urging state lawmakers to cap the amount of THC allowed in all cannabis products at 15%. If the move is imple...
Legal Related Kentucky Lawmaker Pre-files Legislation to Decriminalize Cannabis by Sophia Vida November 29, 2021 Kentucky Rep. Nima Kulkarni (D-Louisville) has pre-filed bills that, if passed, would legalize and de-criminalize certain amounts of marijuana in the state. The lawmaker released details of the bill on Monday including that her...
Legal Related Former NBA Player Shaquille O’Neal Sues Ex-Marijuana Business Partners by Sophia Vida November 26, 2021 Former Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Shaquille O'Neal is suing his ex-marijuana business partners for more than a million dollars in damages. According to TMZ, O'Neal states he and his fellow plaintiff, Jerome Crawford, ...
Legal Related South Dakota Supreme Court Rules Against Recreational Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida November 25, 2021 This week South Dakota's Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's ruling that nullified a voter-passed amendment to the state constitution that would have legalized recreational marijuana use. The decision comes after Governor ...
Legal Related Lawsuit is Filed Against Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency Over This by Sophia Vida November 23, 2021 A recent cannabis recall in Michigan has prompted Viridis Laboratories to file a lawsuit against the state's Marijuana Regulatory Agency. The complaint filed in the Michigan Court of Claims earlier this week claims that the Mic...
Legal Related Uber Begans to Take Cannabis Orders in Canada by Sophia Vida November 22, 2021 Uber had big news this week, announcing that the company has started to take orders for marijuana in Ontario, Canada. Products are now available for pick up at retailer Tokyo Smoke. The orders for recreational cannabis -- along...