Legal Related Tasting Rooms Could be a New Thing in Colorado’s Marijuana Industry by Sophia Vida February 28, 2018 A bill was introduced this week in Colorado that could make "tasting rooms" become an actuality when it comes to marijuana. The bill, called House Bill 1258, would allow for limited on-site sales and consumption for businesses....
Legal Related Oklahoma’s State Legislature Considers Medical Marijuana Regulations by Sophia Vida February 28, 2018 The state of Oklahoma is expected to vote in June whether or not to approve the use of medical marijuana. The state's Legislature is already considering major restrictions on the medical marijuana industry ahead of the vote. ...
Legal Related Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit to Legalize Marijuana Nationwide by Sophia Vida February 27, 2018 A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that was filed last July that would legalize marijuana nationwide. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan has rejected the lawsuit and said it must be dismissed because the pl...
Legal Related Denver Just Approved the First Business License Allowing Marijuana Use by Patrons by Sophia Vida February 27, 2018 A coffee shop in Denver Colorado is making history as it just approved the very first business license in the country that will allow patrons to use marijuana. The establishment is called the Coffee Joint and the license will a...
Legal Related No Marijuana at the Orange County Fair This Year by Sophia Vida February 24, 2018 You won't see any marijuana at this year's Orange County Fair despite California legalizing the sale of recreational marijuana in January. Costa Mesa prohibits the retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products and the fair is...
Legal Related Illinois Voters May Be Able to Vote to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in November by Sophia Vida February 22, 2018 An Illinois state Senate committee has advanced the idea of Illinois voters being able to vote to legalize recreational marijuana in November. The catch is that it would be non-binding. This means the ballot question would work...
Legal Related Colorado Addresses Driving High on Marijuana by Sophia Vida February 22, 2018 Driving high may not be as bad yet as driving intoxicated by alcohol, but Colorado is becoming more and more concerned about the problem. Government officials in the state as well as the state's marijuana industry are teaming u...
Legal Related Two Students Accused of Selling Fruity Pebbles Marijuana Squares by Sophia Vida February 21, 2018 New Jersey police have arrested two students who have been accused of selling drugs out of their dorm room that includes edible squares made from Fruity Pebbles cereal and marijuana. 18-year-old Patrick Ownbey, of Cherry Hill, ...
Legal Related Ohio Faces Lawsuit Over Medical Marijuana Growing Licenses by Sophia Vida February 21, 2018 There is a new lawsuit against the state of Ohio that was filed by six unsuccessful applicants to grow medical marijuana in the state. The applicants are claiming that Ohio regulators did not follow their own rules while scorin...
Legal Related City of Detroit Plans Lawsuit To Challenge Two Voter-Approved Marijuana Initiatives by Sophia Vida February 17, 2018 Detroit, Michigan has announced that it plans to file a lawsuit that challenges two voter-approved marijuana initiatives that were approved by 60% of voters last November and brought forth by Citizens for Sensible Cannabis Reform....