Legal Related The People of Uruguay Can Now Buy Marijuana From Pharmacies by Sophia Vida July 19, 2017 This week on Wednesday, pharmacies across the country have begun to sell cannabis directly to consumers. It was over three years ago that the country of Uruguay has been working on pioneering legalization of marijuana. Uruguay ...
Legal Related San Francisco Votes For an Office of Cannabis by Sophia Vida July 19, 2017 The sale of recreational marijuana will be legal in San Francisco starting January of 2018 and the city is getting ready for the big demand they anticipate to roll in. Looks like the city of San Francisco will soon have an Offi...
Legal Related Massachusetts State House and Senate Reach Agreement on Retail Pot Tax by Sophia Vida July 18, 2017 In an agreement on Monday, Massachusetts State House and Senate have decided that they would allow retail pot sales to be taxed at a maximum 20% rate in the state. The deadline had been June 30th, but talks had extended past th...
Legal Related Canada Researchers Think Medicinal and Recreational Marijuana Should Be Separate by Sophia Vida July 18, 2017 In the latest issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, an op-ed was published that was written by Dr. Melanie Kelly and Elizabeth Cairns. The two co-authors are urging that the federal government keep recreational mar...
Legal Related The Sent of Marijuana Is Not Enough To Search A Car in Colorado by Sophia Vida July 17, 2017 The state of Colorado's appeals court ruled last week that the possible presence of marijuana in a vehicle that has been detected by drug-sniffing dogs, does not allow police any authority to search the car. According to Grand ...
Legal Related Man Brings Marijuana in a Trash Bag to ER by Sophia Vida July 17, 2017 A Colorado man may be regretting what he brought to the ER with him. According to KDVR, a 49 to 50 year old transient went to a Lakewood emergency room last Wednesday and with him, he brought in a trash bag that was filled with m...
Legal Related North Dakota Makes Tentative Timeline for Making A Medical Marijuana Industry by Sophia Vida July 12, 2017 North Dakota is aiming to have medical marijuana available to patients in the spring of 2018 and state health officials have just released a tentative timeline for making it happen. According to Kenan Bullinger, the director of...
Legal Related Utah Considers Taking A Step Toward Medical Cannabis by Sophia Vida July 12, 2017 Both recreational and medicinal marijuana are not legal in the state of Utah, but this could one day change. It seems the state's Department of Agriculture and Food may soon take a baby step. The Department is considering a new...
Legal Related Largest Pot Growing Operation Was Just Discovered by Sophia Vida July 12, 2017 According to a report from the Public Opinion in Chambersburg, the largest pot growing operation was uncovered in a state forest in Pennsylvania. Around 1,000 marijuana plants were discovered growing in the Tuscarora State Fore...
Legal Related Many Georgia Residents Have Signed Up For Medical Marijuana Cards by Sophia Vida July 10, 2017 Since the state of Georgia's governor Nathan Deal signed a bill that expanded the state's medical marijuana program, hundreds of Georgians have been signing up for cards. The cards will allow them to legally possess medical mariju...
