Legal Related Many Marylanders Want Marijuana Legalized for Recreational Use by Sophia Vida October 27, 2021 According to a new Goucher College poll released this week, a majority of Marylanders want to see marijuana legalized on a recreational level and think the state is spending too little on public schools. 60% of Marylanders are ...
Legal Related Luxembourg Will Become First European Country to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida October 26, 2021 In a major achievement for ending marijuana prohibition in Europe, the country of Luxembourg will become the first to legalize cannabis on the continent. According to a CNN report, Luxembourg is set to become the first European...
Legal Related USPS Bans Mailing of Hemp, CBD, and Marijuana Vapes by Sophia Vida October 22, 2021 USPS Bans Mailing of Hemp, CBD, and Marijuana Vapes This week the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) released its final rule on the mailability of vapes, asserting that even devices designed for federally legal hemp derivatives like CBD ...
Legal Related Costa Rica Makes Big Move with Congress Approving Legislation of Medicinal Marijuana by Sophia Vida October 21, 2021 Costa Rica's Congress approved the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes this week. Now all that is left is for President Carlos Alvarado to approve the law, which allows for the production and processing of cannabis...
Legal Related Lawmakers in South Dakota Introduce Bill to Legalize Adult Use Marijuana by Sophia Vida October 21, 2021 After a recommendation from a legislative subcommittee that studied the issue of legalizing marijuana for adult use, lawmakers in South Dakota have now introduced a bill to do so. According to Sioux Falls TV station KELO, the b...
Legal Related Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Warns of Potentially Dangerous Compound by Sophia Vida October 20, 2021 This month the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority has issued a warning about a potentially dangerous compound circulating in the state. The agency is investigating reports that the compound, THC-O-acetate, was found in at lea...
Legal Related New York Says Employers Can’t Drug Test Most Workers for Marijuana by Sophia Vida October 19, 2021 In a win for marijuana advocates in New York, the state's Department of Labor (DOL) has announced new guidance where employers cannot drug test most workers for marijuana. New York appears to be the first to explicitly bar empl...
Legal Related Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission Says No Marijuana Licenses Until This Date by Sophia Vida October 18, 2021 The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission has announced that there will not be marijuana licenses issued until next year. According to a commission official, the agency has so much to still do before people can apply for medical ...
Legal Related New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Committee Issues 14 New Medical Marijuana Licenses by Sophia Vida October 15, 2021 It was on Friday that the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Committee had awarded new businesses licenses. The commission announced after a 4-1 vote that 14 new medical marijuana licenses would be issued, which doubles the current...
Legal Related Oregon County Declares State of Emergency Over Illegal Marijuana by Sophia Vida October 14, 2021 Overwhelmed by illegal cannabis, Oregon county has declared an emergency. The southern Oregon county has said that it is so overwhelmed by an increase in the number and size of illegal marijuana farms that it declared a state o...