Legal Related The VA Secretary Had This To Say About Medical Marijuana by Sophia Vida June 01, 2017 Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin made it loud and clear on how he stands when it comes to medical marijuana and war veterans. During a White House press briefing, Shulkin said in regards to the use of the drug with veteran...
Legal Related Conservatives Attack Justin Trudeau’s Pending Cannabis Legalization Bill by Sophia Vida June 01, 2017 Canada's legalization bill has proposed that Canadian adults be allowed to grow up to four cannabis plants per household. Conservative group, The Tories, has attacked this homegrow provision in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's pend...
Legal Related Marijuana Users in Pennsylvania Have Something Big to Look Forward To by Sophia Vida May 30, 2017 According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, permits for 12 "grow facilities" and 27 dispensaries will be issued by the end of next month. The state Health Department had previously anticipated issuing medical marijuana ...
Legal Related Maryland Judge Temporarily Halts Medical Marijuana Program by Sophia Vida May 26, 2017 Baltimore, Maryland, Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams has temporarily halted the state's medical marijuana program. Judge Williams granted a temporary restraining order that bars Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission from grantin...
Legal Related Rhode Island Medical Marijuana User Wins Employment Discrimination Case by Sophia Vida May 25, 2017 A state Superior Court judge ruled this week that Darlington Fabrics Corp. in Rhode Island, violated the state's medical marijuana law by refusing to hire a card-carrying patient who couldn't pass the company's drug test. Chris...
Legal Related Looks Like Vermont Won’t Be The Next State To Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida May 25, 2017 This week could have been one very exciting one for the state of Vermont. The state was on its way to becoming the ninth state to legalize marijuana recreation-ally. Unfortunately, the state's governor, Phil Scott, has rejected...
Legal Related The Next State To Make Marijuana Legal May Be Vermont by Sophia Vida May 24, 2017 The heat is on as Vermont's Governor, Phil Scott (R) has only a day left to decide if he's going to make marijuana legal in the Green Mountain state. If he decides to pass the bill, Vermont would become the ninth state in the Unit...
Legal Related Michigan Just Said OK To Important Marijuana Legalization Step by Sophia Vida May 19, 2017 The Board of State Canvassers in Michigan just approved petitions from advocates who want to legalize recreational marijuana use and repeal the state's prevailing wage law. The next step is to start collecting signatures in ord...
Legal Related Maryland Has Just Approved The First Company To Grow Marijuana by Sophia Vida May 18, 2017 Some big news came out of Maryland this week that marijuana enthusiasts would appreciate. The state's Medical Cannabis Commission has given the final nod of approval for the very first company in the state to start growing marijua...
Legal Related Some Lawmakers Call Legalizing Marijuana A Criminal Justice Issue by Sophia Vida May 18, 2017 More and more states in the United States as well as lawmakers are becoming less strict with how they feel about marijuana. A small group of bipartisan group of lawmakers are even calling it a criminal justice issue. The group,...