Legal Related Oregon May Put a Ban on Additives in Marijuana Vaping Products by Sophia Vida June 24, 2020 The Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) is considering putting a ban on additives found in cannabis vaping products. It was in 2019 when Oregon Gov. Kate Brown banned flavored vape products but the move had been overturned ...
Legal Related Aurora Cannabis and Cronos Group Named in $500M Lawsuit by Sophia Vida June 24, 2020 A $500 million lawsuit is accusing marijuana producers of distributing products with incorrect THC and CBD levels. The class action lawsuit was filed in Calgary Canady against the cannabis producers whose claims of THC and CBD ...
Legal Related Medicinal Marijuana Export Legislation Gets Green Light from Australian Government by Sophia Vida June 24, 2020 Australia has approved medical cannabis export legislation in order to improve access to global markets for the nation’s medicinal cannabis and hemp industries. Australia’s Export Control Amendment (Certificate of Narcotics...
Legal Related Maine’s Largest Marijuana Company is Challenging Portland’s Cannabis Constitution by Sophia Vida June 18, 2020 The largest marijuana company in Maine is taking a Portland ordinance to federal court according to lawsuit filed this week. Wellness Connection of Maine argues that a retail license scoring system that favors locals is unconst...
Legal Related Patients Get More Access to Medical Marijuana in Louisiana Under New Law by Sophia Vida June 18, 2020 Beginning in August, more doctors in the state of Louisiana will be able to recommend medical marijuana to any patient that they think could benefit from the drug. The major expansion of the state's therapeutic cannabis program...
Legal Related Congressman Urges for Marijuana Criminalization to End by Sophia Vida June 18, 2020 At a hearing on Wednesday, congressman Lou Correa (D-A) has called for the ending to marijuana criminalization. Correa said at the hearing on policing reform bill, that policing reform should be coupled with ending marijuana cr...
Legal Related Black Lives Matters Could Help Push Federal Marijuana Legislation Forward by Sophia Vida June 17, 2020 We've been watching protests all over the nation for the last three weeks since George Floyd was murdered by police on Memorial Day. One man believes these protests may just help us get closer to marijuana legislation if we loo...
Legal Related Lawmakers in New Jersey Advance Marijuana Decriminalization Bill by Sophia Vida June 17, 2020 New Jersey is on the right track with marijuana legislation as lawmakers have advanced a marijuana decriminalization bill ahead of statewide referendum in November. The bill, which advanced on Monday, would decriminalize posses...
Legal Related Illinois Has Delayed Marijuana Dispensary Licenses for Minority Entrepreneurs by Sophia Vida June 17, 2020 Many budding marijuana entrepreneurs in Illinois may be disappointed to learn that they may have to wait until at least August to see if they won a license from the state. The licenses were supposed to be awarded May 1, but Gov...
Legal Related Michigan Recreational Marijuana Hits Milestone by Sophia Vida June 17, 2020 Michigan has now seen six months of legal recreational marijuana sales and the industry hit a new milestone last week. Recreational marijuana had exceeded medical marijuana in weekly sales for the first time ever. Steve Lind...
