Legal Related Texas House Considers Expanding Medical Marijuana Program Again by Sophia Vida April 08, 2021 Texas lawmakers are considering changing the state's medical marijuana program so that all Texans with cancer and veteran who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may have additional pay management options. The Texas Hous...
Legal Related Connecticut Gets Closer to Legalizing Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 07, 2021 Democrats in the Judiciary Committee in Connecticut have moved closer to sending a bill to the governor's office that would create a recreational cannabis market in the state. The bill however still needs work. “I will adm...
Legal Related Schumer Wants Marijuana Law Changes Even if Biden Isn’t Ready for Legislation by Sophia Vida April 06, 2021 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is ready to make marijuana law changes even if President Biden isn't. President Biden had been the only Democratic candidate during the 2020 Presidential Election that had been against legal...
Legal Related New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Announces Website for Office of Cannabis Management by Sophia Vida April 05, 2021 New York recently became the latest state to legalize adult use marijuana and on the heels of that announcement, governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the website launch for the New York State Office of Cannabis Management. The w...
Legal Related New Yorkers Still Cannot Cross Border with Cannabis Despite Legislation by Sophia Vida April 02, 2021 New York just made headlines for becoming the latest state to legalize marijuana but New Yorkers will still not be able to cross the border with the drug. “If you’re going to attempt to cross with any kind of marijuana with...
Legal Related Virginia Governor Proposes Legalizing Marijuana in July by Sophia Vida March 31, 2021 As New York finally made adult-use marijuana legal in the state on Wednesday, Virginia's Governor Ralph Northam (D) proposed legalizing the plant in his state years earlier than planned. The governor has proposed legalizing sim...
Legal Related President Biden Feels this Way about Marijuana Legislation Now by Sophia Vida March 30, 2021 Despite many states now allowing marijuana recreationally, and many politicians in D.C. on both sides wanting to legalize the plant, President Joe Biden is still opposed to the idea. This is according to his press secretary, Je...
Legal Related Ohio Representatives Have Reintroduced a Marijuana Bill by Sophia Vida March 28, 2021 Two Republican representatives in Ohio are backing a federal bill that would give the state's medical marijuana business bank access. The bill, known as the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, had originally failed ...
Legal Related National Nonprofit Hispanic Cannabis Council has Launched by Sophia Vida March 27, 2021 A National Hispanic Cannabis Council has officially launched which aims to advance cannabis education, entrepreneuralism, and economic opportunity in the U.S. Hispanic community. The national nonprofit was founded by cannabis b...
Legal Related NY Lawmakers Finally Reach a Deal for Adult Legal Cannabis Industry by Sophia Vida March 25, 2021 This week New York lawmakers and the state's governor Andrew Cuomo have finally reached a deal to fast-track adult use legal recreational marijuana. Senate Finance Committee chair Liz Krueger has said that the agreement would l...