Legal Related Wisconsin Lawmakers Vote to Allow Marijuana Use in Public by Sophia Vida November 18, 2020 This week city officials in Madison, Wisconsin, voted to remove most local penalties for marijuana possession and consumption. This will allow cannabis use by all adults 18 and older. The Madison Common Council voted unanimousl...
Legal Related North Carolina Racial Equity Task Force Recommends Decriminalizing Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 18, 2020 As five more states jumped on the bandwagon this month to legalize recreational marijuana, a North Carolina task force is now recommending that marijuana possession be decriminalized. The task force had been convened by North C...
Legal Related New Mexico Panel of Doctors Wants Higher Purchase Limits for Medicinal Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 18, 2020 New Mexico medicinal cannabis patients have a group of doctors on their side wanting to help them get higher purchase limits for the drug. A panel of doctors as well as other health care professionals have recommended increasin...
Legal Related US Congress to Vote on Decriminalizing Marijuana Next Month by Sophia Vida November 18, 2020 For the first time, the U.S. Congress is expected to vote on decriminalizing marijuana on a federal level. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote next month on legislation that would decriminalize the drug. Re...
Legal Related Marijuana Decriminalization in New Jersey Stalls After Lawmakers Add Magic Mushrooms to Bill by Sophia Vida November 18, 2020 This week the state Legislature in New Jersey was divided on a bill that would stop many arrested related to cannabis offenses. While one chamber moved forward with the bill, the other delayed a vote over a provision that was adde...
Legal Related The Longest Serving Nonviolent Marijuana Prisoner in America is Finally Getting Out by Sophia Vida November 17, 2020 According to a nonprofit, Richard DeLisi, who is described as America’s longest serving inmate for nonviolent marijuana crimes will be sprung “early” from a Florida prison next month. DeLisi, who is 71, has served 32 year...
Legal Related San Francisco May Start Fining $1,000 for Smoking Marijuana in Your Apartment by Sophia Vida November 17, 2020 If you like smoking marijuana in your apartment, it may become a problem if you're a resident of San Francisco. The city's politicians are considering a policy that would ban smoking inside private dwellings located in apartmen...
Legal Related Virginia Governor is Backing the Legislation of Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 17, 2020 It looks like Virginia's Governor Ralph Northam (D) is jumping on the marijuana legislation support bandwagon. The Governor said on Monday that he supports legalizing the drug in the state and has cited the potential for increa...
Legal Related All Marijuana Charges in Arizona County Have Been Dropped by Sophia Vida November 13, 2020 It was an epic day on November 3rd for Arizona residents as the state has finally voted to legalize the drug recreationally. As a result of the vote, the prosecutor in Arizona's largest county is dropping all pending charges fo...
Legal Related New Mexico Will Now Allow Out-of-State Medical Marijuana Patients by Sophia Vida November 13, 2020 A state district judge's ruling is going to allow hundreds of patients to be re-authorized to participate in New Mexico’s medical marijuana program. It was a mandate issued last September that was challenged leading to a subs...