Legal Related These States Could Be Legalizing Marijuana This Fall by Sophia Vida September 14, 2020 While the U.S. house is preparing to vote later this month on legalizing marijuana on a federal level for the first time, several states could legalize drug this fall with or without Congress. Even if the House measure passes w...
Legal Related Texas Agriculture Commissioner Says Medical Marijuana Should Be Legal for Toothaches by Sophia Vida September 14, 2020 While visiting one of Texas' three licensed low-THC medical marijuana growers this month, the state's Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has argued that patients with toothaches could benefit from cannabis. “I would certainl...
Legal Related Nebraska has Pulled Medicinal Marijuana from Ballot by Sophia Vida September 14, 2020 Many voters in Nebraska may be discouraged to learn that the state has pulled medicinal cannabis from the ballot this year. A state Supreme Court ruling Thursday said that the measure set to appear on the November ballot is unc...
Legal Related Utah Lawsuit Challenging Replacement of Medicinal Cannabis Ballot is Dropped by Sophia Vida September 14, 2020 The Responsible Use and Cannabis Education (TRUCE) and the Epilepsy Association of Utah (EAU) have together dropped a lawsuit in Salt Lake City’s 3rd District Court that challenged the state's legislature's replacement of Propos...
Legal Related House Committee Approves Marijuana Bill that Allows Research on Dispensary Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 11, 2020 A congressional committee has approved a marijuana bill that will allow scientists to finally study cannabis from state-legal dispensaries. The Medical Marijuana Research Act would establish a simplified registration process fo...
Legal Related Over a Million Adults in the UK are Eligible for New Medical Cannabis Card by Sophia Vida September 11, 2020 Starting November 1st, more than one million UK adults will be eligible for a new medicinal cannabis card. The new cannabis exemption card will be available to protect medicinal cannabis patients from arrest and legal prosecuti...
Legal Related Missouri Will Soon Have Medical Marijuana Available by Sophia Vida September 09, 2020 People in Missouri will be thrilled to learn that the state will soon have medical marijuana considering that they have been waiting quite awhile. Missouri's medical marijuana program administrators had awarded licenses last wi...
Legal Related Pennsylvania Could Be Next State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 09, 2020 Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolfe is advocating for legalization of recreational marijuana, which could bring the state needed funds from cannabis taxes. The Governor has requested state lawmakers to consider the proposal and has ind...
Legal Related A New Jersey High School Teacher is Accused of Giving Marijuana to a 4-Year Old by Sophia Vida September 09, 2020 According to New Jersey police, high school teacher Avi Mandel has been accused of giving marijuana to a 4-year old child. Mandel, 30, was arrested after investigators said tests revealed that the child had tested positive for ...
Legal Related Federal Court Rules That California Regulators Must Turn Over Marijuana Documents To DEA by Sophia Vida September 03, 2020 A federal court has ruled that California regulators must comply with a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) subpoena that demands information about marijuana businesses. It was in 2018 that the DEA had initially asked for unr...