Legal Related This Massachusetts Senator Had a Cool Response to Someone Smoking a Blunt by Sophia Vida August 06, 2020 Ed Markey, the Democratic Senator of Massachusetts is a vocal supporter of marijuana and he made it clear when a blunt smoking constitute showed his support for the politician. As Markey walked the streets of Revere this past w...
Legal Related Several Nevada Cannabis Retailers are Accused of Selling This by Sophia Vida July 31, 2020 Three recreational marijuana retailers in the state of Nevada are being investigated by state regulators for selling tainted flower. The investigation is part of a larger, ongoing problem for the state regarding testing of mari...
Legal Related The SEC is Suing Six People Involved in an Alleged $25M Scam Involving Two Cannabis Enterprises by Sophia Vida July 31, 2020 The Security and Exchange Commission is suing six people who are allegedly involved in a $25 million scam where they deceived investors by promising astounding returns involving a supposed marijuana farm and CBD extraction facilit...
Legal Related Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi Defends Marijuana for Coronavirus Relief by Sophia Vida July 31, 2020 Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) came to the defense of marijuana provisions in the Democrats' most recent round of coronavirus relief on Friday. Support for the marijuana industry was suggested by some to be unrelated to the pu...
Legal Related Curaleaf CEO Thinks a Blue Wave Could Lead to Marijuana Legislation ‘Very Quickly’ by Sophia Vida July 28, 2020 According to Joe Lusardi, the chief executive of Curaleaf, a blue wave could move legalization or cannabis reform up to as soon as next year. Speaking to Yahoo Finance, Lusardi said, "If the Democrats take the Senate or the Whi...
Legal Related Texas House Speaker Says Legal Marijuana Could Be Good for State but Will Still Vote Against It by Sophia Vida July 28, 2020 Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R) has admitted the legalizing marijuana in the state could be the answer to Texas' budget shortfall, but he still doesn't approve of it and would vote against it. “It certainly could be a h...
Legal Related Hollywood Star Clint Eastwood is Suing Cannabis Companies Over This by Sophia Vida July 28, 2020 Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood has filed a lawsuit against a host of marijuana companies that the actor alleges is falsely using his name to endorse their products. The 90-year-old actor has accused almost 20 firms of spreadin...
Legal Related Five New Medical Marijuana Licenses are Issued in Missouri by Sophia Vida July 28, 2020 The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has issued five new medical marijuana licenses this past Friday for infused product manufacturing facilities. The state's DHSS has determined that certain facilities submitted...
Legal Related France Will Be Implementing On The Spot Fines to Fight Cannabis by Sophia Vida July 28, 2020 Many marijuana lovers in France may have been started to an announcement made this past weekend by the country's Prime Minister. Prime Minster Jean Castex announced that police in the country will start hitting users of illicit...
Legal Related Lawsuit Filed in Arizona to Bar Recreational Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida July 24, 2020 One group in Arizona is so opposed to the state considering legal marijuana legalization that it has filed a lawsuit to bar it. The group filed a lawsuit to halt an initiative that would allow adults in the state to possess up ...