Legal Related Marijuana legalization Will Not Be on North Dakota’s November Ballot by Sophia Vida July 24, 2020 Marijuana enthusiasts in North Dakota will be disappointed to learn that an initiated constitutional measure that has been worked on for more than a year will not make it on the ballot this November. The North Dakota Freedom of...
Legal Related Where do Third Party Presidential Candidates Stand on Marijuana Legislation? by Sophia Vida July 24, 2020 The presidential nominees for the Libertarian and Green Parties are both in support of marijuana legalization. Libertarian pick Jo Jorgensen and Green nominee Howie Hawkins recently discussed their views on the issue. Jorgen...
Legal Related Military Service Members Get the Green Light to Use CBD by Sophia Vida July 23, 2020 Congress has approved a measure that will allow CBD use by military service members. The House of Representatives has approved an amendment this week that will allow military service members to use products containing hemp and ...
Legal Related Three Marijuana Dispensaries in Massachusetts are Fined $800,000 Over This by Sophia Vida July 17, 2020 Several marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts have been hit with hefty fines. According to The Telegram & Gazette, the Cannabis Control Commission has fined Garden Remedies Inc., Healthy Pharms Inc., and Acreage Holdings ...
Legal Related This Senator Thinks Marijuana Will be Legalized in 2021 by Sophia Vida July 16, 2020 Despite presidential hopeful Joe Biden potentially being against marijuana legislation, one Democratic senator believes the plant will be legalized next year. U.S. senator Ed Markey (D-MA) says that if his party reclaims the Se...
Legal Related Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana Submits Petition Signatures by Sophia Vida July 16, 2020 Nebraska may be getting a little bit closer to legalizing marijuana as Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana has submitted petition signatures. The campaign has submitted over 182,000 signatures in support of a statewide legalizatio...
Legal Related New Jersey Governor Says Legalized Marijuana Could Boost State Economy by Sophia Vida July 16, 2020 According to Democrat New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, legalizing marijuana could be the ticket to fixing the state's economy. Speaking on the Jim Kerr Rock & Roll Morning Show Tuesday, Murphy said that marijuana legalizati...
Legal Related Los Angeles City Council Doubles Number of Retail Marijuana Permits by Sophia Vida July 10, 2020 According to a plaintiff in the lawsuit, it is a court room settlement that has led to the Los Angels City Council deciding to double the number of social equity retail marijuana licenses. Madison Shockley III told Marijuana Bu...
Legal Related Illinois Sees Record Cannabis Sales in June by Sophia Vida July 10, 2020 Illinois's legal cannabis industry is on fire this year with the state smashing another record in June. Illinois had over $47 million in cannabis sales reported by the state's Department of Financial and Professional Regulation...
Legal Related Nevada’s Cannabis Compliance Board has Taken Over the State’s MJ Industry by Sophia Vida July 02, 2020 This week the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board became fully authorized and took over regulation of the state’s cannabis industry. “Nevada’s first-ever Cannabis Compliance Board will play a vital role in both supporting th...