Legal Related D.C. Council Votes Against Targeting Marijuana ‘Gifting’ Shops by Sophia Vida April 08, 2022 This week the D.C. Council voted against imposing harsh penalties that would put marijuana "gifting" shops out of business. “Gifting” businesses have proliferated as they sell a product like a T-shirt or pencil that comes w...
Legal Related Navy College Has Interesting Claims About Pepi’s Hemp-Infused Energy Drink by Sophia Vida April 07, 2022 According to Navy College claims, Pepsi's hemp-infused energy drink will cause sailors and marines to test positive for drugs. The new Rockstar energy drink from the beverage giant contains hemp seed oil and recently hit the sh...
Legal Related GOP Senator and Former U.S. Marshall urges to Legalize Adult-Use Marijuana in PA by Sophia Vida April 07, 2022 State Senator Mike Regan has made his opinion known about legalizing adult use marijuana in Pennsylvania this week. Writing in the York Daily Record, Regan said, "When I first started talking about legalizing adult-use marijuan...
Legal Related Albuquerque to Now Allow Indoor Marijuana Smoking Lounges by Sophia Vida April 06, 2022 Albuquerque's City Council has voted to allow indoor cannabis smoking lounges. An amendment to the Albuquerque Clean Air Ordinance now allows for indoor cannabis smoking lounges while smoking outdoors in public remains illegal....
Legal Related Detroit City Council Approves Recreational Marijuana Ordinance by Sophia Vida April 05, 2022 The city of Detroit is expected to soon start processing recreational marijuana license applications. A City Council vote this week approved a revised ordinance after delays and challenges. The ordinance will go into effect ...
Legal Related New York Launches the First Public Education Campaign for Recreational Marijuana Use by Sophia Vida April 04, 2022 New York made it legal for adults to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana last March. Now the state has launched a campaign to educate on recreational marijuana use. Known as "Cannabis Conversations," the campaign will focus ...
Legal Related A Marijuana-Friendly Las Vegas Hotel May Be on the Way by Sophia Vida March 31, 2022 An Arizona group is planning for a marijuana friendly Las Vegas hotel with an $11.9 million acquisition. The boutique hotel property near the Las Vegas Strip has been sold to an Arizona company with plans to renovate the proper...
Legal Related U.S. Senate Passes Legislation to Expand Marijuana Research by Sophia Vida March 29, 2022 Earlier this month the U.S. Senate cleared a bill that would expand scientific and medical research on cannabis and its compounds, including CBD. The bill, S. 253, titled the Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, is...
Legal Related,Uncategorized U.S. House Expected to Vote This Week on Ending Federal Marijuana Ban by Sophia Vida March 28, 2022 In an exciting turn of events, the U.S. House is expected to vote this week on ending the federal cannabis ban. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., is the lead sponsor of legislation to end the federal ba...
Legal Related South Dakota Governor Blocks Automatic Removal of Old Marijuana Charges from Background Checks by Sophia Vida March 28, 2022 Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota has vetoed Senate Bill 151, which would have automatically removed simple marijuana charges and convictions from public background records if a violation happened more than five years ago. O...