Legal Related NBA Reportedly Suspends Drug Testing by Sophia Vida June 12, 2020 According to reports, the NBA may have suspended drug testing and players will no longer be tested for cannabis and other recreational drugs when the season ends next month. The NBA will continue to test for performance-enhancing ...
Legal Related Israel Government to Advance Marijuana Legislation Reforms by Sophia Vida June 10, 2020 This week the two biggest parties making up Israel's new government announced that they would push for increased legalization of cannabis use. The move comes a week after the police minister backed easing enforcement of existin...
Legal Related House Judiciary Chair Puts Pressure on Attorney General to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida June 10, 2020 This past Friday, two key House lawmakers sent a letter to the attorney general, condemning the recent expansion of Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) authority amid mass protests. The letter also criticized the agency’s o...
Legal Related California Wants to Do This to Fight the Marijuana Black Market by Sophia Vida June 04, 2020 California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control is looking to increase its law enforcement presence in order to fight the black market for marijuana in the state. According to a Sacramento Bee report, the bureau in a new state budget...
Legal Related Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Sales Continue to Soar by Sophia Vida June 04, 2020 Oklahoma's medical marijuana is booming and the state had another record month of sales. According to data released by state tax officials, dispensaries in Oklahoma remitted nearly $5.1 million via the state's 7% tax on cannabi...
Legal Related Marijuana Dispensaries Have Been Looted Across the Nation by Sophia Vida June 03, 2020 There has been civil unrest across the United States since Minneapolis police murdered George Floyd last week. Protests as well as riots and looting have hit major cities on the west coast and marijuana dispensaries were not exemp...
Legal Related Minorities Represent Only 10% of Maryland’s Medical Marijuana Investors by Sophia Vida May 28, 2020 According to data from Capital News Service, one in 10 investors investing money into Maryland’s medical marijuana industry are minorities. The data comes from the state Medical Cannabis Commission and shows that the few mino...
Legal Related An Arkansas Medical Marijuana Dispensary Just Won a Big Trademark Dispute by Sophia Vida May 28, 2020 Harvest Cannabis Dispensary, a family owned business licensed in the central Arkansas city of Conway has emerged a victor in a trademark dispute against MSO. The medical marijuana dispensary won a preliminary injunction prohibi...
Legal Related Arkansas Group Stops Collecting Signatures for Marijuana Legislation Due to Corona by Sophia Vida May 28, 2020 Due to the coronavirus pandemic and rules of social distancing, a group in Arkansas that has been seeking a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana recreationally, has had to stop collecting signatures. Arkansas True Gra...
Legal Related Oklahoma’s Governor Rejects Medical Marijuana Delivery Legislation by Sophia Vida May 26, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has not only deemed marijuana an essential product in many states but also has made the idea of home delivery an important one. Oklahoma's Governor however doesn't seem to think so. The state's Gov. Kevin ...