Legal Related Medical Marijuana Outlets in NY to Stay Open as Essential Stores by Sophia Vida March 20, 2020 New York has been hit hard with the coronavirus with an estimate that thousands of cases exist in the state. Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order this week instructing that non-essential businesses established telewo...
Legal Related San Francisco Marijuana Dispensaries to Be Affected by “Shelter in Place” by Sophia Vida March 18, 2020 San Francisco has ordered its residents this week to "shelter in place" to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. On Monday until April 7th, the Bay area has required that people stay indoors and most businesses to go remote ...
Legal Related Tennessee Senate Committee Passes Medical Marijuana Bill with Conditions by Sophia Vida March 14, 2020 The Tennessee Senate has passed a medical marijuana bill with conditions attached this week that could lead to some major delays. It was on Wednesday that Senator Steve Dickerson's medical marijuana bill passed through the Tenn...
Legal Related Missouri Passes Bill to Ban Marijuana-infused Candy by Sophia Vida March 14, 2020 The last thing anyone wants are children getting into candy that is marijuana-infused. The state of Missouri is on top of this and its Senate has just passed a ban on marijuana-infused candy. It was this week that the Senato...
Legal Related Kentucky Legislators Will Vote to Establish Cannabis Research Center by Sophia Vida March 14, 2020 Legislators in the state of Kentucky will be having a floor vote on whether to advance the study of medical marijuana use. The House Education Committee has approved House Bill 463, which would establish the Kentucky Center for...
Legal Related Five Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries Get Green Light in Chicago by Sophia Vida March 11, 2020 Last Friday five proposed marijuana dispensaries in the city of Chicago received approval from the city's Zoning Board of Appeals. Now the sites just need to receive approval from the state. There are two approved River North l...
Legal Related Virginia Plans to Decriminalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida March 11, 2020 Lawmakers in the state of Virginia have voted this month to no longer punish people with jail time for having small amounts of marijuana. A bill called S B 2 passed the House by a vote of 56 to 36 and passed in the Senate with a v...
Legal Related Senator Bernie Sanders Invites Big Crowd to Witness His Cannabis Executive Action by Sophia Vida March 11, 2020 Bernie Sanders, the Senator from Vermont, is not president yet, but he has promised many times during his campaign that he would legalize marijuana in all 50 states on his first day in office. He took this promise a step furthe...
Legal Related Ohio Changes Purchase Limits on Medical Marijuana by Sophia Vida March 06, 2020 Due to complaints from patients about how the state of Ohio calculates how much marijuana can be bought in a 90-day period, the state will be changing the purchase limits. The Ohio Board of Pharmacy is reviewing the “90-day s...
Legal Related Utah’s First Medical Marijuana Pharmacy Just Opened by Sophia Vida March 03, 2020 It was a big day on Monday for marijuana enthusiasts in Utah. The state's very first medical cannabis pharmacy opened this week in Salt Lake City and allows for consumers to buy marijuana treatments within the state. Dragonfly ...