Legal Related Report Finds that Only 89 Doctors in Florida Certify Medical Marijuana for Patients by Sophia Vida September 04, 2019 Florida now has nearly 95,000 medical marijuana patients but only 89 doctors are certifying the drug for them. According to a new draft state report on medical marijuana, the state had 168,810 patient "certifications" for medic...
Legal Related Almost Half of Michigan’s Communities Have Banned Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 04, 2019 Michigan legalized recreational marijuana in November of last year, and while many dispensaries are expected to open in the next few months, there will not be any in nearly half of the state's communities. It seems that almost ...
Legal Related The Surgeon General Just Gave a Serious Warning About Marijuana by Sophia Vida August 30, 2019 A national warning was issued by Federal health officials on Thursday against marijuana use by pregnant women and adolescents. Both the Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Surgeon General Jerome Adams made the ann...
Legal Related Minnesota House Leader Launches Marijuana Conversation by Sophia Vida August 30, 2019 Minnesota House leader Ryan Winkler is launching a cannabis conversation and has announced a series of 15 community meetings to take input on how to write the state's recreational pot laws. Winkler picked the State Fair to anno...
Legal Related The Nation’s Only Hemp Seed Bank is Being Created by Sophia Vida August 30, 2019 It was on Friday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that work has begun on the creation of the nation’s only hemp seed bank. “When it comes to kicking Upstate New York’s burgeoning industrial hemp ...
Legal Related Lawmakers in California Approve Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana on K-12 Campuses by Sophia Vida August 29, 2019 The Golden State has made a very progressive move this week. California's lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow medical marijuana on K-12 campuses in the state. It was on Monday that the California Assembly approve...
Legal Related Marijuana Decriminalization Law Takes Effect in New York by Sophia Vida August 29, 2019 New York's marijuana decriminalization law went into effect this week on Wednesday. With marijuana officially decriminalized in the state, criminal penalties have been eliminated for public possession and use of marijuana. N...
Legal Related Federal Government Decides to Expand Marijuana Research Thanks to this Doctor by Sophia Vida August 27, 2019 In an announcement on Monday, the federal government has said it plans to expand cannabis research. According to some cannabis experts, a move like this could downgrade marijuana’s Controlled Substances Act classification. ...
Legal Related Utah is Abandoning State-run Medical Marijuana Dispensaries by Sophia Vida August 23, 2019 Utah's lawmakers are abandoning plans for a state-run medical cannabis dispensary network according to Fox 13. A bill is set to be introduced for a special session in the state's Legislature that says the state will no longer c...
Legal Related Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy Picks Bruce Schulte for Marijuana Board by Sophia Vida August 23, 2019 Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has chosen a marijuana advocate for the board that regulates Alaska's legal cannabis industry. Dunleavy has chosen Bruce Schulte to the Marijuana Control Board. Previously he had picked a marijuana ske...