Legal Related D.C. Mayor Will File Bill to Legalize Marijuana Sales by Sophia Vida May 03, 2019 The nation's capital may have legal marijuana sales to look forward to. Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced this week that she is going to send legislation to the District of Columbia Council for consideration. The...
Legal Related Seattle’s Mayor Wants Nationwide Evaluation of Legalizing Marijuana by Sophia Vida May 02, 2019 Seattle's Mayor Jenny Durkin (D) has said that there needs to be a nationwide evaluation of marijuana legislation. “We need to have a real evaluation nationwide,” said Durkin to Hill.TV during an interview that aired on Wed...
Legal Related Trump Administration Opposes Bills to Protect VA Benefits for Marijuana Using Vets by Sophia Vida May 01, 2019 A congressional hearing took place on Tuesday where lawmakers and advocates for veterans talked about proposals. Officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are against a series of bills that are designed to prote...
Legal Related Employers Aren’t Drug Testing for Marijuana As Much Now by Sophia Vida April 29, 2019 According to Lauren Lewis, a recruiter with StaffBuffalo, a recruiting agency, companies are having to loosen their policies on drug testing as marijuana becomes legal. Lewis stated, "We’ve seen that companies have to adapt w...
Legal Related Oregon Lawmakers Put Freeze on Marijuana Growing by Sophia Vida April 29, 2019 With Oregon having a surplus of marijuana, it may come as no surprise that the Oregon Senate has moved forward with a plan to limit the state's supply of legal recreational marijuana. On Monday, Oregon lawmakers had voted 18-10...
Legal Related A U.S. Marijuana Company Wants to Sell Marijuana Cigarettes by Sophia Vida April 29, 2019 Vireo Health International wants to sell cannabis cigarettes but it may not be as easy as they think. The company, which dubs itself a science-focused, multi-state cannabis company, announced recently that the United States Pat...
Legal Related This is How Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Feels About Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 27, 2019 It's official. Former Vice President under Barack Obama, Joe Biden, has entered the race for presidency. Biden announced his run on Thursday and tweeted, "The core values of this nation… our standing in the world… our very ...
Legal Related Alabama Senate Approves Medical Marijuana Bill by Sophia Vida April 27, 2019 This week an Alabama Senate committee has approved a bill that would allow the use of medical marijuana in certain cases. Sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, the bill would authorize the use of medical marijuana for a ran...
Legal Related Medical Marijuana Legalization in Wisconsin Could Mean Billions for the State by Sophia Vida April 27, 2019 According to a UW-Madison study, the state of Wisconsin could stand to see a $1.1 billion economic benefit over the first five years if medical marijuana is legalized. Graduate students at the La Follette School of Public Affai...
Legal Related Careers in Marijuana Could Impact Citizenship by Sophia Vida April 25, 2019 Last week authorities at immigration said that any person who is involved with marijuana, whether it is legal or not in the state, could be denied citizenship. Marijuana is still illegal under federal law which has prompted the...