Legal Related Florida Bill for Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Quickly Dies by Sophia Vida April 09, 2019 A bill by Florida state Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, to legalize recreational marijuana, has died before a hearing or a vote. The bill would have allowed those age 21 and older to use marijuana for personal use in limited amoun...
Legal Related Connecticut Committee Approves Bill to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 09, 2019 In a close vote of 21 to 29, a major Connecticut committee has approved a bill to legalize marijuana in the state. The bill will allow adults 21 and older to possess, consume and purchase cannabis from a licensed retailer. The ...
Legal Related This Congressman Predicts That U.S. Will Not Have an Anti-Marijuana President Ever Again by Sophia Vida April 09, 2019 In a story on Marijuana Movement, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) believes the United States will not be seeing another anti-marijuana president again. It was last week that Blumenauer and Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) reintroduced a bil...
Legal Related California is Being Sued by Many Cities Over Marijuana Home Deliveries by Sophia Vida April 06, 2019 Beverly Hills as well as 24 other local governments have sued California regulators Friday to overturn a rule allowing home deliveries statewide. California had adopted the delivery rule in January but the League of California ...
Legal Related New Jersey’s Governor Phil Murphy Has Vowed This About Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 05, 2019 Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey is giving the state Legislature until May to pass a pair of bills to expand the state's medical marijuana program and legalize recreational marijuana. Murphy has said that he would have to expand ...
Legal Related New Hampshire House Approves Bill to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 05, 2019 It was an exciting day on Thursday for advocates of marijuana in New Hampshire. The state's House has again voted in favor of a bill that would legalize the drug. The bill now heads to the Senate and if it passes and is enacted...
Legal Related Guam Now Allows Legal Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 05, 2019 According to the Associated Press, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero of Guam has signed into law recreational use of marijuana on the U.S. island territory. The Governor signed the bill on Thursday which will allow people ages 21 and ...
Legal Related Georgia General Assembly Passes Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana Sales by Sophia Vida April 03, 2019 The Georgia General Assembly passed a bill this week allowing medical marijuana sales. House Bill 324, licenses private companies and universities to grow medical marijuana and allows pharmacies and possibly dispensaries to sel...
Legal Related FDA Sets Public Hearing on CBD for May 31st by Sophia Vida April 03, 2019 The Food and Drug Administration will be hosting its very first public hearing on CBD on May 31st on legalizing CBD in food and drinks. Currently the FDA prohibits CBD from being added to food. The meeting is also to find a ...
Legal Related San Francisco Just Named a New Director of its Office of Cannabis by Sophia Vida April 03, 2019 Marisa Rodriguez, San Francisco's former Assistant District Attorney, has been named the city's new director of its Office of Cannabis. Rodriguez started the job this week on Monday and now oversees the permitting process for b...