Legal Related New Hampshire Just Got Closer to Marijuana Legalization by Sophia Vida March 28, 2019 A key committee in New Hampshire has approved a bill that gets the state closer to marijuana legislation. The bill, to tax and regulate marijuana sales, had passed the legislation in a 14-6 vote in The House Ways and Means Comm...
Legal Related A Bill to Increase Potency of Marijuana Wins House Approval in Iowa by Sophia Vida March 27, 2019 Iowa's House has overwhelmingly voted this week to pass legislation that would change how Iowa measures use of a chemical in marijuana that makes users high. The measure passed with a vote of 96-3. Under the bill, the potenc...
Legal Related New Jersey Fails to Legalize Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida March 26, 2019 Many have been on their tippy toes waiting for the deadline on Monday to see if New Jersey would be able to get enough support to legalize recreational marijuana. It unfortunately did not happen. Despite the state's governor...
Legal Related This is How Whoopi Goldberg is Helping New Jersey Head Towards Marijuana Legalization by Sophia Vida March 23, 2019 New Jersey is just a few days away from potentially passing a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in the state. Whoopi Goldberg, an Oscar-winning actress and a co-host on The View, is doing her part in helping to ma...
Legal Related New Jersey Governor Says “We’re not there yet” About Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida March 22, 2019 A potential legislative vote for marijuana could be on March 25th in New Jersey but Governor Phil Murphy said this week that the measure still did not have enough votes to pass. "This is still going to be close," Murphy said. "...
Legal Related South Carolina Senate Subcommittee Votes to Advance Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana by Sophia Vida March 22, 2019 It was on Wednesday that a South Carolina Senate subcommittee voted to advance a bill called the Compassionate Care Act, that would legalize access to medical marijuana. The subcomittee voted 5 to 1 on the bill which now moves ...
Legal Related Michigan’s Bureau of Marijuana Regulation Plans to Have Draft Marijuana Rules By June by Sophia Vida March 21, 2019 Michigan is gearing up for recreational marijuana to be sold in the state. It was announced this week that the state's Bureau of Marijuana Regulation expects to have draft rules ready by June for the commercial production and s...
Legal Related Next Week Will Be the First Congressional Marijuana Vote Of 2019 by Sophia Vida March 20, 2019 Next week Congress will vote on a bipartisan bill that has been designed to protect banks that service the marijuana industry from being penalized by federal regulators. The legislation, called the Secure and Fair Enforcement (...
Legal Related Many In New York Are Not Eager for Marijuana Legalization by Sophia Vida March 20, 2019 It's anticipated that New York is on its way to legalizing recreational marijuana but many people are not on board quite yet with the idea. Many are urging that Governor Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers wait on debating and maybe leg...
Legal Related Trump Administration Budget Proposal Calls For Loosening Restrictions on Marijuana in D.C. by Sophia Vida March 19, 2019 The White House revealed a budget request on Monday that proposes scaling back restrictive language that has prevented Washington, D.C. from spending its own money to legalize and regulate the sale of recreational marijuana. It...