Legal Related New Hampshire Lawmaker Says Marijuana Could be Legalized in the State by Sophia Vida December 29, 2018 Despite New Hampshire's Governor opposing marijuana legislation, there is one lawmaker in the state who believes it could become a reality. Steve Shurtleff, the Democratic speaker of the state House of Representatives has said ...
Legal Related Recreational Marijuana in California Didn’t Do That Great So Far by Sophia Vida December 28, 2018 It's been almost a year since recreational marijuana sales became legal in the state of California and many were expecting the drug to become a cash crop for the state. According to a Los Angeles Times report, the industry didn...
Legal Related This Retiring Congressman Wants to Try Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 28, 2018 Robert Brady, a Democratic representative from Pennsylvania, said in a recent interview that he wants to try marijuana even if the state doesn't legalize it. The Boston Globe has reported that Brady made the statement in an int...
Legal Related Pennsylvania Schools Can Now Do This In Regards to Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 27, 2018 The Pennsylvania Department of Health is wanting marijuana businesses “to broaden the field of applicants" and to do so is allowing them to partner up with the eight state medical schools on research into the health effects of m...
Legal Related Pot Stocks Headed Higher as Israel Backs the Export of Medicinal Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 27, 2018 Shares of several pot stocks were on the rise including Tilray and New Age Beverages as traders learned that Israel is now backing the export of medical marijuana. The Knesset gave its final approval to a controversial law to a...
Legal Related Thailand Makes Bold Move by Legalizing Medicinal Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 27, 2018 In a country that has some of the harshest laws when it comes to the possession of drugs, Thailand has made a revolutionary move and has voted to approve marijuana for medicinal use. The country's junta appointed parliament vot...
Legal Related Several Michigan Communities Vote to Ban Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 24, 2018 Michigan just became the first state in the Midwest to legalize recreational marijuana but not everybody is pleased. There were many "yes" votes in the Oakland County to make recreational marijuana legal, but the city of Troy d...
Legal Related Alaska Regulators Approve Rules for Onsite Marijuana Consumption by Sophia Vida December 22, 2018 This week Alaska regulators approved rules for online marijuana consumption at specially designed shops. After a 3-2 vote by the Marijuana Control Board, businesses will have to apply for a special onsite use endorsement and de...
Legal Related The Food And Drug Administration Considers Interstate Sales of Cannabis-based CBD Food and Drinks by Sophia Vida December 21, 2018 It was this month that President Trump legalized the highly awaited farm bill that legalized hemp. Now the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has said that the agency is looking for “pathways” that wou...
Legal Related New York’s Mayor Pushes for Marijuana Possession Convictions to Be Expunged by Sophia Vida December 21, 2018 Bill de Blasio, the Mayor of New York, has expressed this week his support for marijuana legalization and has said that small businesses should expunge former possession convictions. "Legalization, done the right way, will marr...