Legal Related US Congress to Vote on Decriminalizing Marijuana Next Month by Sophia Vida November 18, 2020 For the first time, the U.S. Congress is expected to vote on decriminalizing marijuana on a federal level. The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote next month on legislation that would decriminalize the drug. Re...
Legal Related Mexican Cartels are Being Hurt by Legal Cannabis Sales Say Congressional Researchers by Sophia Vida August 06, 2020 According to a new Congressional Research Service report, legal cannabis is hurting cartels. The report has stated that a "decline in U.S. demand for Mexican marijuana” is partly “due to legalized cannabis or medical cannab...
Legal Related Over 100 Organizations Want Congress to Pass Marijuana Bill by Sophia Vida August 02, 2019 A coalition of over 100 organization are banding together to get Congress to pass far-reaching legislation that would federally legalize marijuana. Organizations include the NAACP, ACLU and Human Rights Watch. "We are encour...
Legal Related Marijuana Reform Becomes a Topic in D.C. by Sophia Vida July 11, 2019 The United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security debated marijuana reform this week. Marijuana advocates called it a “historic” hearing entitled Marijuana Laws in America: Racial Just...
Legal Related New Jersey Senator Cory Booker to Re-introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill by Sophia Vida February 28, 2019 All of the presidential candidates for the 2020 race are on board with marijuana legalization. President hopeful Cory Booker of New Jersey will be re-introducing legislation this week to legalize marijuana at the federal level....