The automobile federation AAA commissioned a study last year that found no scientific basis reliably linking THC measures to whether a person is impaired. Traces of marijuana can remain in a person’s blood for weeks — and at high levels in frequent users. In 2016, Nevada was one of six states that had set exact […]
President Donald Trump signaled he may ignore a congressional ban on interfering with state medical marijuana laws, arguing in a lengthy statement that he isn’t legally bound by a series of limits lawmakers imposed on him. Steve Bell, a senior adviser at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, said Trump’s signing statement signaled a desire to […]
[The Safer Arizona Cannabis Legalization Political Action Committee] has filed paperwork with the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office to begin collecting signatures to get recreational marijuana on the November 2018 ballot. It would need to collect 156,042 signatures from valid Arizona voters by July 5, 2018, to qualify. According to the Source: Recreational marijuana may […]
Advocates for the legalization of cannabis and HB 110 in Delaware sponsor a march and rally in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday, May 6, 2017. Passage of House Bill 110 would tax and regulate cannabis, which is legal for users with medical prescriptions but illegal for recreational users. Passage would save taxpayer dollars currently poured into law enforcement […]
Source: Marijuana in Mexico: How Legalization South of the Border Will Affect the U.S. – High Times
Why hasn’t N.J. legalized marijuana? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie lashed out this week against backers of legalizing marijuana in the state, calling the push “beyond stupidity.” Christie called out Democrats, saying they are willing to “poison our kids” to receive “blood money” from the taxes legalized pot would bring in. “We are in the midst […]
Four New York medical marijuana companies want to block the state from licensing more cannabis firms. The lawsuit, first reported Friday by the Times Union in Albany, was filed by the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association in state Supreme Court in Albany on behalf of Vireo Health of New York, PharmaCannis, Etain and Bloomfield Industries. Columbia Care did […]
Vermont lawmakers have approved a modest expansion to the state’s medical marijuana program. Vermont allows for more conditions and more dispensary’s according to Source: Vermont House approves medical marijuana expansion plan – MYNBC5.com
The Florida House passed legislation that would put medical marijuana into effect in the state after making last-minute changes released by bill sponsors Tuesday morning. Under the House’s proposal (HB 1397), patients with a list of conditions — including cancer, HIV/AIDS and epilepsy — could be certified to obtain medical marijuana by a doctor. The […]
At least for now, the DOJ in Congress is likely to be barred from going after pot growers, sellers and users in states where medical marijuana is legal. The compromise bill to fund the government through September includes an extension of a provision that keeps Sessions’ hands tied by explicitly barring the Department of Justice […]
