by InfluencER | Dec 29, 2020 | Politics and Law
There are only a few days left before a New Jersey voter-approved constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana goes into effect—but the governor’s concerns over provisions of a separate bill to decriminalize cannabis possession are causing a snag. Gov. Phil Murphy...
by InfluencER | Dec 29, 2020 | Politics and Law
A bill to decriminalize possession of drug paraphernalia for personal use and promote harm reduction was recently signed by the mayor of Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) approved the measures to be enacted as part of the broader Opioid Overdose Prevention Act...
by InfluencER | Dec 29, 2020 | Politics and Law
A week after the House approved the research bill, the Senate passed similar legislation, though it did not contain the provision providing scientists with the opportunity to obtain cannabis from the state-legal commercial market. There’s little time before the end of...
by InfluencER | Dec 29, 2020 | Consumer
With the start of the 87th Texas Legislative session less than a month away, 20 marijuana bills have been filed as several lawmakers look to take the next step toward legalization in the Lone Star State. Colorado legalized marijuana just eight years ago. Eight years...
by InfluencER | Dec 29, 2020 | Politics and Law
In the past decade, 15 states have legalized a regulated marijuana market for adults over 21, and another 17 have legalized medical marijuana. But in their rush to limit the numbers of licensed vendors and give local municipalities control of where to locate...