by InfluencER | May 17, 2021 | Politics and Law
On March 25, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law new protections for employees related to the medicinal use of cannabis oil. Effective July 1, 2021, the newly enacted § 40.1-27.4 will prohibit employers from disciplining, discharging, or...
by InfluencER | May 17, 2021 | Politics and Law
With barely half of 2021 gone by, the wave of cannabis legalization continues with Alabama poised to become the 37th state with a lawful medical marijuana program. In particular, on May 6, 2021, the State Legislature voted to legalize medical marijuana, with the...
by InfluencER | May 17, 2021 | Politics and Law
Sora News reports that relaxed cannabis regulation may be coupled with new criminalization, though. Following months of discussion, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is set to approve the use of pharmaceuticals containing cannabis as an ingredient in...
by InfluencER | May 14, 2021 | Politics and Law
In the latest sign of shifting attitudes on marijuana policy in Congress, a Senate bill to protect banks that service state-legal marijuana businesses gained a notable new cosponsor on Wednesday. Susan Collins, the Republican senator from Maine who is well known as a...
by InfluencER | May 14, 2021 | Politics and Law
Nearly four months after the state Supreme Court struck down Washington’s felony drug possession law as unconstitutional, Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed legislation on Thursday to decriminalize simple possession, this time as a misdemeanor. The governor did partially veto...
