by InfluencER | Dec 2, 2021 | Politics and Law
A new association has been formed to ensure Black and other underrepresented communities will have an opportunity to participate in Connecticut’s new legalized recreational marijuana industry, as state legislators had promised. The Alliance for Cannabis Equity, or...
by InfluencER | Dec 1, 2021 | Politics and Law
Texas activists on Wednesday turned in signatures to place a marijuana decriminalization initiative on Austin’s 2022 ballot. Ground Game Texas, a progressive organization that was established earlier this year, submitted more than 30,000 signatures to qualify the...
by InfluencER | Dec 1, 2021 | Politics and Law
The secretary of the U.S. Treasury Department said on Wednesday that freeing up banks to work with state-legal marijuana businesses would “of course” make the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) job of collecting taxes easier. At a hearing before the House Financial...
by InfluencER | Dec 1, 2021 | Politics and Law
Marijuana edibles will be granted as an allowable medication under Minnesota’s medical marijuana program beginning in August, the state Department of Health announced on Wednesday. Health officials said gummies and chews would be granted as viable forms of medical...
by InfluencER | Nov 30, 2021 | Politics and Law
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is giving advice to businesses on how to develop marijuana policies that respect state legalization laws but mitigate the risk of impaired driving. In a post published last week by CDC’s National Institute for...
by InfluencER | Nov 30, 2021 | Politics and Law
A Florida lawmaker introduced a bill last week to decriminalize all currently illicit drugs, provide avenues for relief for those with existing drug-related convictions and promote harm reduction services. Rep. Dotie Joseph (D) filed the legislation, titled the...
