by InfluencER | Oct 20, 2021 | Politics and Law
South Dakota lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation to legalize marijuana for adult use and replace the state’s newly established medical cannabis program. In an 8-2 vote, a subcommittee tasked with exploring adult-use legalization recommended approving a draft...
by InfluencER | Oct 20, 2021 | Politics and Law, Production
Florida is home to the highest number of medical cardholders on the East coast (roughly 600,000). The state has a similar population to New York, but far more registered medical patients than the Empire State’s 150,000. New York’s medical laws passed three years...
by InfluencER | Oct 20, 2021 | Politics and Law
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) Monday released the remaining nine Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations Bills. Monday’s announcement follows months of Leahy calling for bipartisan, bicameral negotiations with the White House on topline...
by InfluencER | Oct 20, 2021 | Politics and Law
Costa Rica’s Congress on Tuesday approved the legalization of marijuana for medicinal purposes, despite opposition from conservative groups and President Carlos Alvarado who still needs to put his stamp of approval on the law. The law allows for the production...
by InfluencER | Oct 19, 2021 | Politics and Law
Mississippi legislators are still waiting for Governor Tate Reeves (R) to call a special session to enact legislation regulating medical marijuana access in the state. It’s been weeks since the initial request, and the governor continues to stall. After lawmakers sent...
by InfluencER | Oct 19, 2021 | Politics and Law, Production
Wisconsin is set to become the first state to relinquish authority over its state hemp program to the federal U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The announced transition will occur on January 1st, 2022. Starting on that date, Wisconsin farmers and hemp processors...
