by InfluencER | Oct 13, 2021 | Politics and Law
The House Veterans Affairs Committee (HVAC) will conduct a legislative hearing on Wednesday, October 13th, which will include consideration of the bipartisan VA Cannabis Research Act of 2021, HR 2916. The legislation “would direct VA to conduct clinical research with...
by InfluencER | Oct 13, 2021 | Politics and Law
A federal judge last week permanently blocked Missouri from enforcing a requirement that medical marijuana licenses go to businesses owned by residents of the state. Following a bench trial Thursday, U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey agreed to grant a...
by InfluencER | Oct 13, 2021 | Politics and Law
South Dakota’s secretary of state on Tuesday gave activists approval to launch a signature-gathering drive to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s 2022 ballot. Advocates have been considering a slew of reform measures as the state Supreme Court...
by InfluencER | Oct 13, 2021 | Politics and Law
In Arizona, the legalization of recreational marijuana through Proposition 207 in 2020 opened a lot of doors for people with past low-level marijuana convictions. Nowadays, thousands of people have already applied for expungement under the voter-passed initiative, but...
by InfluencER | Oct 13, 2021 | Politics and Law
While much of the discussion over the next government’s agenda in Germany has focused on climate change and state finances, one important change that could come into force in the next four years is the decriminalization of cannabis. All three of the parties currently...
by InfluencER | Oct 13, 2021 | Politics and Law
Widely available marijuana once drew thousands of hippies to Nepal, where its use was not only accepted but embedded in both the culture and religion. But the country followed other nations in outlawing marijuana in the late 1970s and chased away the hippies who came...