by InfluencER | Sep 23, 2021 | Politics and Law
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is teaming up with university researchers to figure out the best ways to keep weeds out of hemp. To clarify, they want to develop strategies to stop invasive weeds from disrupting hemp cultivation. Not the marijuana kind of...
by InfluencER | Sep 23, 2021 | Politics and Law
A legislative committee voted vigorously in opposition to medical cannabis legalization in North Carolina six years ago, but things have changed a lot since then. In a groundbreaking moment on Tuesday, August 24, North Carolina Senate committee voted in approval of a...
by InfluencER | Sep 22, 2021 | Politics and Law
The full U.S. House of Representatives will vote on an amendment to protect banks that service cannabis businesses from being penalized by federal regulators, a key committee decided on Tuesday. The House Rules Committee made in order the amendment to the National...
by InfluencER | Sep 22, 2021 | Politics and Law
Pennsylvania senators on Tuesday heard testimony on a bill to protect medical marijuana patients from being prosecuted under the state’s “zero tolerance” DUI laws. Health professionals, lawyers, and law enforcement officials spoke before the Senate Transportation...
by InfluencER | Sep 22, 2021 | Politics and Law
The Nebraska Cannabis Association announced itself last week as the state’s first organization dedicated to lobbying for cannabis policies, advising on regulatory matters, and supporting entrepreneurs. John Cartier, president of the Nebraska Cannabis Association’s...
by InfluencER | Sep 21, 2021 | Consumer, Politics and Law
Amazon is reaffirming its support for federal marijuana legalization, and it disclosed on Tuesday that it’s earlier decision to end drug testing for cannabis will also be retroactive, meaning former workers and applicants who were punished for testing positive...
