by InfluencER | Sep 21, 2021 | Politics and Law
Italy will likely decide whether or not to decriminalize cannabis in a referendum next year after campaign groups managed to gather the required 500,000 signatures in a week. Popular referendums in Italy can be called if 500,000 signatures are obtained, and...
by InfluencER | Sep 21, 2021 | Politics and Law
In 2018, the FDA approved CBD for use as an ingredient in Epidiolex, which is a prescription drug indicated for the treatment of severe epilepsy. Participants in the hemp industry have stated that drug approval is what’s keeping the FDA from regulating CBD as a...
by InfluencER | Sep 20, 2021 | Politics and Law
Illinois stood to become a model for diversifying the marijuana industry in other states when it legalized the drug last year. So far, its success is half-baked. As the first state Legislature to legalize recreational cannabis sales after others approved it by ballot...
by InfluencER | Sep 20, 2021 | Politics and Law
A top Rhode Island senator says lawmakers are “very close” to reaching a deal on a marijuana legalization bill that could be taken up during a special session this fall. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio (D) was asked for a status update on negotiations that have...
by InfluencER | Sep 20, 2021 | Politics and Law
Florida marijuana activists are making another push to place adult-use legalization before voters in 2022, filing a new petition with the state after previous versions of the reform were rejected by the state Supreme Court earlier this year. The proposed...
by InfluencER | Sep 20, 2021 | Politics and Law
When Louisiana’s first-ever legal medical marijuana products hit the shelves in 2019, the list of restrictions was long. To be eligible to use them, patients had to find one of about 60 licensed doctors statewide who would recommend the drug. They had to suffer from...
