by InfluencER | Sep 3, 2021 | Politics and Law
A panel of South Dakota lawmakers recommended Sept. 1 that the state Legislature should prohibit patients from growing medical cannabis at home. Initiated Measure 26, which voters approved in the November 2020 election to legalize medical cannabis in the...
by InfluencER | Sep 2, 2021 | Politics and Law
In response to the Seattle City Council’s request for policy advice on how to curb overdose deaths, a local task force is recommending the widespread decriminalization of all drugs. Psychedelics, in particular, the group said, could be a promising treatment to address...
by InfluencER | Sep 2, 2021 | Politics and Law
On Wednesday, David Bass says he will get his prescribed THC gummies instead of illegally vaping marijuana to deal with PTSD from his time with the U.S. Army. For years, David Bass has been illegally vaping cannabis flowers. He is a veteran of the United States Army...
by InfluencER | Sep 1, 2021 | Politics and Law
A U.S. military veteran who was deported to Jamaica over a marijuana conviction has been allowed to return to the country following a concerted push for relief by members of Congress. It’s been more than 20 years since Navy veteran Howard Bailey was arrested after a...
by InfluencER | Sep 1, 2021 | Politics and Law
A coalition of 10 civil rights and drug policy reform advocacy groups—including the Rhode Island chapters of the ACLU and NAACP—are demanding that lawmakers move ahead with enacting marijuana legalization in the state before the end of 2021. Meanwhile, the lead...
by InfluencER | Sep 1, 2021 | Politics and Law
It’s been five months since former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) but little headway has been made on adult-use cannabis legalization. Kathy Hochul, who became New York’s first female governor...
