by InfluencER | Sep 1, 2021 | Politics and Law
One of the few things to celebrate coming out of the past session of the Texas Legislature was an expansion of the state’s Compassionate Use Program. A new law that goes into effect Wednesday, September 1, will let people with any form of cancer or...
by InfluencER | Sep 1, 2021 | Politics and Law
Panama’s National Legislative Assembly approved a bill legalizing medical cannabis in a unanimous vote of 40 to zero. Thus, the country will become the first in Central America to regulate the medicinal use of cannabis. However, the new regulations must be approved...
by InfluencER | Aug 31, 2021 | Politics and Law
The number of marijuana-related arrests and summonses plummeted in New York City in the first quarter since the state’s legalization law took effect, data released by NYPD shows. While it might not seem surprising to see arrests drop following legalization, the...
by InfluencER | Aug 31, 2021 | Politics and Law
A federal appeals court has dismissed a petition to require the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reevaluate marijuana’s scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)—but one judge said in a concurring opinion that the agency may soon be forced to...
by InfluencER | Aug 31, 2021 | Politics and Law
Mexican lawmakers will again take up the issue of establishing rules for a regulated marijuana market in the new legislative session that begins on Wednesday, a top senator says. The country’s Supreme Court first deemed the prohibition on personal consumption and...
by InfluencER | Aug 31, 2021 | Politics and Law
Ohio activists have cleared a final hurdle to begin collecting signatures for a 2022 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana in the state. About a week after the state attorney general certified the latest version of the reform petition, the Ohio Ballot Board on...
