by InfluencER | Aug 25, 2021 | Politics and Law
A North Carolina Senate committee on Tuesday approved a revised bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state. This comes one week after the panel held a hearing to discuss the legislation and approve changes, but members did not vote at that prior meeting....
by InfluencER | Aug 25, 2021 | Politics and Law
Idaho marijuana activists are breathing a sigh of relief after the state Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a law creating a more restrictive petitioning process for ballot initiatives is unconstitutional. The governor signed a bill in April that made it so...
by InfluencER | Aug 25, 2021 | Politics and Law
New Mexico regulators on Tuesday released an initial set of rules for the adult-use marijuana market as the state prepares to launch retail sales next year. And applications for producer licenses will start to be accepted within days. Adults 21 and older are currently...
by InfluencER | Aug 25, 2021 | Politics and Law
While it’s already legal in Virginia for residents 21 or older to grow up to four cannabis plants and to possess one ounce, the adult-use legalization bill that Gov. Ralph Northam signed into law in April includes a 2024 launch date for sales. And a lot can change...
by InfluencER | Aug 24, 2021 | Politics and Law
Texas’s ban on the production and sale of smokeable hemp products is unconstitutional, a state district court declared on Monday. In a major victory for the state’s hemp industry, Judge Lora Livingston of the 261st District Court ruled in favor of plaintiffs—a group...
by InfluencER | Aug 24, 2021 | Politics and Law
The vast majority of New Jersey voters approved a referendum last year to legalize marijuana. So why have more than 70 percent of municipalities in the state opted to ban cannabis businesses from operating in their area? The answer isn’t simple NIMBY-ism as some...