by InfluencER | Aug 5, 2021 | Politics and Law
Arkansas activists are collecting signatures to place adult-use marijuana legalization on the state’s 2022 ballot. The group, Arkansas True Grass, is proposing a system of regulated sales for adults 21 and older, allowing them to purchase up to four ounces of cannabis...
by InfluencER | Aug 5, 2021 | Politics and Law
A powerful Senate committee on Wednesday approved an amendment that’s meant to promote military veterans’ access to medical marijuana by allowing doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue cannabis recommendations in legal states. The measure,...
by InfluencER | Aug 5, 2021 | Politics and Law
Depending on who you ask, Colorado House Bill 21-1317 is either a “modest update” to the state’s cannabis landscape or an effort to “massively rein in the state’s marijuana industry.” The former is how Colorado Governor Jared Polis’ spokesperson Conor Cahill framed...
by InfluencER | Aug 5, 2021 | Politics and Law
There are now two separate efforts to legalize marijuana in Ohio. On Friday, two Democratic lawmakers in the Ohio House introduced a bill to legalize recreational marijuana. House Bill 382 would allow Ohioans to purchase and use marijuana and cultivate up to 12...
by InfluencER | Aug 4, 2021 | Politics and Law
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) loosened restrictions this week on grant funding for state health providers and other entities that allow patients to use medical marijuana for mental health treatment. The Pennsylvania...
by InfluencER | Aug 4, 2021 | Politics and Law
A pair of Wyoming marijuana reform initiatives have cleared an initial hurdle on the path to qualifying for the state’s 2022 ballot. Activists are seeking to put separate measures to legalize medical cannabis and decriminalize adult-use marijuana before voters next...