by InfluencER | Apr 8, 2021 | Politics and Law
The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate have both accepted the governor’s amendment to their respective versions of legislation to legalize marijuana in the state, including a revision that will push up the timeline to allow adults to possess and cultivate cannabis...
by InfluencER | Apr 7, 2021 | Politics and Law
If other South Carolina senators move to block a bill to legalize medical marijuana, its sponsor said on Tuesday that he would use his power to stop every other piece of legislation on the chamber’s calendar in protest. Sen. Greg Hembree (R) said on Monday that he...
by InfluencER | Apr 7, 2021 | Politics and Law
A bill to legalize marijuana in Connecticut that’s being backed by the governor was approved by a key committee on Tuesday—but it “remains a work in progress,” the chairman said. The legislation, which has been amended since its introduction to include a series of new...
by InfluencER | Apr 7, 2021 | Politics and Law
Vice President Kamala Harris says the Biden administration isn’t focused on following through on its marijuana reform pledges because it’s too overwhelmed with responding to the coronavirus pandemic. In an interview with The San Francisco Chronicle, the vice president...
by InfluencER | Apr 7, 2021 | Politics and Law
As efforts to pass cannabis reform in Congress multiply, so, too, do cannabis groups. The newest group, launched Tuesday, is called the Cannabis Freedom Alliance. As perhaps suggested by the name, the group leans Libertarian, and its founding members include the...
by InfluencER | Apr 7, 2021 | Politics and Law
The movement for marijuana legalization has long been dominated by left-leaning organizations like the Drug Policy Alliance and the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. And despite a handful of congressional Republicans supporting the issue, most...
