by InfluencER | Mar 11, 2022 | Politics and Law
This past February, Mississippi became the 37th state in the US to legalize medical marijuana, following the passage of legislation permitting patients with qualifying health-related conditions to use cannabis medicinally. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed the bill,...
by InfluencER | Mar 11, 2022 | Politics and Law
Legislation (HB 305) to regulate the adult-use cannabis market in Delaware failed today in the House of Representatives. Because the measure also involves tax-related issues, it required support from 60 percent of lawmakers, where it fell short. Delaware NORML and the...
by InfluencER | Mar 10, 2022 | Politics and Law
A newly filed large-scale spending bill to keep the government funded for the 2022 Fiscal Year does not include language to protect banks that work with state-legal marijuana dispensaries—and the sponsor of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act would like...
by InfluencER | Mar 10, 2022 | Politics and Law
A South Carolina bill to permit the use of investigational drugs for patients during epidemic or pandemic outbreaks was amended on Wednesday to specifically add marijuana as a treatment option. This comes about a month after the state Senate approved a separate,...
by InfluencER | Mar 10, 2022 | Politics and Law
Michiganders voted to legalized adult-use cannabis in the November 2018 election, but the plant remains scheduled alongside controlled substances like LSD, ecstasy and heroin under state law. Aiming to address repercussions associated with that...
by InfluencER | Mar 10, 2022 | Politics and Law
Missouri state lawmakers must act now on adult-use cannabis legalization or risk having their hands tied should an initiative petition change the state Constitution. That was the bottom line from Rep. Ron Hicks, a St. Charles County Republican, when he presented his...