by InfluencER | Mar 9, 2022 | Politics and Law
Cannabis activists lined up Tuesday to urge Missouri lawmakers to move quickly to fully legalize marijuana and derail a competing ballot initiative backed by existing medical marijuana businesses. The Cannabis Freedom Act, sponsored by Rep. Ron Hicks, R-Defiance,...
by InfluencER | Mar 9, 2022 | Politics and Law
The “wild west” of medical cannabis might not be so wild should a group of seven Oklahoma House Republicans find a path to passing a legislative package aimed at cleaning up the state’s program. Headlined by Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols and Rep. TJ Marti, who...
by InfluencER | Mar 8, 2022 | Politics and Law
Medical marijuana legalization is being revived in the Kansas legislature, with a senator introducing a new reform bill on Monday after separate House-passed legislation stalled in the Senate earlier this year. Sen. Robert Olson (R) is sponsoring the new Medical...
by InfluencER | Mar 8, 2022 | Politics and Law
A proposal to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana won’t come up for a vote this legislative session, according to the bill’s sponsor. The legislation was initially filed last month, Marijuana Moment reported. But state Rep. Mark Baker,...
by InfluencER | Mar 8, 2022 | Politics and Law
Costa Rica legalized medicinal marijuana this week after President Carlos Alvarado signed a law passed a day earlier by congress. Under the new law, hemp cultivation and industrial production are also legalized. However, recreational marijuana use continues...
by InfluencER | Mar 8, 2022 | Politics and Law
Rhode Island appears a step closer to becoming the next state to legalize recreational marijuana use. On Tuesday, two key lawmakers in the House and the Senate introduced identical legislation that resolved a major impediment to passage last year: They defined who...
