by InfluencER | Feb 10, 2022 | Politics and Law
Targeted by repeated traffic stops and seizures over the last year by federal and state law enforcement officers in California and other states, an ancillary cannabis company says cops are committing “highway robbery” by seizing millions in cash from armored vehicles...
by InfluencER | Feb 9, 2022 | Politics and Law
Washington State activists have filed a proposed ballot initiative that would remove criminal penalties for simple drug possession and direct nearly $150 million annually to expand substance misuse treatment, with a focus on outreach and long-term recovery support....
by InfluencER | Feb 9, 2022 | Politics and Law
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Monday condemned House Democrats for including a provision protecting banks that work with state-legal marijuana businesses in a large-scale bill that advanced through the chamber last week, calling it a “poison pill.”...
by InfluencER | Feb 9, 2022 | Politics and Law
A new political action committee aimed at electing and educating officials with the aim of ending federal marijuana prohibition launched on Tuesday—with a veteran cannabis lobbyist at its helm. The Better Organizing to Win Legalization (BOWL) PAC—pun totally...
by InfluencER | Feb 9, 2022 | Politics and Law
Those hoping to get an early start as players in New York’s forthcoming adult-use cannabis market may have shot themselves in the foot for future licenses. The state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) sent out letters Tuesday ordering businesses suspected of...
by InfluencER | Feb 9, 2022 | Politics and Law
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnivakul said the move marked the beginning of “a new history for cannabis” in the country. Two years after becoming the first nation to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes, Thailand has taken another step toward...
