by InfluencER | Feb 1, 2022 | Politics and Law
A Tennessee lawmaker wants to legalize marijuana use, cultivation, and sales across the state. Rep. Bob Freeman (D-Nashville) introduced HB 1968 on Jan. 25, which he is calling the “Free All Cannabis for Tennesseans Act.” As of Jan. 28, it had been assigned to the...
by InfluencER | Feb 1, 2022 | Politics and Law
Despite suggesting he is in favor of its decriminalization, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis cited the “putrid” scent of cannabis as a reason he may remain opposed to fully legalizing its use in the state, Politico reported. “I think a lot of those other areas that have...
by InfluencER | Feb 1, 2022 | Politics and Law
In the civil suit filed in federal district court, lawyers for Empyreal, a Pennsylvania-based company that transports money on behalf of institutions that include cannabis dispensaries, accuse the FBI and the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department of scheming to...
by InfluencER | Jan 31, 2022 | Politics and Law
The House sponsor of a bill to protect banks that work with state-legal marijuana businesses announced on Friday that he is seeking to attach an amendment containing the reform to a broader bill dealing with research and innovation in the tech and manufacturing...
by InfluencER | Jan 31, 2022 | Politics and Law
Virginia lawmakers plan to take up a host of cannabis-related legislation this year in a narrowly divided General Assembly, following the body’s historic vote to legalize the drug for recreational use last year — when both the House of Delegates and the Senate were...
by InfluencER | Jan 31, 2022 | Politics and Law
Marijuana business owners remain subject to criminal charges from the U.S. government despite a longstanding federal amendment that bars the Department of Justice from interfering with medical cannabis laws and operations, an appellate court ruled this week....
