by InfluencER | Jan 10, 2022 | Politics and Law
Even as cannabis companies are making lots of noise about their social equity actions, Republicans are quickly moving to strip out any efforts to level the playing field. The latest move is by Virginia’s legislation. The state’s SB107 was filed on January 6...
by InfluencER | Jan 10, 2022 | Politics and Law
Most states in the U.S. are in violation of a major federal drug statute. The 1971 Controlled Substances Act lists marijuana in the most dangerous category defined in the law, on par with cocaine and heroin because of its supposed potential for abuse and lack of...
by InfluencER | Jan 7, 2022 | Politics and Law
Oklahoma marijuana activists on Tuesday filed another marijuana legalization initiative that they hope to place before voters on the 2022 ballot. The campaign is being supported by the national New Approach PAC, which has been behind a number of successful state-level...
by InfluencER | Jan 7, 2022 | Politics and Law
Connecticut regulators announced on Tuesday that they will start accepting certain marijuana business license applications at the beginning of next month. The news follows a meeting of the state’s Social Equity Council (SEC), where members approved a...
by InfluencER | Jan 7, 2022 | Politics and Law
Kansas Democratic leaders on Thursday announced that they will be introducing proposals to let voters decide on legalizing medical and adult-use marijuana in the state. House Minority Leader Tom Sawyer (D) and Assistant Minority Leader Jason Probst (D) held a briefing...
by InfluencER | Jan 7, 2022 | Politics and Law
Advocates in South Dakota are calling the state Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate a voter-approved recreational cannabis initiative on technical grounds a “terrible precedent” and are calling on the Legislature to put it right with voters by approving adult-use...
