by InfluencER | Dec 21, 2021 | Politics and Law
Adding to the chorus of lawmakers pressuring President Joe Biden on cannabis legalization, on Monday Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) urged the President via Twitter to take unilateral action on cannabis policy. “Biden needs to lean on his...
by InfluencER | Dec 21, 2021 | Politics and Law
Congress to take up marijuana reform this spring says The Hill We’ll believe it when we see it! Here we go again? Congressional Democrats are gearing up for a sweeping set of initiatives aimed at decriminalizing marijuana that they plan to take action on this spring....
by InfluencER | Dec 21, 2021 | Politics and Law
With Illinois and Michigan legalizing marijuana for recreational use in 2020, Ohio passing some medical marijuana measures, and Kentucky’s governor saying he’s open to medical marijuana legalization, Indiana may soon find itself alone if marijuana initiatives being...
by InfluencER | Dec 20, 2021 | Politics and Law
Ohio marijuana activists on Monday submitted to the state what they say are enough signatures for an initiative to force lawmakers to take up the issue of legalization. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CTRMLA) said it turned in petitions...
by InfluencER | Dec 20, 2021 | Politics and Law
A New Mexico state judge ruled on Thursday that medical cannabis patients cannot purchase the same amount as non-patients when recreational-use sales begin. Second Judicial District Court Judge Benjamin Chavez, in his written ruling, dismissed a claim from...
by InfluencER | Dec 20, 2021 | Politics and Law
A former state senator who pushed to legalize marijuana in Illinois is leaving a top government post to lobby for an organization that was instrumental in cannabis legalization in the state. Toi Hutchinson, who became senior adviser for cannabis control to Gov. JB...
