In terms of its size, value and general popularity, America’s legal cannabis industry is setting new records on a daily basis. 11 states and the District of Columbia have so far legalized recreational cannabis, while 33 states plus DC now permit the use of medical marijuana. But how much do you really know about cannabis [...]
Florida has happily joined the family of states that approve the use of medical marijuana. It is a huge step forward, but medical patients are finding it hard to celebrate when they are still faced with harsh restrictions and blowback from the orange state's government. Essentially, Florida voted in favor for patients who have been [...]
While the U.S. trudges along in regards to cannabis legalization, Canada has introduced legislation to legalize and regulate medicinal and recreational cannabis across the country starting as early as July 2018. Applications are piling up for Health Canada’s Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR) program to obtain a coveted license to legally produce [...]
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission will oversee both recreational and medical cannabis. It will screen and license retail cannabis shops, and these are expected to open their doors in mid-2018. While 4 out of 5 Cannabis Control Commission members voted against the ballot that legalized recreational marijuana in the state of Massachusetts, one of them [...]
As cannabis continues to become a more normal part of everyday life, so will cannabis testing. Not to mention, the on-going debate as to the safety or otherwise of traces of THC in the systems of motorists. Both recreational and medical cannabis are causing enormous problems for those looking for safe and effective ways to [...]
Read, adopted, and ordered to the Senate on September 14,2017, Senator Stone, Senator Scott Wiener, Senator John Moorlach, and Assembly member Tom Lackey have sponsored the Senate Joint Resolution, No. 5 (SJR-5). A request to the Congress of the United States to pass a law that reschedules marijuana or cannabis and its derivatives from a [...]
Two attempts, three years and $11m later, Florida finally decided to give the green light to medical marijuana. Patients and campaigners across the country rejoiced when it became clear that Amendment 2 had passed, laying the groundwork for the state’s first genuinely accessible medical cannabis legislation. The only problem being that laying the groundwork was [...]
All across the United States, the fledgling legal cannabis industry is facing one very specific and important hurdle. In fact, it is probably just about the only thing that both cannabis critics and industry players alike can comprehensively agree on. Which is, of course, the small matter of ensuring that cannabis stays out of the [...]
Marijuana distribution could face increased US federal scrutiny and enforcement despite the growth of legal state markets By now, most of us have seen Sean Spicer’s and Jeff Sessions’ vague comments hinting at greater enforcement federal enforcement efforts against legalized marijuana. AG Sessions has yet to put forth any formal federal enforcement priorities that would [...]
