Colombian Chamber of Representatives passes law legalizing cannabis
On May 8th, the Colombian Chamber of Representatives passed a law legalizing cannabis. In the sixth of eight discussions, the bill passed by a vote of 98 to 57. In Colombia, legisl
Oklahoma growers will pay a $50,000 down payment for the new law license
Growing medicinal cannabis will become much more expensive under a new Oklahoma law. Two Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma, Sen. Darcy Jech (R-Kingfisher) and Rep. Anthony Moore (R-
First nations call for changes to cannabis law
The First Nations Leadership Council has called for changes to the Cannabis Act. The Cannabis Act is, of course, the bill that legalized cannabis in Canada in 2018. The First Natio
The Maryland legislature passes a law banning the smell of weed as a likely reason for searches
The Maryland House of Delegates passed legislation on April 10 prohibiting police from using the smell of cannabis as a basis for searching a person or a car. The measure, House Bi
Ohio law enforcement is suing Afroman for using internet security video
In September 2022, Afroman’s Ohio home was raided by local law enforcement. While Afroman was away from home, his private security camera system recorded them searching his p
Mississippi lawmakers approve amendments to the medical cannabis law
The Mississippi legislature last week passed a bill mandating changes to the state’s Medical Cannabis Act, the bill legalizing medical marijuana passed by the legislature las
California law wants to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2006
The strongest and wildest approach yet to discourage teenage tobacco use at the state level is taking shape. A new California law would ban all tobacco sales for residents born on
Virginia Legislature throws out retail cannabis law
A Virginia legislature this week declined to introduce a bill to regulate retail cannabis sales, effectively scrapping a proposal that would have set the stage for recreational mar
Kansas legislator introduces cannabis amnesty law
A Kansas state legislature last week introduced a cannabis amnesty law that would effectively decriminalize marijuana in the state of Sunflower. The measure, House Bill 2363, was i
New California law would allow cannabis catering
According to KTLA 5, a new law in the California state legislature could finally allow private events to have cannabis catering. As society increasingly accepts cannabis as an alte
The Mayor of Washington, DC signs a medical pot law
The recently passed legislation, called the Medical Cannabis Amendment Act of 2022 (B24-0113), was sponsored by Washington, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson in February 2021. The
Minnesota adult-use legalization law clears first hurdle
Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota have begun their push to legalize marijuana, with a bill this week removing the first of many legislative hurdles. The bill “removed the fir
Study shows California law enforcement agencies are more likely to arrest black teenagers
An annual report released Jan. 1 by the Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA) has many observations about California law enforcement officials. This is the sixth repo
US Virgin Islands lawmakers pass law legalizing cannabis
Lawmakers in the US Virgin Islands passed legislation legalizing recreational marijuana last week, bringing the number of states and territories in the country that have legalized
South Dakota activists plan new law to legalize cannabis
Despite the failure of a recreational marijuana legalization measure that won majority voters support in last month’s midterm elections, activists in South Dakota are already
A new California law would decriminalize psychedelics — but not all
In the everlasting words of Aaliyah, if you don’t succeed the first time, dust yourself off and try again. That’s exactly what California Sen. Scott Wiener (D) did this
New THC-CBD pill for MS and HD could be first to benefit from Biden’s new marijuana research law
The MMJ triangle, in partnership with a specialist pharmaceutical soft gelatin manufacturing company, has completed production of its CBD-THC encapsulated drug based on compounds f
The new marijuana research law is another sign that federal prohibition is ending
On Friday, December 2, 2022, the White House announced that President Biden had enacted House Resolution 8454: HR 8454, the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act
Canada sets up expert panel to review cannabis law
Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced the panel’s members on November 24. “The panel of experts will provide us with an independent, comprehensive and evi
Cannabis Law Review: No More Medical Program? – Hemp | weed | marijuana
Take the survey and ask Health Canada to ditch our medicines Does Cannabis Law Review Mean No More Medicinal Cannabis In Canada? Many of Canada’s cannabis consumers, producer