Michigan K-12 students would be able to use medical pot on school grounds under new law
Michigan students enrolled in K-12 schools may soon be allowed to consume their medical cannabis on school grounds (and on the bus, which is probably the envy of anyone who was bul
Oregon governor rejects cannabis banking law
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek recently rejected a bill that would have created a state public bank task force. The 19-strong team would have examined the pros and cons of a cannabis busin
New law grants Seattle pharmacy employees stronger job protections
A newly enacted regulation in Seattle will give the city’s cannabis dispensary workers stronger labor protections. This is part of an ongoing effort by executives to make the
Germany publishes draft law to legalize cannabis
Germany is getting closer and closer to a new era of cannabis legalization. Last week, the country’s health ministry introduced a bill detailing new regulations for personal
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The German legalization bill was published on July 5. The draft law describes the first phase of the two-stage legalization process in Germany. The German legalization bill include
The US Forest Service reminds its employees that they remain subject to federal law
On June 22, Tony Dixon, deputy director of operations for the US Forest Service (USFS), released a statement examining the context and impact of cannabis on federal employees. R
Breweries in Minnesota are seeing benefits from the state’s cannabis law
A new cannabis law in Minnesota has the state’s craft breweries in a frenzy. Local news station KARE reports that industry leaders “were indeed seeking more regulations
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