Ecuador legalizes medical marijuana while South America goes green with cannabis
Ecuador recently joined the list of countries that have reformed their use of cannabis for its medicinal and recreational properties. Other countries include Uruguay, Brazil, Chile
South Dakota legalization bill still pending after House vote to smoke out
By Jelena Martinovic A bill legalizing marijuana landed on the floor of the South Dakota House just a day after a committee rejected it. The SB 3, passed by the Senate by an 18-17
Bill to legalize marijuana dying in South Dakota legislature – for now |
A South Dakota legislature’s proposal to legalize recreational cannabis finally cleared a hurdle last week, only to be stymied by another on Monday. But the legislation, Sena
South Africa Accelerates Cannabis Regulation and Sees International Market Building in the Future
This article originally appeared on Cannabis.net and has been republished with permission. The South African cannabis industry has been at a standstill for a number of years, despi
South Africa is accelerating cannabis regulation and sees international market building in the future
The South African cannabis industry has been at a standstill for a number of years, despite government statements to speed up reforms. Last week, the African country’s federa
South Dakota legislators push law toward legalization
A bill legalizing adult recreational cannabis narrowly advanced in the South Dakota legislature last week, passing the Senate by a single vote. The legislation would bring some rel
South Dakota Senate clears cannabis legalization and deletion bills
By Jelena Martinovic The South Dakota Senate gave the green light to bills legalizing and taxing marijuana and allowing demerits for petty cannabis offenses, Marijuana Moment repor
The South African state of Gauteng is building the country’s first cannabis hub
With all the delays and excuses being heard on the cannabis reform frontline almost everywhere else these days, one region of the world has the problem in the fast lane. South Afri
South African government to speed up cannabis reform legislation |
Almost alone in a sea of naysayers (worldwide), South Africa currently appears to be moving forward without compromise and creating a regulatory regime for the burgeoning loc
Former Top Trump Aide Calls Out South Carolina GOP For Opposing Medical Cannabis Bill
by Jelena Martinovic The ongoing medical cannabis debate resumed on Tuesday in the South Carolina Senate. Mick Mulvaney, former President Trump’s White House chief of staff,
South Carolina lawmakers are considering the medicinal cannabis proposal
Debate on a proposal to legalize medicinal cannabis continues this week in the South Carolina state legislature, with amendments to the bill reportedly set to vote as early as Tues
South Dakota’s governor is requiring cannabis advocates to pay legal fees
Not content with triumphing in court, conservative South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem wants pro-cannabis to pick up the bill, too. A spokesman for Noem said last week that the organizer
South Carolina lawmakers are introducing legislation to ban searching a car simply because it smells of weed
Rep. Deon Tedder (D-Charleston) has introduced a bill to end stops, searches, seizures and arrests based on cannabis smells. South Carolina lawmakers believed that the mere smell o
The old South American empire stumbled upon psychedelic beer
Leaders of a historic South American empire used a beer mixed with a psychedelic drug to maintain political control over their society and surrounding communities, according to a s
South Carolina lawmakers are fighting the law to find cannabis smell
Catching a breath of weed shouldn’t be enough for likely reasons, and South Carolina lawmakers want to make sure it doesn’t anymore. That’s the idea behind a bill
South Dakota Legislators Prepare Dozen of Cannabis Reform Laws |
Just weeks after the South Dakota Supreme Court rejected a voter-approved cannabis legalization initiative, state lawmakers will review more than two dozen cannabis policy reform b
South Dakota voters reject governor’s cannabis approach
South Dakota voters are largely on board with their governor. Large majorities are in favor of her general job performance as well as her dealings with the country’s economy and
How can the South Dakota Supreme Court crush the voter-approved marijuana legalization initiative?
In November 2020, South Dakota voters voted in droves for the cannabis legalization initiative. Less than a year later, the state Supreme Court dismissed the initiative after much
South Dakota Supreme Court opposes recreational cannabis legalization
A majority of South Dakota voters blessed cannabis legalization last year, but the state’s judicial system did not. The long, drawn-out saga of Mouth Rushmore State’s f
South Dakota’s Supreme knocks down recreational cannabis polls and overturns the will of the people
By Nina Zdinjak Finally, the decision is made on the South Dakota voter-approved initiative to legalize recreational cannabis. Unfortunately, the state Supreme Court decided to kil