Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government will introduce legislation to legalize recreational marijuana the week of April 10th and it should become law by July next year… Trudeau has long promised to legalize recreational pot use and sales. Canada would be the largest developed country to end a nationwide prohibition of recreational marijuana. In the […]
The West Virginia Senate’s Health and Human Resources Committee narrowly passed a medical marijuana bill Friday morning that would allow certain patients to be prescribed marijuana for medicinal purposes. The bill (SB386), called the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act, now goes to the Senate Judiciary Committee. If it passes there, it would also have to pass […]
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It’s the boldest attempt yet by a U.S. marijuana state to avoid federal intervention Source: Colorado Marijuana: State Tries to Avoid Trump Crackdown | Time.com
General Assembly leaders have coalesced around a plan to issue an additional five medical marijuana growing licenses and increase the likelihood several of those lucrative deals went to minority-owned companies. The deal, though, falls short of demands lodged by the influential Legislative Black Caucus, which wanted to disband the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission and put […]
Source: American Vice: Black Market Marijuana – Facts and Figures
A great summary! Source: WGBH News
Worried about a possible federal crackdown on state-licensed pot dealers, legislators are seeking to block local law enforcement agencies from assisting the feds. Source: California lawmakers want to block police from helping federal drug agents take action against marijuana license holders – LA Times
This week Fortune.com reports on cannabis industry development in Israel: Licensed marijuana growers work with scientific institutions in clinical trials towards the development of cannabis strains that treat a variety of illnesses and disorders. One step forward for the Israel cannabis market. There are about 120 studies ongoing in Israel, including clinical trials looking at […]
Illinois lawmakers propose legalizing recreational marijuana, but a vote is not expected until next year. The state would license and regulate businesses to grow, process and sell the plant, and it would establish safety regulations such as testing and labeling requirements, sponsors said. The measure would also allow residents to possess up to 28 grams […]
