Voters in five states will get to decide whether marijuana should be legal to use recreationally. (CNN)On this election day, voters in five stateswill get to decide whether marijuana should be legal to use recreationally. It’s on the ballot in California, Massachusetts, Maine, Arizona and Nevada. Voters will also decide whether it should be used for […]
As California voters prepare to vote in November on whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider an ordinance prohibiting such business in the county’s unincorporated areas. In an effort to stay up-to-date on new and proposed laws regarding medical and recreational marijuana, the county […]
Medical marijuana is making progress in Maryland, with all the growers and processors being finalized. Read the full story from the Source: Maryland Names Top Medical Marijuana Applicants
With the legalization of marijuana becoming more common, there is a dearth of knowledge on the drug itself, after years of governmental restrictions on its study. This article, by issue editor Tim Baker and other articles about Marijuana in America, are included in the new NewsweekSpecial Edition, Weed U.S.A. Federal restrictions limiting legal cannabis to one source are […]
On July 29, Illinois State Gov. Bruce Rauner signed SB 2228, which removed criminal penalties for those found in possession of 10 grams or less of marijuana. The passing of this bill makes Illinois the 21st state to decriminalize marijuana. Read More: Illinois Becomes The 21st State To Decriminalize Marijuana
By Omar Sacirbey New Mexico’s nearly decade-old medical marijuana market is sprinting ahead as if it had just opened, thanks to a 70% jump in new patients over the past year. Sales via dispensaries hit nearly $10 million in the first quarter – almost double the total from the same period in 2015. The […]
Liberal-leaning Vermont legislature could become the first U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana use, rather than by voter initiative, in a move that advocates for the drug say could speed its acceptance across the nation. State representatives this month are set to take up a bill passed by the state Senate in February that […]
Michigan Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Michigan state Senator Coleman Young II has introduced Senate Bill 0813 and Senate Joint Resolution O. The purpose of the bill is to regulate and tax marijuana while the join resolution proposes “an amendment to the state constitution of 1963, by adding section 40a to article IV, to decriminalize the possession and use of […]
With less than five months to go before medical marijuana dispensaries can open in Hawaii, business owners could be facing unique obstacles in a state of islands separated by federal waters. Dispensaries can open as soon as July 15, but industry experts say they could be confronted with challenges unlike those in other states, such […]
Some Hawaii lawmakers and advocates say medical marijuana dispensary applicants could be at a disadvantage because health department rules don’t allow greenhouses. Right now, rules posted on the Hawaii Department of Health’s website say that isn’t allowed, and medical marijuana must be grown in an enclosed structure. Janice Okubo of the Hawaii Department of Health […]
