A lawsuit filed against Governor Jared Polis and three state agencies over a new medical marijuana law has been dismissed by Denver District Court, but an appeal is expected. Twenty-year-old medical marijuana patient Benjamin Wann had sued Polis, the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division and the departments of Revenue and Public […]
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Drug testing at work problematic for medical marijuana patients
State agencies in Louisiana could soon be prohibited from firing workers who use medical marijuana. The Louisiana House Labor Committee will consider a bill next week that would prohibit the state from subjecting employees or prospective employees to any negative consequences based solely on a positive drug test for marijuana […]
Want to start a legal marijuana business? Here’s what you need to know before you begin.
Apr 29, 2022, 2:55amUpdated 5d ago By: News 12 Staff Now that a dozen marijuana dispensaries have been selling recreational cannabis for a week, can smaller businesses be far behind? The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission has awarded more than 100 conditional licenses for the legal marijuana industry. The NJCRC […]
DeSoto County takes no action but likely to opt-in to medical marijuana law | News
DeSoto County took no official action regarding medical cannabis, but likely will join Hernando and Olive Branch and opt-in to the law. The Board of County Supervisors reconvened Monday morning to discuss the law and to hear from the public, but adjourned until their next meeting on May 2 without […]
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NORTH CAROLINA — Legalizing medical marijuana has been an ongoing debate in the Tar Heel state, but a recent poll shows an overwhelming majority of North Carolinians are in favor. What You Need To Know The majority of North Carolinians support medical marijuana despite it currently being illegal, according […]
Federal attempts to legalize marijuana flail, even as public support grows
Across the country, attitudes toward cannabis are becoming more permissive and accepting, but partisan gridlock in Congress virtually ensures that legislation to decriminalize marijuana will languish and die in the U.S. Senate. Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE) by […]
Legal Marijuana Sales Will Start Next Thursday in New Jersey
The first sales of recreational, adult-use cannabis in New Jersey will start next Thursday, marking the culmination of a yearslong effort to legalize marijuana and to curtail the racially unbalanced penalties for possessing the drug. At least a half-dozen medical-marijuana dispensaries are planning to open their doors to all adults […]
South Carolina Medical Marijuana Bill Approved In House Committee And Heads To Floor
A bill to legalize medical marijuana passed a key South Carolina House committee on Thursday, days after the panel heard hours of testimony on the reform. If enacted into law, the measure would create what both supporters and critics alike acknowledge would be among the most restrictive medical cannabis laws […]
South Dakota medical marijuana laws change after new bills signed
South Dakota’s new medical marijuana law is changing less than a year after it went on the books. Gov. Kristi Noem announced Friday she’d signed a series of cannabis-related measures passed earlier this winter by the state Legislature that modify statutes that govern South Dakota’s medical marijuana program. From in-home […]
Alabama gubernatorial candidate: State pushing ‘drug cartel’ with medical marijuana legalization
A leading Republican governor’s candidate said Thursday that Alabama officials are pushing to establish a “drug cartel” to sell medical marijuana gummies in every Alabama community. Tim James, a businessman and son of former Gov. Fob James, who is polling a distant second behind incumbent Gov. Kay Ivey, also criticized […]