marijuana legalization
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves has signed medical marijuana into law, saying discussion surrounding the bill has “consumed an enormous amount of space” in the state’s news cycle. The legislation was signed Wednesday and becomes law “immediately,” per the Associated Press, though it will take several months before residents see the opening of the first medical […]
A leading marijuana law reform organization has shared a detailed response to a headlines-spurring study that was making the usual rounds on Tuesday morning. The study in question appeared in the Canadian Medical Association Journal this week before being featured in a CNN piece, notably under a headline informing readers that “young adult cannabis consumers [are] […]
Diddy has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the 30-day suspension of Sha’Carri Richardson, who will not be competing in the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for THC. In his first statement, shared to both Twitter and Instagram on Wednesday, Diddy said his heart was broken for Richardson, whose lifelong dream had been “stripped away […]
Mexico’s Supreme Court voted 8-3 on Monday in favor of striking down laws prohibiting the use of recreational marijuana, per BBC News. The decision deemed legislation that banned the personal use, and home cultivation of marijuana as unconstitutional. Adult residents can now apply for permits that will allow someone to carry as much as 28 grams, or grow no […]
After criminalizing cannabis for so long, more states across the US are shifting their policies and legalizing the plant. At least 16 states and Washington, DC, have made recreational weed legal, while 19 states have a medical cannabis program in place. New York celebrated when it became one of the latest states to join the recreational […]
Virgina has become the first southern state to legalize marijuana. On Wednesday, the state’s Democratic-controlled Legislature voted to approve Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed amendments to a legalization bill. One such change was to legalize marijuana possession beginning July 1, 2020, rather than the initial date of Jan. 1, 2024. Though the bill will allow adults 21 and over […]
London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced he’s looking into the logistics of decriminalising cannabis. The announcement comes as Khan and other mayoral candidates lay out their policies and plans ahead of May’s elections. If Khan is re-elected on May 6, he says he will set up an independent London drugs commission to explore the potential […]
New Mexico state legislatures voted in favor of passing the Cannabis Regulation Act, which would legalize recreational marijuana use in the state, while also decriminalizing past offenses for possession, USA TODAY reports. The bill will be sent to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, who has already stated via Twitter that her “signing pen is ready.” According to Rolling […]
New York City officers can no longer conduct vehicle searches based on the smell of marijuana alone. The order was outlined in a new NYPD memo that details the state’s new laws pertaining to cannabis sales, possession, and use among adults 21 and older. “Effective immediately, the smell of marijuana alone no longer establishes probable cause of a crime to […]
Nebraska’s Republican governor went full Reefer Madness when addressing a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. “This is a dangerous drug that will impact our kids,” Gov. Pete Ricketts said during a Wednesday press conference. “If you legalize marijuana, you’re going to kill your kids. That’s what the data shows from around the country … Big […]
