Legalization

Marijuana legalization is pushed to the back burner again in New York. The issue fails to make it into New York’s state budget for 2020 as Governor Andrew Cuomo and state officials grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. In a press …

Most of the states that have legalized recreational or medical marijuana also allow residents to grow a certain number of plants. Growing your own cannabis can be a way to save on money after the initial setup costs. Not only …

In addition to curtailing cannabis-related arrests, organizations are calling for the release or clemency for people incarcerated for cannabis offenses as well as a reduction of incarcerated non-violent prisoners, whether they’ve been sentenced or not. Public health experts have warned …

The federal Small Business Administration (SBA) reiterated on Monday that marijuana companies are not eligible for disaster relief loans to lessen the blow of the coronavirus outbreak. Because cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, the marijuana industry is being …

The governor of New York said on Monday that he expects lawmakers to push ahead with plans to legalize marijuana even as the state works to address the coronavirus pandemic. During a briefing on the public health crisis, Gov. Andrew …

Cannabis advocates, medical professionals and law enforcement officials released an open letter to state leaders in light on the rapid spread of the coronavirus. In response to escalating efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 by social distancing, the Marijuana …

As Congress scrambles to reach a consensus on how to help Americans caught in the financial fallout of COVID-19, a coalition of marijuana industry trade groups is urging federal lawmakers not to forget about the hundreds of thousands of workers …

Low-interest loans being offered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) that offer up to $2 million in aid are not being extended to state-legal cannabis businesses. Though Donald Trump instructed the SBA to allot up to $50 billion to help …

Numerous state and city governments around the country are deciding not to arrest people for cannabis use and consumption, not to prosecute existing low level cases and some are ordering their staff to dismiss pending criminal charges against those arrested …

In a positive move for US military veterans, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC) approved bipartisan bills that would increase access to state-legal medical cannabis for veterans and expand research into the potential medical benefits of cannabis for conditions commonly …