Legalization

It seems that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and his cronies at the DEA are fully prepared to break federal law if it means having an easier time prosecuting cases involving people who manufacture, traffic and use pharmaceutical substances for recreational purposes.

A recent report from NPR indicates the DEA is looking to hire a legion of special prosecutors to put more drug offenders in prison.

South Africa’s government has announced that it will appeal the country’s recent High Court ruling which decriminalized private, small-scale cannabis cultivation and consumption on a personal level.
On March 31st, the Western Cape High Court stated that the ban on cannabis in its present form was not constitutional. As a result of that decision, the government of the country was ordered to change the narcotics act to allow for the non-public consumption and private cultivation of cannabis.

Despite the fact that the nature of Colorado’s marijuana legalization amendment was to regulate the herb similarly to alcohol, the states's legislative forces are not doing a great job putting this philosophy to work. The latest debacle is over whether lawmakers should permit the state’s tax paying citizens to smoke weed on their front porch.

According to the Denver Post, the state House and Senate cannot seem to come to an agreement on what exactly constitutes public marijuana consumption.

When New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s final term expires next January, the state will likely elect a Democrat to replace the Republican. And unlike Christie — who is an outspoken opponent of marijuana reform — the current gubernatorial frontrunner, U.S. ambassador Phil Murphy, sees cannabis legalization as a financial opportunity.  
Speaking at a conference hosted by the New Jersey Hospital Association in Princeton, New Jersey, Christie had some choice words for pro-cannabis legislators:
“They want that blood money? Let them do it. And they will.

Approximately six years ago, the country of Bolivia withdrew from a major UN drug control treaty in order to legalize the coca leaf in their country.

The majestically mountainous state of Vermont is known as a progressive bastion in the northeastern part of the United States, but somehow, neighboring states like Massachusetts and Maine have been quicker to pass legislation approving recreational cannabis. However, the last few months have shown that the state is nearing some form of legalization. 

Back in February, proposition H. 170 hit the floor of the Vermont House, aiming to legalize possession of marijuana.

Visits by teens to a Colorado children's hospital emergency department and its satellite urgent care centers increased rapidly after legalization of marijuana for commercialized medical and recreational use, according to new research being presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in San Francisco.

The study abstract, "Impact of Marijuana Legalization in Colorado on Adolescent Emergency Visits" on Monday, May 8 at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco.
Colorado legalized the commercialization of medical marijuana in 2010 and recreational marijuana use in 2014.

American marijuana industry leaders are looking at the impending legalization of recreational marijuana in Canada as a potential asset, rather than a threat to their own businesses. “Anything that moves the conversation forward in terms of legalization is a broad positive,” Hadley Ford, managing partner of New York cannabis-centric holding company iAnthus Capital, said.

Industry insiders expect that a successful rollout of a legal Canadian market will boost investor confidence in the global cannabis market, which will in turn benefit American canna-businesses.

Florida lawmakers seem to be doing everything in their power to ensure that Floridians are never able to get their hands on medical marijuana.

Earlier this week, the state’s House of Representatives approved what pot advocates are calling a “fatally flawed” measure intended to get the state’s newfound legal cannabis industry off the ground.

The problem with this legislation, which was approved in a vote of 105-to-9, is that it forces doctors to go against the grain of federal law by “prescribing” medical marijuana rather than offering recommendations.

Because marijuana is still illegal in the eyes of the federal

The national attitude toward marijuana is changing. Some states have legalized weed, others have it on their docket for 2017, and you can even invest in cannabis stock. Finding the best life insurance companies for marijuana users is important too. But where does that leave life insurance for marijuana users?Marijuana’s legality is still hazy, and so are the guidelines that carriers use to rate applicants who use marijuana. Insurance carriers set policy premium rates – the amount you’ll pay every month – largely based on your health. The worse your health, the more you pay.