Today, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto officially published a bill that makes medical marijuana available and legal in Mexico. The historic change in policy for this critical Latin American nation marks another country that has welcomed cannabis as an important …
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It Took Trump’s Opioid Addiction Panel Nearly Six Months to Actually Meet – News
Donald Trump is hard on drugs. At least that’s the image he tried to portray on his way to the White House, where at every rally and speech, the teetotaling businessman ranted and raved about the nation’s opioid epidemic. He …
Read More »Senate Draft of Massachusetts Cannabis Legalization Bill Keeps 12% Tax – News
Late last week, the Massachusetts Senate released a draft of a bill to that would replace the voter-approved measure legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. This draft of the bill proposes capping the tax on recreational weed at 12%, the …
Read More »Federalism: Republican Utah Senator Supports States’ Rights
On May 25, Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R) enjoyed a rather thought provoking conversation with C-Span’s Neal Katyal regarding the 10th Amendment, federalism, government overreach, and the complex issue of voter-approved state marijuana laws. A timely issue for states that …
Read More »Taking It in the Trump: Everything the President Did This Week (June 18, 2017) – News
Despite this dreadful string of events, the president still managed to draw some negative attention to himself, and also received some bad news on his birthday. As the special counsel overseeing the Russian investigation looms larger than ever, the Trump …
Read More »Canada’s New 800,000 Square-Foot Greenhouse will Produce Over 200,000 Pounds of Weed Every Year – News
Canada’s New 800,000 Square-Foot Greenhouse will Produce Over 200,000 Pounds of Weed Every Year The world’s biggest grow-op has officially broken ground on 30 acres of federal land next to the Edmonton International Airport. The world’s largest cannabis cultivation facility …
Read More »New Jersey Marijuana Arrests Hit Record High Under Governor Christie – News
A new report by the American Civil Liberties Union has found that the number of New Jersey residents arrested for marijuana-related crimes has been steadily increasing over the past decade. The report analyzed FBI Uniform Crime Report and U.S. Census …
Read More »Mexican Congress Approves Use of Medical Cannabis
In April 2017, the Mexican Congress voted, by a large majority, in favor of a bill that legalizes the medical and scientific use, production and distribution of cannabis. The new law acknowledges the therapeutic properties of THC. Mexico has given …
Read More »New Hampshire Decriminalization Law Awaits Governor’s Signature
We have been following the proposed cannabis legislation in New Hampshire’s state Congress closely this session, and we are so glad that the decriminalization measure has passed through both the House and Senate! Now, we await the Governor’s decision on …
Read More »Iowa State University Students Win Federal Court Case Over Right to Print Pot-Themed T-Shirts – News
A federal court has ruled in favor of two Iowa State University students who attempted to print t-shirts with the school’s logo and a marijuana leaf in 2012. The shirts were originally produced to promote the University’s chapter of NORML, …
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