Aug 01 2023
The Northern Mariana Islands’ House of Representatives have overwhelming approved a bill to end pre-employment cannabis testing for most government jobs. Filed by Representative Diego Vincent Camacho, the legislation was passed by a 17 to 1 vote in the House, sending it to the Senate for consideration. The move comes around five years after the …
Aug 01 2023
According to a new study published in the journal Phytotherapy Research, the marijuana compound cannabidiol (CBD) “shows promising effects in limiting adolescent alcohol binge drinking and rebalancing the bio-behavioural abnormalities.” The study was published online ahead of print by the National Library of Medicine, with the title Cannabidiol tempers alcohol intake and neuroendocrine and behavioural …
Aug 01 2023
Arkansas legislation that codifies gun rights for medical marijuana patients has officially taken effect. House Bill 1784, which took effect today, alters Arkansas’ laws related to concealed carry licenses to state that officials “shall not consider a person’s status as a qualifying patient or designated caregiver under the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment of 2016, Arkansas …
Aug 01 2023
As of today, August 1, the possession and personal cultivation of recreational marijuana is legal in Minnesota for everyone 21 and older. Minnesota is now officially the 23rd state with legal recreational marijuana. The new law allows for the possession of up to two ounces of dried marijuana flower while in public and up to …
Jul 31 2023
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed initiated that would repeal the state’s medical marijuana program. This proposed initiated measure would repeal the state’s medical marijuana program that was approved by voters in the 2020 general election. The repeal would make all possession, use, cultivation, sale, manufacture, …
Jul 31 2023
According to the the 2023 Cannabis Global Price Index, New Yorkers consume the most marijuana in the world. The study found that New York City residents consume an average of 62.3 metric tons of marijuana each year, the highest amount in the world. Sydney, Australia came second with 45.8 metric tons per year, despite marijuana …
Jul 30 2023
Although the first state-licensed marijuana store isn’t expected to open in Minnesota until 2025, two tribes in the state are planning to open legal marijuana stores in just a couple days with no requirement to be a tribal member. On Friday the White Earth Nation Tribal Council voted to legalize recreational marijuana for everyone 21 …
Jul 28 2023
In just three days, on August 1, marijuana will become legal in Minnesota. Starting Tuesday those 21+ will be allowed to possess up to two ounces of marijuana in public, and up to two pounds at a private residence. They will also be allowed to possess up to eight grams of marijuana concentrates and 800mg …
Jul 27 2023
According to a recently published study, in patients with chronic neck and back pain a spray containing both CBD and THC “showed clinically significant reductions in pain compared to baseline pain scores.” The study is published in the peer-reviewed journal Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids, with the abstract also published by the National Library of Medicine. …
Jul 27 2023
Legislation filed today in Pennsylvania’s Legislature would legalize the cultivation of marijuana for patients. Senate Bill 869 was introduced by Senator Sharif Street along with a bipartisan coalition of seven other lawmakers. Under the proposed law an authorized medical marijuana patient who has “been a resident of this Commonwealth for a period of at least …
