Mar 19 2024
Only 12 states have not enacted laws legalizing medical marijuana, with that number likely to shrink by the end of the year. Since California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, 37 others states have followed suit, although with varying approaches. Nine other states have passed laws allowing the medical use of …
Mar 19 2024
A comprehensive psilocybin bill has been passed through a key committee in the Vermont Senate. The Senate Committee on Health and Welfare voted today to pass Senate Bill 114, filed by Senator Martine Gulick along with eight cosponsors. Its official title calls it “An act relating to removal of criminal penalties for possessing, dispensing, or …
Mar 19 2024
The official page for the White House on the social media platform X just posted a pro-marijuana message, pointing out that the current administration has “pardoned tens of thousands of people for federal marijuana possession.” “President Biden and Vice President Harris believe no one should be jailed just for using or possessing marijuana”, states the …
Mar 17 2024
Legislation that would decriminalize the personal possession of all drugs in Schedule I through V has been scheduled for a public hearing on March 21. House Bill 7315 was filed in January by State Representative Jose Batista along with seven cosponsors. On Friday, the measure was scheduled for a public hearing and potential consideration in …
Mar 17 2024
For the first time as sitting Vice President, Kamala Harris says marijuana should be legalized nationwide. The comments came soon after she called on marijuana to be rescheduled “as quickly as possible.” “We need to legalize marijuana”, Harris said in a recent meeting with marijuana pardon recipients. Although this comment was said during a closed-door meeting, …
Mar 16 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris has called on the federal government to reschedule marijuana “as quickly as possible”, emphasizing that “nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed.” “I cannot emphasize enough that they need to get to it as quickly as possible,” Vice President Harris said on Friday. “We need to have a …
Mar 14 2024
Jones Soda Co. announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ending December 31, 2023, and the company’s marijuana-infused soda line continues to increase its market share. According to a press release sent today, Jones Soda made $3.5 million in revenue in the fourth quarter of 2023. Although this was a slight …
Mar 14 2024
There are a handful of states vying to become the 25th to legalize recreational marijuana, but some appear more likely to do so than others. At the start of 2012, there were zero states with legal marijuana for recreational use. Since Colorado and Washington tied to become the first to do so later that year, …
Mar 14 2024
Officials in Illinois have given initial approval to petitions to add both female orgasmic disorder (FOD) and endometriosis as qualifying medical marijuana conditions The Illinois Medical Cannabis Advisory Board voted overwhelming to approve both conditions. The Department of Health will need to sign off on the recommendations before the two conditions can be officially added …
Mar 14 2024
According to a new study, the legalization of licensed marijuana retail outlets is not directly associated with an increase in marijuana use among young people. Titled Increasing lifetime and past 30-day marijuana use among middle school students regardless of recreational marijuana sales, the study is being published in the June, 2024 issue of the journal …
