Jun 25 2024
Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday voted to decriminalize possession of marijuana for personal use, according to the Associated Press. With final votes cast on Tuesday, a majority of the justices on the 11-person court have voted in favor of decriminalization since deliberations began in 2015. The justices must also determine the maximum quantity of marijuana …
Jun 25 2024
In 19 weeks, on November 5, Florida voters will have the opportunity to make legal recreational marijuana a constitutional right for everyone 21 and older. Amendment 3, put forth by the nonprofit political committee Smart & Safe Florida, would allow those who are at least 21 years old to possess up to three ounces of …
Jun 25 2024
A spending bill unveiled by a Republican-led congressional committee includes a provision to prevent the rescheduling of marijuana. The 2025 appropriations bill for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, which is set to be considered in a subcommittee on Wednesday, includes language that would block the Justice Department from reallocating funds to reschedule or remove …
Jun 25 2024
With four weeks left in the 60-day public comment period for the DEA’s marijuana rescheduling proposal, 25,000 comments have been submitted. The DEA’s plan to move marijuana to Schedule III has garnered around 720 comments each day since it was officially published in the Federal Register on May 21. There’s now four weeks remaining before …
Jun 24 2024
With overwhelming support, legislation that would legalize medical marijuana has been given approval by the North Carolina Senate. House Bill 563 passed its third and final reading this evening, officially advancing the measure to the House of Representatives. The vote was 36 to 10. Once approved by the House, it will proceed to Governor Roy …
Jun 24 2024
Legislation that would “criminalize the manufacture, possession and sale of products containing kratom” has been given approval by a key Assembly committee in New Jersey. Assembly Bill 3797, filed in February by State Representative Sean Kean (R), was passed today by the Assembly State and Local Government Committee, sending it to a 2nd reading by …
Jun 24 2024
DaySavers and the Cannabis Research Coalition, continue to seek those interesting in participating in their first-of-its-kind study called The Science of Smokeability (SOS). “DaySavers is partnering with the Cannabis Research Coalition on a groundbreaking study on the Science of Smokeability”, states DaySavers on their website. “This 2+ year study will be exploring how cultivation and …
Jun 24 2024
According to new polling release by the University of New Hampshire, a strong majority of adults living in the state support legalizing recreational marijuana. Six in 10 New Hampshire residents support a bill to legalize recreational marijuana that was recently tabled by the New Hampshire House of Representatives, finds the new Granite State Poll. About …
Jun 24 2024
A independent expert with the United Nations today released a report calling for an end to the “war on drugs”, asking States to move towards harm reduction in drug policies. In her fourth report to the Human Rights Council, Tlaleng Mofokeng, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health, focused on drug use, harm reduction and the …
Jun 24 2024
Bipartisan Pennsylvania lawmakers held a press conference today to provide an update on their attempt to legalize recreational marijuana this session. “We are surrounded by states that have already legalized the adult use of cannabis, and they are taking advantage of the fact that we have not,” said Representative Emily Kinkead (D). “There are Pennsylvania …
