by adminTorusBrand | Oct 9, 2019 | Politics
Mexican lawmakers are working hard to meet a court-ordered deadline to legalize recreational marijuana by the end of October. Come November, Mexico could become the third country in the world to fully legalize marijuana. Mexican Senate Leader Ricardo Monreal announced...
by adminTorusBrand | Oct 4, 2019 | Politics
A new FBI report reveals people in America are arrested every 48 seconds for marijuana. While the majority of states in the country have established some form of marijuana access law, marijuana arrests have not declined but slightly increased for the third year...
by adminTorusBrand | Oct 3, 2019 | Politics
A new poll finds a majority of Americans favor recategorizing cannabis offenses to the same level as traffic violations. A 2019 survey finds strong support for changing the punishments for cannabis offenses to a lesser charge. The Cato Institute, a public policy...
by adminTorusBrand | Oct 3, 2019 | Politics
The governor and lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania are encouraging those with past low-level marijuana possession charges to pursue the state’s new expungement program. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf and Lt. Governor John Fetterman announced a reform process to...
by adminTorusBrand | Oct 2, 2019 | Politics
A new poll indicates a sharp increase from two years ago in support of adult-use marijuana legalization in Virginia. Despite current state marijuana laws, a statewide survey reveals 61 percent of Virginians now support legalizing recreational cannabis. A new...
by adminTorusBrand | Oct 1, 2019 | Politics
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced the grants would go to communities harmed by marijuana enforcement. California state leaders are making good on a commitment included in the state’s 2016 law legalizing recreational marijuana by investing $28.5 million in...