by adminTorusBrand | May 7, 2019 | Politics
Safe Cannabis Sales Act to end “pipeline to prison.” In the District of Columbia, the use of recreational marijuana by those 21 or older has been legal since 2015, but buying or selling marijuana has remained illegal. On May 2, DC’s Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the...
by adminTorusBrand | May 6, 2019 | Politics
If the bill passes, recreational marijuana will be legal in Illinois as of January 1, 2020. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced over the weekend that he and key lawmakers have come to an agreement to legalize recreational marijuana. The 300-page measure would...
by adminTorusBrand | May 3, 2019 | Politics
Four congressional Democrats from Colorado wrote a letter to the heads of the Justice Department and the Department of Homeland Security, pushing for a new federal policy. A group of four federal lawmakers from Colorado this week urged Attorney General William Barr...
by adminTorusBrand | May 2, 2019 | Politics
More than 450 people so far have weighed in on how CBD should be regulated. Tasked with developing a regulatory framework for the use of cannabidiol (CBD), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last month requested feedback from the American people. With a month...
by adminTorusBrand | Apr 29, 2019 | Politics
The change, which took effect immediately, was made to increase the number of residents who can legally use medical marijuana. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum this month signed into law legislation that expands the state’s medical marijuana program with 12 additional...
by adminTorusBrand | Apr 25, 2019 | Politics
A representative from Oklahoma’s Department of Agriculture anticipates that farmers will be able to start growing hemp for commercial purposes in 2020. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt last week signed into law legislation that authorizes the production of hemp for...
