by adminTorusBrand | Nov 16, 2018 | Politics
With the change at Rules Chair, Congress is much more likely to move forward with cannabis reform legislation. Next year’s House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) has promised he will allow open debate of marijuana reform amendments on the floor of the...
by adminTorusBrand | Nov 16, 2018 | Politics
A majority of Minnesota residents now support legalizing recreational marijuana. A majority of Minnesota residents are in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana, according to a new poll from KSTP/SurveyUSA. In a survey of 1,000 Minnesota adults, 56 percent voiced...
by adminTorusBrand | Nov 15, 2018 | Politics
Sponsors of Proposition 2 have been meeting with legislative leadership and cannabis opponents to craft the final language of the state’s new medical marijuana law. Utah lawmakers are in the midst of finalizing a medical marijuana bill that will replace Proposition 2,...
by adminTorusBrand | Nov 14, 2018 | Politics
The organization representing more than a million disabled veterans wants more investigation into cannabis’ potential for pain, PTSD, and TBI. One of the nation’s largest veterans organizations this month urged federal officials to facilitate more research into...
by adminTorusBrand | Nov 14, 2018 | Politics
The recommendation now needs the final approval of the Board of Medicine. Iowa’s medical cannabis advisory board this month recommended adding autism as a qualifying condition for medical cannabis. The recommendation now needs final approval from the Board of Medicine...
by adminTorusBrand | Nov 13, 2018 | Politics
The proposed legislation comes shortly after Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that the country’s ban on recreational marijuana is unconstitutional. A key Mexican Senator this month introduced legislation to legalize the possession, use, cultivation, and sale of marijuana....