by adminTorusBrand | Jan 10, 2020 | Politics
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a hearing Wednesday on future federal cannabis policies and review current federal regulations. Another House committee is scheduled to review federal cannabis policies during a congressional hearing, an...
by adminTorusBrand | Jan 9, 2020 | Politics
Mississippi state officials announced that a medical marijuana ballot initiative has qualified for the 2020 state election. Whether Mississippi legalizes medical marijuana this year will be up to the people. The Mississippi Secretary of State’s office on Tuesday...
by adminTorusBrand | Jan 8, 2020 | Politics
Marijuana advocates in South Dakota have cause for celebration this week after state officials okayed enough signatures to trigger a voter referendum for legalizing recreational marijuana in 2020. It’s official. South Dakota will be the first state in the country to...
by adminTorusBrand | Jan 7, 2020 | Politics
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) has proposed marijuana reform legislation aimed at a more equitable criminal justice system in Virginia. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam (D) announced new cannabis reform legislation this month that would change many of the...
by adminTorusBrand | Jan 3, 2020 | Politics
Gov. J.B. Pritzker granted 11,017 pardons for individuals with low-level cannabis convictions and takes the first steps to “ending the 50-year long war on cannabis.” One day before the state of Illinois opened sales for its adult use cannabis market, Gov. J.B....
by adminTorusBrand | Jan 2, 2020 | Politics
Cannabis in the new decade: Which states are next up when it comes to cannabis reform policy? Marijuana legalization has swept the country in the last decade like no other time before in history. In 2000, only seven states in the nation had legal access to medical...
