by adminTorusBrand | Jun 26, 2018 | Politics
As the House passes its Farm Bill, the Senate will soon vote on its own hemp-legalizing version. The two competing versions have major differences and will ultimately have to be merged. Congress continues to move closer to passing the 2018 Farm Bill, an omnibus,...
by adminTorusBrand | Jun 26, 2018 | Politics
The report could pave the way for New York to join the nearly 10 states that have already legalized adult use marijuana. A long-awaited forthcoming report by the New York Health Department will recommend that state lawmakers legalize and regulate recreational...
by adminTorusBrand | Jun 21, 2018 | Politics
Legal sales of adult use marijuana are expected to begin in October. Canada this week became the second nation in the world to legalize recreational marijuana. On Tuesday, the Senate passed the historic Cannabis Act with a 52-29 vote to pave the way for a nationwide...
by adminTorusBrand | Jun 20, 2018 | Politics
New Jersey could become the next U.S. state to legalize adult use marijuana. New Jersey lawmakers have responded to Gov. Phil Murphy’s request for a bill that will legalize recreational marijuana. Senate President Steve Sweeney and Senator Nicholas Scutari last...
by adminTorusBrand | Jun 19, 2018 | Politics
Each of the mayors live in a state that has legalized adult use marijuana. Seven mayors of U.S. cities in states with legal recreational marijuana have formed a coalition meant to push for federal marijuana policy reform. Mayors from Denver, Seattle, Portland, San...
by adminTorusBrand | Jun 18, 2018 | Politics
Democrats in South Carolina overwhelmingly supported a nonbinding medical marijuana ballot initiative in their June primary. Eighty-two percent of Democrats in South Carolina voted in favor legalizing medical marijuana in a nonbinding ballot initiative in last week’s...
