by adminTorusBrand | Dec 20, 2019 | Politics
The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee has announced that he does not support the SAFE Banking Act and laid out “significant concerns” about the bill. United States Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) put a cap on the enthusiasm for cannabis...
by adminTorusBrand | Dec 19, 2019 | Politics
A new law in New Jersey will clear criminal records related to marijuana offenses. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law legislation on Wednesday that eases the process for expunging low-level marijuana violations. The measure, A. 5981/S 4.154, creates an...
by adminTorusBrand | Dec 19, 2019 | Politics
Despite having no legal cannabis access, a statewide survey of Kansas adults shows that more than 63 percent favor marijuana legalization. Kansas residents have no legal access to adult-use or medical marijuana, but a new survey suggests that could change if it were...
by adminTorusBrand | Dec 18, 2019 | Politics
A supermajority of New Jersey lawmakers moved to place a recreational marijuana measure on the Nov. 2020 election ballot. New Jersey voters will have a chance to legalize recreational marijuana in 2020. On Monday, state lawmakers approved placing a cannabis measure on...
by adminTorusBrand | Dec 17, 2019 | Politics
Lawmakers in the Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago have approved a bill to remove criminal penalties for possession of up to 30 grams of cannabis. A bill to decriminalize low-level amounts of marijuana was approved by the Trinidad and Tobago House of...
by adminTorusBrand | Dec 13, 2019 | Politics
Virginia’s attorney general held a cannabis summit with talks of recreational marijuana legalization and decriminalization. A cannabis summit and several new cannabis reform bills indicate that Virginia could be on track to legalize recreational use marijuana in 2020....
