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Will A Biden/Harris Presidency Be A Friend Or Foe Of The Cannabis Industry?
Last week, the cannabis sector rallied after Kamala Harris’ debate with Vice President Mike Pence. We believe the reason for the move higher is related to Harris stating that cannabis would be decriminalized under a Joe Biden administration. In late 2019, Pew Research Center conducted a survey that found that two-thirds of Americans believe that ca
Michigan Governor Signs ‘Clean Slate’ Bills
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday signed a package of bills designed to reform the state’s process for expunging past criminal convictions. The ‘Clean Slate’ bills, as the legislative package of six measures is known, was passed by Michigan lawmakers last month. “This is a historic day in Michigan. These bipartisan bills are a game-changer f
Could Cannabis Eliminate The High-Cost And High-Stakes Of Current Psoriasis Medicines?
Often triggered by stress, new studies are showing that psoriasis can be better managed by diet, oral health, and even CBD. The National Psoriasis Foundation states that upwards of 8 million people have the auto-immune skin disorder. Often accompanied by arthritis, psoriasis not only causes scaling of the skin, but complications to fingernails as w
Vermont has become the latest U.S. state to legalize cannabis sales after Governor Phil Scott allowed a new marijuana commercialization bill to take effect without his signature. In the run-up to his announcement, there was speculation the Vermont governor could even veto the bill, which passed the state legislature last month. Governor Scott was
Issuing of the first commercial licence for growing industrial hemp in Australia’s Northern Territory was announced on Friday – and it’s been a long time coming. The successful licensee is Michael Jakobi: “I applied for a commercial hemp licence because I wanted an alternative to growing hay and because I thought it would be a good rotational fit w
As it stands right now there are only two countries on earth that have passed an adult-use cannabis legalization measure. The first to ever do it was Uruguay in 2013. Uruguay’s legalization model is somewhat limited in that only residents can legally purchase adult-use cannabis. Canada became the first G-7 nation to legalize cannabis for adult-use
Things may go green in four states this fall, as voters will decide on legalizing and taxing marijuana. Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota all have measures up for a vote to legalize and levy recreational marijuana. Thus far, 11 states have legalized recreational pot: Alaska, California, Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan
In a case that could have a dramatic impact on the state’s pot industry, the Florida Supreme Court made the unusual move Wednesday of hearing a second round of arguments in a challenge to a state law aimed at implementing a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana. Tampa-based Florigrown LLC is challenging the 2017 law, whi
Democratic Senator Kamala Harris announced that The Weed will be legal in a Biden/Harris Administration. She continued to say that criminals who have been busted for the The Weed will have their records forgiven.Harris made the big announcement during last night's vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City, Utah. The former prosecutor's statement
Nearly 50 pieces of cannabis legislation have been introduced during the 2019-2020 legislative session of the U.S. Congress. These various bills, amendments, resolutions and laws represent a busy year for marijuana activity on Capitol Hill. While many have been introduced, much remains the same. With only the House of Representatives appearing remo
Most of us like to believe that scientific inquiry is governed by a spirit of curiosity and neutrality, investigating the subject of study from every possible angle. Unfortunately, when it comes to cannabis research in the United States, the approach has been largely one-sided. According to a new analysis of cannabis research funding in the US, Can
The coronavirus pandemic took a significant toll on New York, affecting the state and its residents physically, emotionally and financially. Through adherence to public health protocols, we have gone from being the epicenter of the outbreak to having some of the nation’s lowest infection and fatality rates. Hopefully we will continue this trajector
Hawaii will adopt a federal industrial hemp production program at the end of this month, signaling the end of the state’s two-year-long Industrial Hemp Pilot Program. However, the changing programs have hemp farmers worried, with concerns that growing hemp will no longer be economically viable under the federal program. Thanks to a bill passed by t
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill last week that will help protect banks that do business with licensed cannabis companies. Under Bill AB 1525, banks, credit unions, savings associations and other financial institutions wouldn’t be in violation of California state laws by providing their services to licensed cannabis businesses – s
Lawmakers in Virginia have passed two bills that prohibit law enforcement officers from conducting warrantless searches based solely on the odor of marijuana. The measures, Senate Bill 5029 and House Bill 5058, have been approved by both legislative bodies and await the signature of Democratic. Gov. Ralph Northam to become law. Earlier this year, V
Instituting cannabis laws will likely have little effect on students, suggests a new study out of New Zealand that found using weed is part of their culture and no amount of rulemaking and finger-wagging is likely to change that. Researchers at the University of Otago wanted to explore drug acceptability views among students and find out whether or
New Zealand was poised to make history this year by putting the national legalization of cannabis to a vote, but now advocates are concerned that it won’t make the cut in 2020 due to all the issues that have shifted the focus this year. If legalization does get pushed through, cannabis would be legalized for recreational use for those over 20, and
When voters head to the polls this November, they’ll decide on a marijuana legalization initiative that’s appearing on the ballot in Arizona for the first time since 2016. Medical marijuana has been legal in Arizona since 2010. More than 250,000 Arizonans are medical marijuana card holders today. This year’s Smart and Safe Act, or Proposition 207,
The legal cannabis industry continued to make inroads against its illicit counterparts, as one-quarter of all sales took place among regulated players in the first quarter of the year, according to new data from the Ontario Cannabis Store. The provincial pot distributor's quarterly review showed that the province controlled a 25.1-per-cent share of
