His ambitious plan includes billions in grants toward expunging convictions and minority-owned MJ businesses.
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House Votes To Prevent Feds From Enforcing Pot Laws In Legal States
The Democrat-led arm of Congress seeks to keep federal marijuana enforcement out of places where citizens have voted it legal.
Lead Found in Michigan Vape Cartridges
State officials noted that manufacturers outside of the U.S. may still use lead to create their e-cigarette and vape cartridge products.
Black Market Cannabis Thrives In California, Despite Legal Options
Some customers would rather give their business to the black market to avoid the highly taxed, legal option.
New Mexico May Soon Legalize Recreational Marijuana
The state’s house voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use, potentially joining the growing number of states that have done so.
Illegal Marijuana Exporters Thrive In Colorado
Authorities and regulators admit that this rise in black market activity is partly a growing pain, resulting from unforeseen consequences of legalization. The relaxed attitude about marijuana use has emboldened some growers and dealers who do business without a license. Legalization was supposed to kill the black market for marijuana, creating avenues for official businesses… Continue reading Illegal Marijuana Exporters Thrive In Colorado
Two-Thirds Of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana
Analysts say that more politicians are getting behind marijuana legalization as their constituents express their support. With two-thirds of Americans saying that they are in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana, advocates for cannabis reform say that the time is right for making major changes to United States drug policy. “The train has left the station,”… Continue reading Two-Thirds Of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana
"Fox & Friends" Pundit Blames Legal Pot For Teen Drug Use, Homelessness
Studies regarding marijuana’s impact on social concerns do not appear to support all of Joe Peters’ claims. A guest on the popular Fox & Friends morning news and opinion program appeared to lay the blame for a host of social ills, from increased drug use among teens to emergency room visits and even homelessness, on marijuana… Continue reading "Fox & Friends" Pundit Blames Legal Pot For Teen Drug Use, Homelessness
Legal Marijuana Linked To Rise In Car Crashes
Legalizing marijuana isn’t completely harmless, according to a pair of new studies. Car crashes went up by about 6% in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, a couple of new studies found. Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington have seen an increase in insurance claims for collisions, according to separate studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway… Continue reading Legal Marijuana Linked To Rise In Car Crashes
Feds Reschedule CBD Drugs But There's A Catch
The rescheduling does not apply to all CBD drugs. Following the approval of CBD-based epilepsy drug Epidolex by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US federal government has decided that, going forward, it will reschedule all CBD medications that the FDA approves. As of Friday, the rescheduling order has been published to the official… Continue reading Feds Reschedule CBD Drugs But There's A Catch