Voters in Michigan have the chance in November to decide if their state will join the ranks of those that have legalized recreational marijuana. If passed, Michigan would join Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and the District of Columbia in allowing recreational marijuana sales. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol spearheaded the effort […]
Policy & Legal
Illinois Votes To Allow Students To Bring Medical Marijuana To School
The Illinois Senate’s overwhelming vote to allow sick students to take medical marijuana in school sends the proposal to Gov. Bruce Rauner for a decision on its fate. The state Senate voted 50-2 last week to allow students who qualify for medical marijuana to consume it on school premises, as long as they don’t smoke it and school officials agree […]
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Instructs NYPD To Stop Arresting People Smoking Marijuana
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has told top brass at the city’s police department to stop arresting people who are caught smoking marijuana in public, according to a City Hall aide. Currently, smoking in public can lead to arrest, while possession of small amounts of marijuana can lead to a summons. This weekend, […]
Missouri Legislature Let Medical Marijuana Die In Last Days Of Session Leaving It To Voters In November
A push in the Missouri legislature to legalize medical marijuana has gone up in smoke. The legislature’s chances to make Missouri the 30th state to legalize medical marijuana died in a conference committee two days before the end of session, leaving the issue up to voters to decide in November. Rep. Jim Neely, R-Cameron, added […]
Colorado Lawmakers Introduce New Legislation For Medical Marijuana
The number of states legalizing medical marijuana is continuing to grow. But now, the Colorado House has passed a bill that would allow nurses in schools to administer medical marijuana to their students. Sen. Irene Aguilar and Republican state Rep. Dylan Roberts are sponsoring the bill, which was passed 47-17. With six in 10 Americans supporting the […]
Rep. Dave Joyce secures bill language to block federal interference with state medical marijuana laws
WASHINGTON – Bainbridge Township GOP Rep. Dave Joyce on Thursday secured language in a federal spending bill that would prohibit the Justice Department from interfering with medical marijuana laws in states like Ohio. The House Appropriations Committee voted to include an amendment to the bill that funds the Justice Department that would block it from […]
Ohio Adds Over 50 New Doctors To Medical Marijuana Program
The crop of doctors who can recommend weed for medical marijuana patients in Ohio keeps growing. The State Medical Board of Ohio this month awarded certificates to recommend medical marijuana to 53 physicians across the state, including nine from Cincinnati. Previously, five Cincinnati-area doctors were among 36 physicians across the state who were awarded certificates to recommend […]
HB2 solves some but not all problems with Maryland’s Medical Marijuana Program
Change is in the air as the Maryland Medical Cannabis program continues to grow and evolve in a number of important ways. The program, which had only one licensed grower and zero patients at this time last year, now boasts 14 growers, 13 processors, 46 dispensaries, 800+ certified providers, and 33,000+ registered patients, with more […]
Despite Legalization, Marijuana Black Market Hides In Plain Sight
On a big-sky plateau on the eastern slope of the Cascades, a 10-acre parcel of land has been trashed by illicit pot farmers. Abandoned equipment rusts and jugs of chemicals molder. Marijuana legalization wasn’t supposed to look like this. Five years into its experiment with legal, regulated cannabis, Washington state is finding that pot still […]
Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America Part 5 (1984-1988)
Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and inescapable socio-political changes underway first at the state, and soon, federal level regarding cannabis policy. […]
