Cannabis News

DENTON, TX – Several months following a proposition to decriminalize cannabis in Denton passed with a 70% vote, the City Council voted Tuesday to refrain from fully enacting the ordnance, NBC DFW reports. Under the new ordinance, officers using marijuana odor as a basis for search and seizure is prohibited. It also explicitly forbids the […]

There has been a lot of movement on cannabis reform across the United States this year. Legislative sessions are ending, meaning there is precious little time left to pass meaningful cannabis legislation for many states. At the federal level, Congress members continue to attempt to muster enough support for the SAFE Banking Act. The scientific […]

OHIO – In an effort to establish a framework for the legalization of recreational cannabis in Ohio, a bipartisan bill known a the Ohio Adult Use Act was introduced earlier this month, the Ohio Capital Journal reports. The bill, put forth by State Reps. Jamie Callender, R-Concord, and Casey Weinstein, D-Hudson, allows Ohioans over the […]

TALAHASSEE, FL – Cannabis proponents in Florida have reached a significant milestone, securing enough signatures to include a recreational cannabis amendment on the ballot in 2024. According to Politico, the constitutional amendment received a total of 967,528 valid signatures, surpassing the requirement by more than 70,000. Smart & Safe Florida invested $38.4 million, funded by […]

ASHEVILLE, NC – The North Carolina State Assembly is currently deliberating both recreational and medicinal cannabis bills, the latter of which has shown more promise in recent months. According to WLOS, Senate Bill 3, which aims to legalize medical cannabis, has successfully passed the state Senate and advanced to the House for further consideration. Last […]

ST. PAUL, MN – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz made good on his promise to sign a recreational cannabis bill into law on Tuesday, according to CBS News. The 300-page legislation allows adults over the age of 21 to possess up to two pounds of cannabis at home and two ounces while in public starting August […]

LOUISIANA – The Louisiana House of Representatives has given its approval to a bill aimed at facilitating expungements for individuals with first-time marijuana possession convictions. The bill has now been sent to the Senate for further consideration On Tuesday, the legislation put forth by Representative Delisha Boyd (D) successfully passed the chamber in a vote […]

Since Elon Musk bought and subsequently took over Twitter, there has been a lot of upheaval at the social media company. Look at the headlines, and you’ll find strife and uncertainty over everything from blue verified checkmark policy to working conditions and staff cuts, legal violations, to a slowdown in advertising spending. The new era of Twitter seems to be […]

CONCORD, NH – A recent change in stance by New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, who previously denounced cannabis legalization, has sparked a sudden surge of momentum for new legislation in a last-minute push. According to a report by the Associated Press, Sununu opposed a number of bipartisan bills that eventually failed in the Stenate. However, […]

Advocates of cannabis reform often tout the positive physical and mental health implications of marijuana as their lynchpin for legalizing and decriminalizing marijuana. However, large-scale, substantive medical studies into the potential health benefits of cannabis are few and far between. However, as more states legalize the medicinal and recreational use of marijuana, researchers are better […]