State With Legal Marijuana Have Less Impaired Driving, Study Finds
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News April 27, 2022 0
When it comes to driving while under the influence of marijuana, states that have enacted legalization are seeing less of the potentially dangerous behavior than states that continue criminalization, according to a new study. The analysis of self-reported driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC) found that people are... Read more
Key Congressmen Tell Leadership That Marijuana Banking Must Be A ‘Top Priority’ In Large-Scale Manufacturing Bill Heading To Conference
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News April 27, 2022 0
Congressional leaders and members appointed to a bicameral conference committee are facing increased pressure to include marijuana banking reform in a large-scale manufacturing and innovation bill, with two key lawmakers sending a letter on Wednesday urging its inclusion in the final package that’s set to be discussed by bicameral... Read more
Push To Decriminalize Drugs In Washington State Survives Early Challenge
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News April 26, 2022 0
Advocates behind a ballot-box push to decriminalize drugs and expand treatment and recovery services in Washington State have survived a court challenge to the second iteration of their voter initiative planned for November. The revised proposal, Initiative 1922, is almost identical to the group’s decriminalization ballot measure filed earlier... Read more
U.S. Attorney General Reiterates That Marijuana Enforcement Wastes Department Resources, But Declines To Comment On Formal Guidance
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News April 26, 2022 0
The U.S. attorney general on Tuesday reiterated that he believes it is “not an efficient use” of federal resources to go after people for possessing marijuana. But he declined to directly answer a senator’s question on whether the Justice Department would be reinstating Obama-era enforcement guidance on not interfering... Read more
Texas Activists Say They Have Enough Signatures To Put Marijuana Decriminalization On Another Local Ballot
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News April 26, 2022 0
Activists in Denton, Texas say they’re confident that they’ve collected enough signatures to place a marijuana decriminalization initiative on the local ballot. The group Decriminalize Denton said that it will continue collecting additional petitions until May 3 while it also works to verify the more than 2,500 signatures that... Read more
