On May 31, the Illinois General Assembly voted to make Illinois the 11th state to legalize recreational cannabis. The new law will take effect January 1, 2020. But Thomas J. Franzen, a Stage 4 cancer patient, will watch that historic day pass from behind bars, as he serves out... Read more
Canadian flight crews and other airline industry employees are now prohibited from using cannabis for at least 28 days before going on duty, according to a new policy announced Thursday by Transport Canada, the country’s federal transportation system regulator. The new policy goes into effect immediately and applies to... Read more
These Marijuana Stocks Could Have a Lot to Offer To the Market Despite some volatility, it appears as though there are several companies that have shown quite a large amount of opportunity for the future. These businesses may not be the largest players in the industry, but they definitely are bringing an alternative side of […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration held a public hearing on Friday as the agency continues its work to regulate CBD following the legalization of hemp in the 2018 Farm Bill in December. Although the legislation removed hemp and derivatives containing less than 0.3 percent THC, the 2018 Farm... Read more
Oregon legislators have passed a bill that would prohibit landlords from rejecting prospective tenants based on prior convictions for minor marijuana convictions. The measure, Senate Bill 970, would also ban landlords from considering a housing applicant’s status as a medical marijuana patient when making rental decisions. The bill was... Read more
The World Trade Bridge between the United States and Mexico is one of the most secure and fortified ports of entry along the US southern border. But drug traffickers still smuggle the majority of illicit drugs through official ports of entry like the one in Laredo. Sometimes, they get... Read more
The Palm Beach County School Board voted on Wednesday night to approve a new district policy to allow students to use cannabis medications on campus. Under the new policy, students who are qualified as patients under Florida’s medical marijuana program will have access to low THC cannabis medications at... Read more
A Louisiana coroner reports that a 39-year-old woman who died in February on her couch in the town of LaPlace could have suffered a marijuana overdose. Though there is some cause for skepticism over the finding, its accuracy would make hers the first reported case of death caused by... Read more
France is taking tentative steps towards the legalization of medical marijuana. The Senate voted by a large majority to approve the use of experimental medical cannabis for two years, which should make it available to 300,000 to one million patients, according to advocacy groups. When and the country’s health... Read more
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York released a plan for the national legalization of marijuana on Wednesday, saying that she would make the issue a “top priority” of her presidency. “America’s federal prohibition of marijuana needs to end now,” Gillibrand wrote. Gillibrand said that the enforcement... Read more
