We also spoke with her attorneys, who explained why they believed the DEA broke the law by holding up long-promised medical marijuana research licenses.
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New Hampshire is one step closer to legalizing medical homegrow
The New Hampshire State House voted today to override Governor Sununu’s veto of HB364. The override effort now goes to the New Hampshire State Senate for consideration, and they are expected to vote on Thursday morning.
Mississippi: Proponents Turn In Signatures for 2020 Medical Cannabis Ballot Measure
Proponents of a 2020 statewide ballot measure to legalize and regulate medical cannabis access have submitted 105,686 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office. A spokesperson for the group backing the campaign, Mississippians for Compassionate Care, said that the measure “polls above 77 percent, with [majority support from] every age group, religious affiliation, [and] political affiliation.”
Vaping Products Linked with Rising Number of Hospitalizations
The US Centers for Disease Control has now identified over 450 cases of respiratory distress that may be associated with the use of disposable vapor cartridges used to consume certain e-liquids.
Washington, DC: City Council Approves Workplace Protections for Medical Cannabis Patients
The Act states, “A public employer may not refuse to hire, terminate from employment, penalize, fail to promote, or otherwise take adverse employment action against an individual based upon the individual’s status as a qualifying patient.”
Oklahoma: Expanded Protections for Cannabis Patients to Take Effect
Legislation will take effect next week expanding and strengthening protections for state-qualified medical cannabis patients.
Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South
NORML’s Jenn Michelle Pedini shares how they got the state’s conservative legislature to craft one of the American South’s most comprehensive medical marijuana bills to date
Illinois: Medical Cannabis Expansion Measures Signed into Law
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed two separate medical cannabis expansion bills into law.
NAACP Denver and Minorities for Medical Marijuana Tackle Social Equity
Members of NAACP Denver and Minorities for Medical Marijuana join forces to address the lack of diversity and need for social equity within the marijuana industry.
Court: DEA Must Explain Its Failure to Act Upon Pending Marijuana Cultivation Applications
A federal court has ordered the Drug Enforcement Administration to respond to a lawsuit charging the agency with failing to move forward with a 2016 policy to expand the total number of federally licensed marijuana cultivators.