Jim Bridenstine is the Trump-appointed head of NASA who called out SpaceX founder Elon Musk for smoking cannabis in an Internet podcast. Mr. Bridenstine is also a former Oklahoma congressman and a Navy pilot who flew E-2C Hawkeye aircraft in the South American drug war. No fan of marijuana, the NASA administrator wants to subject […]
NORML Submits Comments to FDA Ahead of CBD Hearing
NORML has submitted written comments to the US Food and Drug Administration ahead of the agency’s scheduled hearing on the regulation CBD-infused products. The agency will be taking in person public testimony on Friday, May 31, with regard to the “manufacturing, product quality, marketing, labeling, and sale” of CBD-infused retail products.
New York City: Municipal Legislation Enacted Prohibiting Drug Testing for Cannabis as a Condition of Employment, Probation
City lawmakers have successfully passed a pair of municipal bills limiting situations where those seeking employment or on probation may be drug tested for past cannabis exposure.
Washington: Governor Signs Marijuana Expungement Bill Into Law
Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee has signed legislation, Senate Bill 5605, facilitating the expungement of past low-level marijuana convictions.
Arkansas: Licensed Medical Cannabis Sales Begin
Qualified patients now have limited access to medical cannabis products, after the state’s first licensed dispensaries began making sales this week.
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Weekly Legislative Roundup 5/10/19
Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup!