Top German health officials have unveiled a revised plan to legalize marijuana nationwide. German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture Cem Özdemir released the updated legalization framework on Wednesday, sharing details about the proposal during a press conference. “The previous cannabis policy has failed,” LauterbachContinue Reading
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A coalition of Pennsylvania community groups is seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit on the legality of safe drug consumption sites, saying that they fear the government “may imminently abandon” the case. Twenty local organization filed a motion to intervene as party-plaintiffs on Tuesday, asking a federal district courtContinue Reading
Top German officials will unveil a revised plan to legalize marijuana nationwide this week. German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said in a Twitter post on Tuesday that “there will be new cornerstones tomorrow” for the cannabis reform legislation that the government has been preparing. He and Federal Minister of FoodContinue Reading
The Texas House of Representatives has given initial approval a bill that would allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana to patients as an opioid alternative for chronic pain, bringing it one step closer to final passage in the chamber. The legislation from Rep. Stephanie Klick (R)—which would also replace theContinue Reading
“There’s no assumption that if I’m buying a 48-pack of beer, I must be doing something illicit with it afterwards.” By Dana Gentry, Nevada Current Lawmakers in Carson City are considering a measure that would more than double the amount of cannabis recreational users can possess and dispensaries can sellContinue Reading
As Maryland’s governor prepares to sign a marijuana sales bill that passed the legislature over the weekend, lawmakers have approved a separate measure to prevent police from using the odor or possession of cannabis alone as the basis of a search. The legislation from Del. Charlotte Crutchfield (D), which passedContinue Reading
The federal government is relying on “startling and dangerous” arguments to defend banning medical marijuana patients from owning firearms, attorneys argued in their latest filing in an ongoing federal appeals case. Weeks after the Justice Department submitted its brief to the court, asserting that lifting the ban would have “wide-ranging”Continue Reading
New Hampshire house approves Cannabis legalization bill Image Cannabis News April 11, 2023 The New Hampshire House of Representatives has approved legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis, sending the bill to the state Senate for consideration. The New Hampshire House of Representatives on April 7 approved bipartisan legislation to legalize cannabisContinue Reading
Missouri recreational marijuana sales firing up, annual sales could hit $1B Image Cannabis News April 11, 2023 “We are happy to hear those numbers. Our business is booming,” the manager at one St. Louis dispensary said. ST. LOUIS – Marijuana is making mega money in Missouri and at the ViolaContinue Reading
