Florida Judge Sides With Paramedic Who Was Fired Over Legal Medical Marijuana Use
“We think this is obviously a correct verdict and hopefully allow marijuana patients to stop being discriminated against when they’re using medicine so they can be functional human beings in life again.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix A Hillsborough County judge has ruled in favor of a paramedic and medicalContinue Reading
Minnesota Marijuana Regulators Abruptly Cancel Social Equity License Lottery Amid Litigation, Pivoting Toward Wider Lottery Next Year
“The 648 social equity applicants who qualified and were expecting to participate in the lottery are understandably disappointed.” By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) Wednesday announced it was canceling the special license lottery for social equity applicants and will instead move toward a lottery nextContinue Reading
Trump’s Choice For Top Justice Department Role Says Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug’ That Makes Consumers ‘Boring And Smelly’
President-elect Donald Trump has made his selection for another top Justice Department official: Harmeet Dhillon, who has peddled the gateway drug theory about marijuana and says cannabis makes people who consume it “silly, boring and smelly.” Trump said on Monday that he intends to nominate Dhillon as assistant attorney generalContinue Reading
Most Government Workers Will No Longer Be Punished For Off-Duty Marijuana Use In New Mexico’s Largest County
Commissioners in New Mexico’s most populous county have approved new policy details of a plan to stop testing and punishing most government employees for off-hours marijuana use. Bernalillo County, where Albuquerque is located, appears to be the first public body in the state to implement the reform following the legalizationContinue Reading
Kansas Governor Frees First-Time Marijuana Offender Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Prison
“I don’t believe that someone should be doing years for something that’s legal all around us, and in a majority of states.” By Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector A Kansas court said Deshaun Durham was supposed to serve more than seven years in prison for a first-time marijuana offense. Durham triedContinue Reading
Thousands of Kansans are buying medical marijuana in Missouri
Thousands of Kansans are buying medical marijuana in Missouri Image Cannabis News December 11, 2024 While thousands of patients cross the border with medical cards in hand, countless more are buying recreational cannabis without a prescription. That’s unlikely to change as some Kansas lawmakers signal resistance to medical legalization inContinue Reading
DEA Judge Provides Timeline for Witness Testimony in Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing
DEA Judge Provides Timeline for Witness Testimony in Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Image Cannabis News December 11, 2024 DEA Administrative Law Judge John Mulrooney has ordered witness testimony to begin in the matter of marijuana’s federal classification as a Schedule I controlled substance on Tuesday, January 22, 2025. Barring a stayContinue Reading
The US’s First State-Sanctioned Safe Drug Consumption Site Prepares To Open In Rhode Island
On Tuesday afternoon, organizers cut the ribbon on the first state-sanctioned safe consumption site for illegal drugs in the United States. The facility—located in Providence, Rhode Island—stems from a 2021 bill creating a pilot program for overdose prevention centers (OPCs) in the state. Operated by the nonprofit Project Weber/RENEW inContinue Reading
California’s cannabis task force seizes over $19 million in illegal cannabis and products in recent operations
California’s cannabis task force seizes over $19 million in illegal cannabis and products in recent operations Image Cannabis News December 11, 2024 Continuing the state’s efforts to address the illegal cannabis market, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce (UCETF) recently seized a combined total of moreContinue Reading
Cannabis in NY: OCM provides a year in review
Cannabis in NY: OCM provides a year in review Image Cannabis News December 11, 2024 The Office of Cannabis Management provided a year in review by sharing an update on the cannabis industry in New York State during a Cannabis Control Board meeting. New York State currently has 261 adult-useContinue Reading