Greetings fellow admirers of the power of Madre Natura. We are here with the lucky 13th installment of our blog series focused on the impact that COVID-19 has had on the cannabis and hemp industries. Many are showing fatigue and frustration with the length of...
President Donald Trump last Friday reiterated his support of states choosing whether to legalize cannabis. When asked on the White House lawn by a Washington Examiner reporter whether cannabis would become legal during his Administration, Trump stated, “We’re going to see what’s going on. It’s...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today said that he will support legalization of adult use of cannabis as a key part of the 2019 legislative agenda. In fact news reports suggest he wants to get this done within the first 100 days of his new...
The New York Times reported yesterday that the New York State Health Department is ready to recommend legalizing adult use of cannabis in the Empire State. Commissioner Howard Zucker was quoted as saying they had reviewed the pluses and minuses and concluded, in a study requested by...
The last month or so has seen a dramatic series of steps which could eventually lead to the full legalization of cannabis at the US federal level. First, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a bill to fully legalize industrial hemp, in part to help...
As more and more politicians of all stripes move towards support of federal legalization of cannabis, two senior Republicans have joined the advisory board of a major cannabis company. According to The Hill, the former Speaker of the House John Boehner and former Massachusetts Governor William...
A potentially groundbreaking federal lawsuit brought last summer was dismissed by New York judge Alvin Hellerstein today. The case, brought by five plaintiffs including two children, two veterans and former NFL player Marvin Washington, all of whom use state legal medical cannabis, claimed that the Controlled Substances Act is...
In his annual budget address yesterday, NY Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his plan to form a task force to study possible legalization of the adult use of cannabis in the Empire State. Currently the state permits the sale of cannabis only for medical reasons. Less...
Eight months after Massachusetts voters approved legal adult use of cannabis, reluctant Republican Gov. Charlie Barker signed legislation to start a year long phase-in of permitting adults to buy and use cannabis. The expectation is that the first stores will be open by next July. The...