NORML

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

With most state legislatures adjourned for the 2019 calendar year, the New Jersey legislature is one of just a few legislative bodies that are still in session. Unfortunately, an effort to legalize adult-use marijuana stalled in the Senate after members of the House advanced HB 4477 earlier this year. But the fight isn’t over.

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NORML

JANUARY 7, 2020

To show continued support for our nation’s heroes and legislation that could greatly expand their legal access to medical cannabis such as the Veterans’ Safe Harbor Act , Nevada NORML created a virtual lobbying day in which advocates continually call the offices of their federal representatives to voice support for these bills.

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Leafly

MARCH 4, 2019

The post As of 2019, Legal Cannabis Has Created 211,000 Full-Time Jobs in America appeared first on Leafly. An estimated 64,000 jobs were added in 2018, making cannabis the nation's fastest-growing industry. Download Leafly's report and state-by-state analysis.

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Veriheal

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

states and the District of Columbia currently have legal cannabis, medical or recreational. Despite this massive shift in cannabis policy, however, a few states are still dragging their feet on cannabis legalization. To its credit, the state does seem to be making minor strides toward cannabis legalization lately.

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Cannabis Law Report

JULY 7, 2022

October 31, 2019. The legalization of cannabis in several states had left a major question unanswered: is an employee who violates the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) by distributing cannabis as part of his or her job still subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), which provides for the payment of wages?

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 12, 2023

In Part I and Part II of this 3-part series, we compared and contrasted registered medical cannabis patient’s price per gram for Dry Flower and Extracts before and after adult-use legalization, as well as adult-use and medical prices. RSO, which was not tracked as its own category until adult-use legalization, started at $58.30

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 9, 2023

After reporting that Illinois adult-use cannabis prices were highest in the country , we decided to publish a 3-Part Series highlighting how recreational legalization in Illinois has affected price per gram for medical patients. On June 25, 2019, Gov. in January 2020, the first month of legalization, to $10.03 in July 2023.

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NORML

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Several bills have been introduced in the state legislature, ranging from legalization to expungement, and the fight for freedom has never been more widely supported than now. 4497 would legalize marijuana for personal adult-use in the state of New Jersey and provides expungement relief for people with certain past marijuana offenses.

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Leafly

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The post After a rough 2019, California’s cannabis industry will bloom in 2020 appeared first on Leafly. Here’s why you should bet on the Golden State.

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Illinois News Joint

AUGUST 10, 2023

In Part 1 of this series, we compared and contrasted registered medical cannabis patient’s price per gram for dry flower before and after adult-use legalization, as well as adult-use and medical prices. in March 2016 and, before adult-use legalization, topped out at $83.14 in August 2019, the highest since fall of 2016.

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NORML

JUNE 7, 2019

NORML Announces Plans for 2019 Conference and Lobby Day. “This bill offers retail consumers the option to consume legally in a social setting,” said Ashley Weber, executive director of the Colorado office of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. ” Read more from NORML.org ! .

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NORML

APRIL 12, 2019

The study determined: “States that legalize recreational cannabis see an immediate bump in home values following legalization, even without retail dispensaries opening up. By contrast, the study did not identify a similar significant increase in home prices in cities where only medical cannabis was legally regulated.

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Cannabis Info

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

8 Cannabis Trends to Watch in 2019. Yes, everyone is looking at Canada to see if the new legal framework will work or blow up in our faces. People are watching to see what industries are spawned from the devil marijuana seed and what legal/social/policy and regulatory issues will come up because of its legalization in 2018.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 23, 2021

The number of employees testing positive for cannabis has soared over the past decade, especially in states with legal recreational marijuana, a recent report found. The 2021 Drug Testing Index carried out by Quest Diagnostics found that in states with legalized recreational marijuana , positivity rates for marijuana testing rose 118.2%

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Cannabis Life Network

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The anniversary of Canada’s recreational cannabis legalization arrives Oct. Legalization was a Liberal campaign promise from the last election, so it’s timely to review how it’s worked out. Consumers evidently like cannabis legalization. The post Canada Votes 2019: A campaign promise kept?

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The Cannigma

JUNE 12, 2022

Recreational: not legal, possession decriminalized Medical: legal. Recreational cannabis is not legal in Ukraine, but possession of up to 5 grams is decriminalized and there is a limited, but expanding, medical program. The post Is weed legal in Ukraine? Ukraine’s medical marijuana program. Can you grow your own weed?

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Cannabis Life Network

APRIL 8, 2019

Not only does 2019 mark the 25th anniversary of Vancouver’s world-famous 420 protest and festival (protestival?), it’s the first 420 Vancouver since Canada legalized cannabis last October. This year’s 420 Vancouver will be historic for many reasons.

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Cannabis Life Network

AUGUST 13, 2020

The post Flashback to the 2019 Seattle Hempfest – Live Stream 2020 Online appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks. Still, there are some of us who can’t cross the border, regardless of the pandemic. It’s a good thing that last year, the Cannabis Life […].

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Leafly

JANUARY 15, 2019

In 2019 Texans will find out whether lawmakers are ready to build a viable medical cannabis program or whether old-fashioned politics will limit access to effective medicine. The post Can Texas Build a Working Medical Cannabis Program in 2019? appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 15, 2019

Federal Hemp Legalization: The 2018 Federal Farm Bill and Agency Regulation. This one hour webinar will provide key insight into the federal regulatory framework of this new era of hemp legalization through a detailed look at the Hemp Farming Act (included in the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) by NCBA Board of Director Courtney N.

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Leafly

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Legal marijuana posted 15% growth and created 33,700 new jobs in 2019. The post Cannabis Jobs Report: Legal cannabis now supports 243,700 full-time American jobs appeared first on Leafly. How many did your state add?

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Cannabis Law Report

JANUARY 29, 2020

In 2019, California cannabis consumers continued to learn about and turn to cannabis to address their various needs. To provide a picture of California’s legal cannabis marketplace, we’ve aggregated our proprietary data to illustrate the behavior of over half a million cannabis consumers who purchased via the Eaze platform in 2019.

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Cannabis Life Network

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

The post Hempfest 2019 with Craig Ex & Friends appeared first on Cannabis News | Lifestyle Tips | Expert Opinions | Stocks. As Danny Danko from High Times said: “It’s important to get people together to understand we’re all like-minded people from all different communities that celebrate this wonderful flower.”

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The Cannigma

MAY 19, 2021

Medical : Illegal Recreational : Illegal *CBD products are legal in Japan, as long as they contain no THC whatsoever and are not made from cannabis flower. In 2019, Japan approved clinical trials for Epidiolox — a cannabis derived medicine used to treat severe forms of childhood epilepsy such as Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes.

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Veriheal

AUGUST 15, 2023

The ruling comes in spite of the fact that hemp and CBD were legalized nationally in the 2018 Farm Bill. The court’s decision, seen by many as controversial , is set to reignite the debate surrounding the balance between civil liberties and law enforcement’s powers in the evolving landscape of cannabis legalization.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 7, 2020

Legal cannabis businesses spent nearly $11 million in federal lobbying efforts during 2019 — the spending is nearly three times what the industry spent in … Read More.

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Leafly

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Quebeckers can get their buds together this month and help ring in the country’s first full year of recreational cannabis legalization on the 17th. The post Cannabis events in Quebec for October 2019 appeared first on Leafly.

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Veriheal

DECEMBER 14, 2021

In 2019 the E-cigarette or Vaping-Use Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) outbreak was responsible for putting thousands of people in the hospital. The report noted that the states with legalized recreational cannabis “fell into the lower two quintiles for EVALI prevalence.” An Analysis of Nationwide EVALI Data.

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The Blunt Truth

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Welcome to The Week in Weed’s look back at the news of 2019; whether the year has flown by or seemed to last forever, it’s (almost) over now. Without further ado, here’s a look at the stories that grabbed our attention in 2019. New Jersey failed to pass legislation legalizing recreational marijuana.

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Veriheal

MAY 20, 2021

As of 2019, the population in the state of Texas was estimated to be around 29 million and is rapidly growing as we speak. Medical Cannabis is Legal in Texas with Texas-Sized Restrictions. After a slow run at progress in the state of Texas for cannabis legalization, it seems the scales have tipped in favor of the plant.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 19, 2022

Recreational cannabis is not legal in Colombia, but personal consumption and possession of the plant is decriminalized. Adult-use cannabis is not legal, but in 2012, the Colombian government decriminalized personal use of cannabis and possession of up to 20 grams. The country has had a medical cannabis program since 2015.

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Leafly

OCTOBER 1, 2019

You’ll be able to find both entertaining and educational happenings in Winnipeg this month, as the country approaches its first full year of recreational legalization. The post Cannabis events in Manitoba for October 2019 appeared first on Leafly.

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Leafly

OCTOBER 1, 2019

If inclined, make sure to get involved with your local cannabis community as the country rolls into its first full year of recreational legalization as of the 17th! The post Cannabis events in Atlantic Canada for October 2019 appeared first on Leafly.

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MassRoots

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The gurus at Whole Foods Market have spoken: hemp products, already incredibly popular, will be a top 10 food trend in 2019. So what will be flying off the shelves in 2019? For the record, there’s a lot of confusion and disagreement about the federal legality of hemp-derived CBD oil, which you can read more about here.).

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The Cannigma

JUNE 2, 2021

Medical: Legal Recreational: Largely decriminalized. Medical cannabis has been legal in Germany since 2017 when the parliament voted unanimously to legalize it and require public health insurers to cover treatment. The country’s largest party, the Christian Demorcatic Union, remains opposed to legalization. Shutterstock).

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WeedAdvisor

APRIL 29, 2019

Following a rather sudden decision by the Supreme Court (and an interesting legal caveat), Mexico is now well on its way to lifting cannabis prohibition entirely, according to Yahoo Finance. Mexico already has legal cannabis production in place, as they allowed for medical marijuana in 2017. How it Happened. . Misguided Policies”. .

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Veriheal

AUGUST 24, 2022

The city of Denver, Colorado, decriminalized the possession and use of psilocybin in 2019—the first U.S. Colorado could legalize psychedelics. These include legalizing the possession, cultivation, use, and sharing of psychedelic components such as ibogaine , mescaline , DMT, psilocybin , and psilocin for adults over the age of 21.

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