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Study: Far Fewer Incidences of Vaping Illness Reported in States with Legal Cannabis Markets

NORML

Incidences of the vaping-related lung illness EVALI (e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury) are primarily concentrated to jurisdictions where adult-use cannabis consumption is prohibited, according to data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/15/20

NORML

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. Legislation is pending, Senate Bill 2787, to regulate medical cannabis delivery services. AL resident?

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22/20

NORML

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2049, that would expand the pool of individuals eligible for medical cannabis.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 3/14/20

NORML

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Following are the bills that we’ve tracked this week and as always, check NORML’s Action Center for legislation pending in your state. Legislation is pending, HCR 2045, that seeks to arbitrarily cap the potency of cannabis flowers at two percent THC.

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The USPS Bans Shipping Vapes But the Cannabis Industry Isn’t Worried

Veriheal

The USPS Bans Shipping Vapes. Last December, Congress passed the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, an absolute mouthful of a piece of legislation that will prohibit the United States Postal Service from shipping vapes and vaping equipment. That means companies like UPS and FedEx are still options.

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Minnesota Supreme Court Reverses Vape Liquid Conviction

Canna Law Blog

And she testified that the liquid in the vape cartridges contained THC. The defendant appealed arguing, among other things, that the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that either the plant material or the vape liquid was (illegal) marijuana instead of (legal) hemp because there was no evidence as total THC concentration.

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 6/7/19

NORML

Welcome to the latest edition of NORML’s Weekly Legislative Roundup! Governor John Bel Edwards (D) of Louisiana signed legislation into law to allow the production of industrial hemp and hemp-derived CBD products. Send a message to your federal lawmakers in support of this important legislation. California. CA resident?