August, 2019

• 9 August

  Bernie Says He’d Legalize Marijuana via Executive Order

  

  2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has made marijuana legalization a primary part of his campaign. He said that, if elected president, ...

July, 2019

• 30 July

  Many Illinois Suburbs Are Against Recreational Marijuana Sales

  

  Recreational marijuana will officially be legal in Illinois on January 1, 2020. Town and city leaders have to decide if they ...
• 28 July

  USDA Says Federal Hemp Rules Are Going to Be Delayed

  

  The hemp industry was expecting rules to be released by the USDA next month, but USDA Undersecretary Greg Ibach recently told ...
• 26 July

  New Roadside Police Drug Test Discerns Marijuana from Hemp

  

  Forensic chemists in Switzerland have developed a drug test that differentiates marijuana from hemp. It is able to determine the specific ...
• 24 July

  U.S. Lawmakers to Introduce New Federal Cannabis Decriminalization Bill

  

  House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris want marijuana decriminalized at the federal level. Their bill, ...
• 21 July

  Federal Cannabis Banking Bill Scheduled for Hearing This Week

  

  The House’s marijuana banking bill, known as the SAFE Banking Act, now has 206 co-sponsors and its hearing will take place ...
• 20 July

  Marijuana Consumption Café to Open in West Hollywood

  

  Lowell Farms gained approval from the city of West Hollywood to open a first-of-its-kind marijuana café. The café will offer both ...
• 18 July

  Snack Food Eating Up 7.2% In Recreational Marijuana States

  

  According to new data from Nielsen, junk food sales have increased by 2% in the past 4 years where marijuana is ...
• 14 July

  Judge Allows Canadian to Possess Up to 2.2 Lbs of Medical Marijuana

  

  The Canadian Federal Court has granted a medical marijuana patient permission to possess up to 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of marijuana ...
• 6 July

  Israeli Prime Minister to Support Recreational Marijuana Law

  

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is up for re-election and is expected to support a bill to create a recreational marijuana ...