Senate Committee Passes Crucial Marijuana Reform Bill
A key Senate committee passed a bill today allowing the nation’s capital to establish regulated marijuana stores and let banks provide financial services to state-legalized marijuana dispensaries. These are just two of several marijuana reforms advancing in Congress. Meanwhile sentencing reform is gaining steam, and the U.S. is shifting towards treating drug use as a […]
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom releases report on guidelines for marijuana legalization
A panel chaired by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom hopes to guide the debate on the legalization of marijuana in California with an emphasis on limiting children’s access to cannabis, reducing illegal activity and tightly regulating the drug’s growth and sales. In a report released Wednesday, the group lays out 58 recommendations and goals for implementing […]
Washington Passes Open Container Law for Marijuana
In Washington state, where recreational marijuana use is legal, drivers will soon be required to remove roaches from their motor coaches. A new state law, House Bill 1276, will update the state’s open container laws for vehicles to include marijuana. The law stipulates that marijuana, like alcohol, must be kept in the trunk of a vehicle, in an […]
How ‘Medical’ Is Marijuana?
It is becoming easier to get marijuana, legally. In the last 20 years or so, 23 states, as well as the District of Columbia, have passed laws that make it legal to use marijuana for medical treatments. So have some countries, like Austria, Canada, Finland, Germany, Israel and Spain. Advocates believe that this has allowed […]