U.S. Senate votes to legalize industrial hemp after decades-long ban under marijuana prohibition. This post from Forbes explains the passing of Farm Bill in more detail. The non-psychoactive cannabis cousin of marijuana would finally become legal to grow in the United States under a bill overwhelmingly approved by the Senate. The wide-ranging agriculture and food policy ... Continue Reading
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Is Federal Marijuana Legalization On 2018’s Horizon?
US House will discuss federal marijuana legalization during the 2018 session to bring federal marijuana policy in line with the wishes of the people. And the people definitely want legal weed. Read more, in this post from The Fresh Toast, about the bold proposal designed to drag marijuana out of the pits of prohibition. Federal lawmakers are hoping to drag marijuana out of ... Continue Reading
States Poised to Legalize Cannabis In 2018
2017 saw no states ending marijuana prohibition, but 2018 is likely to change that. This post from Forbes lists candidate states that may legalize cannabis in 2018. After four of five statewide marijuana legalization ballot initiatives were approved by voters in 2016, no additional states ended cannabis prohibition in 2017 (though New Hampshire did decriminalize possession ... Continue Reading
California Urges Govt. to Reclassify Cannabis
California legislators approved a joint resolution urging Congress and the Trump administration to reclassify cannabis. This post from Forbes highlights California’s effort to take cannabis out of the restrictive Schedule I category. Last November, California voters approved a ballot measure to legalize marijuana. Now, the state's lawmakers are formally calling on the ... Continue Reading
Personal Use of Cannabis Now Legal in SA
A South African High Court has ordered that all cultivation, possession and personal use of cannabis on private property be immediately permitted. This post from Cannabis News World reports the ruling of cannabis prohibition in South Africa as unconstitutional. The Western Cape High Court has just ruled that Cannabis prohibition in South Africa is “unconstitutional”, and ... Continue Reading