Search results for "MPP"
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Politics
Cannabis Legalization Initiative Qualifies for the North Dakota Ballot
August 14, 2018Of course, the surprisingly liberal measure faces opposition from law enforcement in a traditionally conservative state.
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Legal
Manhattan’s DA Stops Pot Possession & Smoking Prosecutions, Effective Immediately
August 1, 2018New York City has a history of disproportionately arresting black and brown individuals for cannabis crimes...
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Legal
The DOJ Warns Massachusetts Over Legal Pot Program, But Says Opioid Epidemic a Priority
July 11, 2018The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts isn’t giving the state’s legal cannabis program a free pass,...
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Politics
Only 1 State in the US Doesn’t Have a Medical Marijuana Law: Idaho
July 4, 2018This Fourth of July, only one state in the union has yet to pass a law...
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Politics
Schumer Introduces Bill to Deschedule Cannabis to U.S. Senate
June 28, 2018The Democratic senator from New York has introduced a bill to deschedule cannabis, thereby making it...
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In History
Oklahoma Adopts Medical Marijuana
June 27, 2018Workable medical cannabis programs now legal across 30 states.
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Politics
Trump Says He’s Likely to Support a Bipartisan Plan to Legalize Marijuana
June 8, 2018Industry advocates are optimistic that pro-cannabis pressure from Democrats and Republicans alike has created a political...
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Politics
Lawmakers Debate How Cannabis Should Replace Opioids
June 3, 2018New York is moving forward with a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe cannabis instead...
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Medical
Florida Activists Threaten Gov. Scott Over Ban on Smokable Cannabis
May 30, 2018The leaders of the Florida medical marijuana movement have warned Gov. Rick Scott that he is...
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Medical
Florida Patients Fight for the Right to Spark Up
May 20, 2018Florida’s medical marijuana program currently forbids the smoking of cannabis flower, but patients say this contradicts...
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Politics
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Warns Against Corporate Cannabis
May 18, 2018Mayor Bill de Blasio took to the radio to voice his fears over cannabis legalization, but...
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Industry Events
NYC Cannabis Parade Pushes for Racial Justice
May 8, 2018New York City's Cannabis Parade, a flagship entry in the Global Marijuana March movement and a...
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Politics
Trump Deal Could Signal Twilight Hours of War on Marijuana
April 15, 2018An announcement of a Trump deal on marijuana, made on Friday by a Senator from Colorado,...
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Medical
‘Fake Pot’ Outbreak Death Toll Rises to 3, Cases Total Over 115
April 12, 2018Illinois officials have raised the alarm about an outbreak of deaths connected to “synthetic marijuana” —...
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Politics
FDA Wants to Hear From the Experts on Pot, THC and CBD
April 10, 2018The federal government is seeking comments on cannabis safety and medical uses before it presents before...
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Economics
The Great Rhode Island Pot Buyout
March 31, 2018Rhode Island is planning to increase the amount of medical dispensaries in the state from three...
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Cannabis
Pennsylvania Runs Out of Medical Marijuana in 3 Weeks
March 10, 2018The Pennsylvania medical marijuana industry is experiencing a shortage.
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Legal
Hemp Advocates Challenge the DEA in Court Over Hemp Extract Ruling
February 15, 2018On Feb. 15, lawyers presented oral arguments in the case, Hemp Industries Association v. DEA, which...
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Politics
New Jersey Gov. Moves to Expand Medical Marijuana Program
January 24, 2018New Jersey's new governor continues to not waste time when it comes to marijuana policy.
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Politics
DEA Changes Research Application Process for Schedule I Drugs
January 18, 2018The DEA says an online application process will make studying Schedule I substances, like marijuana, more...