Early Voting Kicks Off In Texas, Where Marijuana Decriminalization Is On The Ballot In Dallas And Other Cities

As of Monday, early voting has officially commenced in Texas, where voters in Dallas and two other cities will get to decide on ballot measures to locally decriminalize marijuana. Ground Game Texas, which spearheaded the measures, is urging supporters to take advantage of the early voting option to ensure that more jurisdictions—including the state’s third... Continue Reading →

Puerto Rico’s Governor Voices Support For Drug Decriminalization

The governor of Puerto Rico says that he supports broadly decriminalizing—but not legalizing—currently illicit drugs. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi of the New Progressive Party said on Thursday that while he’s committed to addressing the U.S. territory’s fentanyl issues and wants to continue to prosecute those involved in the illegal distribution of drugs, he doesn’t agree that... Continue Reading →

Production facility to fire 113 employees weeks after being bought by California based company

Production facility to fire 113 employees weeks after being bought by California based company Image Cannabis News October 18, 2024 A marijuana cultivation and production facility in Palatka will terminate 113 employees just weeks after the facility and its assets were bought by a California-based cannabis delivery company. DP Holdings Colorado, LLC, which formerly did... Continue Reading →

Organic Remedies raises $80,000 for charity

Organic Remedies raises $80,000 for charity Image Cannabis News October 18, 2024 Organic Remedies has raised $80,000 to support the Pennsylvania Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children. PA CASA is a state-wide nonprofit whose mission is to grow, strengthen, and unite local CASA programs so they can ensure the overall safety, well-being, and forever home... Continue Reading →

Official says it would be easier to legalize adult-use than MMJ

Official says it would be easier to legalize adult-use than MMJ Image Cannabis News October 18, 2024 As Kansas lawmakers once again take up the issue of marijuana reform, a top state regulator is advising that it would be "easier to implement" recreational legalization first, rather than start with a medical cannabis program as other... Continue Reading →

Canadian Cannabis Laws Show Six Years of Evolution

No one expected Canada’s cannabis laws to be perfect from the get-go. When Canada legalized cannabis for adult use six years ago this week, politicians built in a timeline that ensured that it would be a work in progress. Edibles and drinks were not made legal until late 2019, and then took a while to... Continue Reading →

Inside The Prison That Executes People For Supplying Cannabis

Though he is provided with a straw mat, Matthew says he prefers to sleep on the concrete floor of his cell in the maximum-security wing of Singapore’s Changi Prison. “It’s more cooling that way,” says the 41-year-old former schoolteacher, who was sentenced to more than seven years in prison and seven strokes of the cane... Continue Reading →

Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing ceremony of the fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, 18 October 2024

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity 413 Saint -Jacques Street, Suite 800 Montreal, QC, H2Y 1N9, Canada Tel : +1 514 288 2220 | secretariat@cbd.int http://www.cbd.int Statement by Astrid Schomaker , Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity Closing ceremony of the fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation 18 October 2024... Continue Reading →

Legalizing Marijuana Does Not Jeopardize Mental Health, Studies Show, Contrary To Opponents’ Alarmist Claims (Op-Ed)

“Sensationalizing claims that cannabis use poses significant mental health risks to those not predisposed to such conditions does little to promote either public health or responsible cannabis consumption.” By Paul Armentano, NORML Opponents of marijuana legalization often allege that jurisdictions that have legalized adult-use marijuana sales experience subsequent rises in incidences of cannabis-induced psychosis and... Continue Reading →

Pennsylvania Marijuana Billboard Highlights Joint Support For Legalization From Harris, Trump And The State’s Governor

Pennsylvania marijuana reform advocates are sending a message to state lawmakers with a new billboard featuring the two major party presidential nominees—Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump— as well as Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), emphasizing the bipartisan support for legalization in the Keystone State. The billboard, strategically placed in the capital of... Continue Reading →

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