BURLINGTON, Vt., April 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Ben & Jerry’s is turning its attention to half-baked marijuana legalization this 4/20 – focusing on Michigan where cannabis use is legalized but many are still serving time or have long-standing records for cannabis-related convictions. As legalization has swept across the nation, those convicted and incarcerated for cannabis possession are glaringly overlooked and continue to suffer from …
Santa Fe, NM: Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation, House Bill 314, into law facilitating a process whereby those with past cannabis convictions can verify that their criminal records have been expunged. The Governor previously signed legislation in 2021 providing for the automatic review and expungement of the records of those convicted of certain low-level marijuana offenses. The new law permits persons charged with …
Helena, MT: House and Senate lawmakers have advanced legislation, Senate Bill 13, amending the state’s implied consent law so that police may administer oral fluid tests to motorists suspected of being under the influence of drugs. The bill now awaits action from Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte. The legislation stipulates, “A person who operates or is in actual physical control of a vehicle … is considered to …
The German federal government appears to have agreed to a proposed multi-phase legalization plan that would allow adults to privately cultivate cannabis in limited quantities and/or via non-profit clubs. Eventually, consumers will also be able to obtain cannabis from licensed specialist shops as part of regional cannabis pilot programs. The goal of the local pilot projects is to ‘examine the …
SALT LAKE CITY, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Weldon Project, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding social change and financial aid for those incarcerated for cannabis offenses, today announced the launch of the Mission [Green] Alliance, a project in partnership with leaders in the cannabis industry to encourage consumers of legal cannabis to round-up their purchases to the nearest dollar or otherwise support of …
Helena, MT: Senators on the Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs Committee voted to halt any further consideration of legislation, Senate Bill 546, to repeal much of the state’s voters-approved marijuana legalization law. The proposed legislation sought to shut down all licensed adult-use cannabis retailers and imposed a one-plant limit upon those who home-cultivate marijuana. It also sought to dramatically increase the taxes imposed on …
Frankfort, KY: House lawmakers failed to advance Senate-backed legislation, Senate Bill 228, that sought to impose new criminal penalties for any motorist who operates a vehicle with the presence of THC in their blood above 5ng/ml. Senators passed the measure in March, but House members failed to move it out of committee before the session’s adjournment. Numerous scientific studies have concluded that the presence …
LONDON, April 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Changing attitudes towards cannabis, economic forces, and heightened sensitivity of social justice issues are just a few of the factors turning the tide of adult-use legalization in Europe. Sales of legal, adult-use cannabis in Europe are forecast to reach €1.6 billion by 2027, as European adult-use markets in Germany, Czech Republic, Switzerland and the Netherlands develop. Over the same period of time, there will be …
Washington, DC: Federal officials in 2022 charged fewer people with marijuana-related offenses than they had in previous years, according to data compiled by the US Sentencing Commission in its latest Sourcebook of Federal Sentencing Statistics. Just over 800 people were charged with violating federal marijuana laws in 2022. Ninety-nine percent of those charged were indicted for drug trafficking. Overall, those charged for marijuana-related violations …
Fort Worth, Texas: An estimated one in ten US military veterans report having consumed cannabis within the past year, according to data published in the journal Substance Use & Misuse. A pair of researchers affiliated with the University of North Texas and the University of Illinois assessed cannabis use trends among a nationally representative cohort of over 16,000 veterans over the years 2013 to …