Whether we choose to believe it or not, the world’s climate is changing and it is our fault. While most acknowledge this inconvenient truth in theory, in practice, the same economic forces that have contributed the greatest to climate change still hold more weight in policymaking than those who are and will continue to bear […]
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Congress Wants To Offer Protections To Universities That Study Cannabis
A group of Democratic and Republican members of Congress are pushing for US universities that study cannabis to be protected from federal penalties. The group of lawmakers sent a letter to the House education appropriations subcommittee requesting that the 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill includes a provision that would prevent the Department […]
Recreational Cannabis Bill Dies Before Vote, Activists Remain Hopeful
A bill introduced by Florida legislators to allow recreational cannabis in the state quickly died in committee without going to vote — but activists are now planning to use direct democracy rights to take the issue to the voters. HB 1117, also known as Adult Use Marijuana Legalization, was introduced in late February by Michael […]
Can’t-abis: Veterans And Active Duty Still Barred From All Legal Marijuana
There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the fact that military veterans are having trouble getting access to medical cannabis because the Department of Veterans Affairs, a federal agency, won’t legally allow its doctors to prescribe it — which means vets can only be prescribed often-addictive pharmaceuticals instead. However, there has been less attention […]
With The Introduction Of New Oil-Only Cannabis Bill, Could Costa Rica Finally Be On Its Way To Legalization?
Progress has most certainly been made with regard to cannabis regulation in Costa Rica — however, to say the pace of change has been slow is something of an understatement. The Costa Rican government, considered a representative democratic republic, is set up in very similar ways to the United States government, with established executive, legislative […]
Examining The Environmental Impact Of Cannabis Prohibition
There are some who might blame many of society’s ills on the longtime prohibition of cannabis. Conversely, however, could the burgeoning cannabis industry itself play a role in the pollution peak we have reached? As our water, air and land continues to be polluted, the industry born of a grassroots search for freedom needs to […]
Bipartisan Coalition Pushing For Federal Cannabis Reform
What has been speculated on for weeks in the nation’s capital has now become a reality. On April 4, a bipartisan coalition of 13 Democrats and 13 Republicans reintroduced bill HR 6043 in the US House of Representatives. Known as the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act, this bill would alter the […]
Grey-Area Gardens: How To Successfully Advocate For Home-Growing Legislation
As more states introduce recreational cannabis legislation, more lawmakers are adding provisions related to social justice, including expungement programs, social equity programs and resentencing guidelines. In these lawmaking discussions, legal at-home cultivation remains a must for debate, but it isn’t always brought to the frontline of said discussion when it comes to rewriting the law. […]