The House of Representatives formally began floor consideration of a federal marijuana legalization bill—with Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, “New Mexico’s recreational cannabis effort preserved and expanded the medical cannabis program, ensuring current patients can continue to receive the high-quality medicine they depend on.” She also tweeted, “Just 1 day until NM makes history by legalizing cannabis.
Previously he reported for Marijuana.com and MassRoots, and handled media relations and campaigns for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
The results of Lamar, Colorado initiatives on allowing and taxing recreational marijuana sales were invalidated by a judge who found that the city violated its charter by putting them on the ballot.
Researchers said they developed a new cannabis cultivation facility design that “could result in 50% less electricity use when compared to the overall electrical energy consumption of” current builds.
New Jersey’s Senate president is forming a special committee to conduct oversight of what he says is a “totally unacceptable” delay in launching recreational marijuana sales in the state.
New York City regulators will hold a public hearing on proposed rules on where cannabis can and can’t be smoked and vaped on April 27.
Filmmaker Ben Proudfoot used his Academy Award acceptance speech to urge President Joe Biden to take steps to free American basketball player Brittney Griner, who is being detained in Russia after allegedly being caught with cannabis vape cartridges at an airport.