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State Policy Weekly Update 5/10/2023

Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Florida, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Washington.  LEGALIZATION New Hampshire  UPDATE: HB 639 and HB 360 were both previously passed members...

12 Story Hemp Hotel Getting Finishing Touches In Cape Town

The world’s tallest hemp hotel has been completed in South Africa. In Cape Town, South Africa, the 12-story hotel made completely out of hemp-Crete has been getting finishing touches. This building boasts an extremely small ecological footprint and is...

Secret Service Changes Rules Of Cannabis Consumption For Applicants

The United States Secret Service has always been a tough job to get. The duty of protecting the United State’s legislators is one of utmost importance. One thing that has always been a qualification for the position is one’s...

Texas House Decriminalizes Possession of Small Amounts Of Marijuana

On Wednesday, Texas House of Representative members gave preliminary approval to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana. The legislation, House Bill 218 was approved on the second reading by members. There was a voice vote on Wednesday afternoon which was...

NORML Welcomes New Members to Its Board of Directors

NORML is pleased to announce the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors. Chris Cano is a US Air Force veteran and a founder of the Suncoast (Florida) chapter of NORML. In 2014, he was arrested for...

Marijuana Advertising On Twitter Is Hit Or Miss

After a few months of marijuana advertising being available on Twitter we finally have some results. Since the company decided to allow marijuana marketing on their social media platform early last month, many were worried about the implications that...

Delta-8 Loophole no longer: DEA classifies it as a controlled substance

For a while there, some areas of the US where weed is prohibited had a nice little cheat code to get high. Delta 8, derived from hemp and not listed in the exceptions to the Farm Bill because it...

Texas: San Antonio Voters to Decide on Marijuana Depenalization Ordinance

City officials have certified a municipal initiative depenalizing marijuana possession for the May 6th ballot. Advocates with the group Ground Game Texas collected over 37,000 signatures from municipal voters to qualify the measure for the local ballot. The measure seeks to...

State Policy Weekly Update 2/7/2023

Lawmakers in many states have started pre-filing marijuana law reform legislation and some sessions have already begun holding hearings. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North...

Truck Drivers Are Leaving the Industry In Droves Due to Outdated Drug Testing Methods

Licensed truck drivers are leaving the workforce in droves as outdated marijuana testing requirements are being strictly enforced. As many as 40,000 commercially licensed truck drivers failed federally mandated drug screens for marijuana in 2022. Many of these drivers...
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Study: No Correlation Between THC Detection and Driving Impairment

Neither the detection of THC nor its metabolites in subjects’ blood, breath, or oral fluid is correlated with psychomotor...
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