In a historic move today, the Oregon Senate voted in favor of a bill that would create a framework to allow Oregon to export cannabis to other states or countries that have also adopted legalization. After passing with a 19-9 vote, the bill will now advance to the House, where [read more]
The majority of health professionals — including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists — express support the use of medical cannabis in clinical practice, according to a systematic review of the relevant literature published in the journal PLOS One. An international team of investigators reviewed over 100 studies assessing health professionals’ opinions with regard to [read more]
By Phillip Smith Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner made waves last week by reportedly saying he is “very close” to implementing a policy that would decriminalize the possession of all drugs, but that was just the latest salvo in the former criminal defense and civil rights lawyer’s war on the [read more]
4Front Holdings, LLC (“4Front“), a diversified operator of strategically aligned cannabis-related businesses, including cultivation, production and retail operations, is pleased to announce that Josh Rosen, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Canaccord Genuity 3rd Annual Cannabis Conference on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at the Grand Hyatt in New York, N.Y. Mr. Rosen’s presentation will begin [read more]
CannabisNewsWire (“CNW”), a multifaceted financial news and publishing company, today announces its participation as the Official Newswire and Gold Sponsor in the upcoming National Cannabis Industry Association’s (“NCIA”) Cannabis Business Summit & Expo taking place July 22-24, 2019, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. “The [read more]
Representatives of the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office have identified and dismissed several thousand past marijuana convictions, and reduced thousands of others to misdemeanors. According to a Fox News analysis, officials dismissed nearly 2,000 low-level marijuana convictions. They also reduced over 3,300 past felony marijuana convictions to misdemeanors. State lawmakers last [read more]
I received the following action alert out of Connecticut this week: We’ve made great progress with the state legislature this year, but victory remains far from certain. The 2019 session is scheduled to end on June 5, and many representatives and senators still haven’t taken a position on the bills [read more]
Members of the Las Vegas City Council have voted in favor of a proposed municipal ordinance permitting licensed facilities to allow on-site marijuana consumption. Under the new measure, customers must be at least 21 years of age and bring their own cannabis. Licensed social use venues will not be able to provide [read more]
On May 15, 2019, Oaksterdam University Executive Chancellor Dale Sky Jones, in cooperation with the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, will facilitate briefings on the importance of descheduling cannabis before members of the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Senate. Both sessions will include a panel of experienced advocates who will address the impact of descheduling [read more]
A pair of judges have struck down an attempt by Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby to expunge the records of 4,800 citizens previously convicted of minor marijuana-related crimes. In January, Ms. Mosby publically announced that her office would no longer prosecute low-level marijuana possession violations, and that she would seek to vacate the records [read more]
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