January 2019

Will New Jersey Be the Next State to Legalize Marijuana? | Phillip Smith

Voters in Michigan and North Dakota will have a chance to legalize marijuana on Election Day, but lawmakers in New Jersey could beat them to the punch. After much back-and-forth all year long, legislators have finally crafted a bill to legalize marijuana. The bill, building on an earlier proposal by state Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Linden), […]

Will New Jersey Be the Next State to Legalize Marijuana? | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91777/will-new-jersey-next-state-legalize-weed/

Congressional Committee Approves Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana Research | NORML

WASHINGTON, DC — Members of the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted in favor of legislation (HR 5634: The Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2018) to facilitate federally-approved clinical trials assessing the efficacy of whole-plant cannabis. The vote marks the first time that lawmakers have ever decided in favor of easing existing federal restrictions which limit investigators ability to clinically […]

Congressional Committee Approves Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana Research | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91683/congressional-committee-approves-legislation-facilitate-clinical-cannabis-research/

MPP Endorses North Dakota Ballot Initiative to Legalize Marijuana for Adults | Marijuana Policy Project

WASHINGTON, DC — The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) announced Wednesday it is endorsing Measure 3, the initiative to legalize marijuana for adults in North Dakota and expunge past marijuana-related convictions. MPP is the nation’s largest organization dedicated exclusively to marijuana policy, and it played leading roles in the successful legalization initiative efforts in Colorado, Alaska, Massachusetts, Maine, […]

MPP Endorses North Dakota Ballot Initiative to Legalize Marijuana for Adults | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91728/marijuana-policy-project-endorses-north-dakota-ballot-initiative-legalize-marijuana-adults/

Border Officials: Canadians Involved in Legal Marijuana Industry to Be Barred Entry to the United States | NORML

WASHINGTON, DC — A top official from the US Customs and Border Patrol has affirmed that the agency will enforce a federal policy prohibiting those involved with the Canadian marijuana industry from entering the United States. Section 212 of the US Immigration and Nationality Act states that foreigners are ineligible to enter the US if they […]

Border Officials: Canadians Involved in Legal Marijuana Industry to Be Barred Entry to the United States | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91764/border-officials-canadians-involved-legal-marijuana-industry-barred-entry-united-states/

New Mexico Health Secretary Balks at Medical Marijuana Expansion | NORML

SANTA FE, NM — New Mexico’s Health Secretary Lynn Gallagher has agreed to proposed changes in the state’s medical cannabis law that would permit patients with obstructive sleep apnea to access marijuana; but she rejected calls to expand access to patients with other debilitating conditions, including Tourette’s syndrome (TS) and opioid dependency. “I cannot say with any degree of […]

New Mexico Health Secretary Balks at Medical Marijuana Expansion | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/91744/new-mexico-health-secretary-balks-medical-cannabis-expansion/