A Vermont lawmaker wants to relax the laws surrounding psychedelics. In a bill introduced Wednesday, state Rep. Brian Cina took the first step toward decriminalizing psilocybin, peyote, ayahuasca and kratom, with the…
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Medical Marijuana Now Available for Free for Patients in Sicily
Sicilian cannabis patients may be celebrating after news dropped yesterday that the region’s medical marijuana supplies would be free to certain qualified program participants. Sicily’s top health administrator Ruggero Razza signed a…
Officials Say Arizona Hemp Crops Testing Positive for THC
Arizona hemp farmers may be feeling a bit panicked after the state’s Department of Agriculture’s Plant Services Division published a report stating that 41 percent of the hemp plants they tested had…
Mexican Senate Proposes Latest Draft For Cannabis Legalization
Over the weekend, Mexico took its latest step in what has become a seemingly interminable process towards the legalization of adult use cannabis. The country’s Senate published a draft of legislation that…
Governor of New Mexico Starts Campaign to Legalize Marijuana
Calling it a potential “an economic game-changer” for the state, New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham initiated a campaign to legalize recreational marijuana. “The legislature has the opportunity to pass the largest job-creation…
Florida Teacher In Danger of Losing His Job Because He Uses Medical Marijuana
The board of Marion County Public Schools in Florida has suspended a Belleview High School teacher and student services manager over his use of medical cannabis. Mike Hickman, 50, was placed on…
Cannabis Edibles Fly Off Shelves on First Day of Ontario Sales
Thursday was the first day of legal cannabis edibles sales in Ontario, and in some regions, it would appear that the public had been waiting. At some of the province’s brick and…
Update: Illinois’ Cresco Labs Cannabis Workers Vote to Unionize
After receiving national attention from progressive leaders like Bernie Sanders, workers at Cresco Labs’ Joliet, Illinois facility voted to organize with the United Food and Commercial Workers on Tuesday. The decision makes…
Six Rikers Island Guards Charged in Drug Smuggling, Bribery Case
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced charges Tuesday against six New York City correctional officers accused of taking thousands of dollars in bribes to smuggle drugs to inmates at the Rikers…
Colorado Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Protect Employees Who Use Pot Off The Clock
Two lawmakers in Colorado are pushing for passage of a law that would protect employees in the state from being fired for their use of pot off the job. The measure, House…