Marijuana In The Governor’s Mansion: Record Number Of Candidates Say Legalize It
As polls continue to show that a growing majority of voters support legalizing marijuana, more and more politicians are beginning to embrace the issue, and this year’s midterm elections provide the latest datapoint in the ongoing evolution of cannabis into a mainstream political issue. At least 21 major party gubernatorial nominees on U.S. ballots this […]
Picuris Pueblo pot production uprooted
Copyright (C) 2018 Albuquerque Journal PICURIS PUEBLO – Picuris Pueblo’s budding medical marijuana production operation went up in smoke when federal officials raided its small-grow operation late last year. “They took the plants and threatened to prosecute us,” Craig Quanchello, governor of the state’s smallest pueblo, said while sitting at a table in his tribal […]
Governor-elect Michelle Lujan Grisham will have support to pass her political agenda
Tuesday was a big night for New Mexico Democrats. Voters elected Democrat Michelle Lujan Grisham as the state’s governor-elect. For years, the state’s Legislature has been a Democrat and the governor has been Republican, making it difficult for Democrats to pass legislation. Now, both are Democrat, giving the newly elected governor a lot of support […]
Cannabis Reform Scores Big Wins In Midterms
Marijuana reformers enjoyed numerous federal, state, and local victories last night. Here are the highlights. STATE BALLOT INITIATIVES Florida: Sixty-three percent of Florida voters approved Amendment 4, which amends the state constitution to restore voting privileges to those with non-violent felony convictions – including tens of thousands of those convicted of marijuana-related offenses. Passage of […]
Michigan becomes 10th state to legalize recreational pot; other measures pass in Missouri and Utah
By Craig Giammona and Courtney DentchBloomberg The legal U.S. cannabis market just got a little greener. In midterm elections that saw Democrats gain control of the House and reaffirmed Republican control of the Senate, more states also voted to legalize marijuana. The outcome will help expand a U.S. pot market that could be worth $75 […]
Louisville poised to tweak marijuana buffers, limits on stores
A series of proposed code tweaks could eliminate caps on how many marijuana retailers are allowed within Louisville and slash the city’s current school buffer requirements. In part an effort to align the city’s marijuana business codes with those of liquor stores — an initiative city officials called for earlier this year — the bid […]
