Marijuana Legislation

Although the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced a few years back that it would license more cannabis growers that just the University of Mississippi to produce research marijuana, the agency still hasn’t made good on its promise.

Recent research out of Denver found that cannabis-related emergency room visits increased threefold after recreational marijuana was legalized.

Despite all the breakthrough in medicine and numerous scientific evidence that cannabis has vast potential in curing various disease, the US laws are still baffling and do not allow all cannabis-related products to be produced or consumed freely.

The New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association (NYMCIA) seems to agree on a more inclusive market, but the actions taken by the state and by the NYMCIA spell a different story altogether.

New Jersey lawmakers have failed to make recreational marijuana a reality in the state, as a pivotal vote on legislation was called off Monday.

The only tried and true way to solve the problem promptly is for Congress to intervene. Then there would be no question on the matter of CBD’s legality.

A new poll released this week finds that the majority of Republicans is now pledging unwavering support for the herb.

Of the students that have heard of High Costs, which teaches about the consequences of adolescent marijuana use, 75 percent say it has discouraged them from using cannabis.

If legislators miss the March 25 deadline or fall short in the votes, the next time New Jersey would discuss legalizing recreational cannabis wouldn’t be until after the November election.

O’Rourke’s earlier support for pot reform goes back as far as 2009 when he called for “an honest, open national debate on ending the prohibition of narcotics” as a member of the El Paso City Council.