Cannabis And Culture

The New Mexico judicial branch is seeking to change the state’s rules for expunging cannabis convictions, the Albuquerque Journal reports. Supreme Court Chief Justice Shannon Bacon said the program should require individuals to file their own applications for expungement rather than requiring the judicial branch to identify eligible cases. Chief Justice Bacon said that requiring […]

Governor Andy Beshear’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee released its full report, which showed 98.4% of Kentuckians backed the reforms with just 1.36% opposed. In an online poll conducted by the committee, the overwhelming majority of respondents backed medical cannabis reforms. The poll was conducted in conjunction with a series of Town Hall meetings by the

The Department of Revenue and Taxation will start accepting adult-use cannabis licenses from “responsible officials,” according to Pacific Daily News.  Guam has legalized cannabis for adult use, but there are still some restrictions in place. Adults 21 and older can grow, possess, and consume cannabis, but it is illegal to sell it or trade it

The Vermont Cannabis Control Board issued the first two adult-use cannabis retail licenses on September 14th, two and a half weeks ahead of schedule. More adult-use retail licenses are expected to be approved in the coming days. The newly licensed businesses include FLŌRA Cannabis in Middlebury and Mountain Girl Cannabis in Rutland. Additionally, the board

Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston has declared that the state’s cannabis legalization ballot measure is insufficient due to the State Board of Election Commissioners’ decision to not certify the initiative’s popular name and ballot title. The measure, if passed, would legalize cannabis for recreational use by adults over 21 years of age. However, it

In the state of New Jersey, there has been a precipitous drop in arrests related to cannabis manufacturing, distributing, and dispensing since the legalization of adult-use cannabis, according to data released by the New Jersey State Police which was shared in a Politico article. When NJ legalized possession of recreational-use cannabis, it didn’t permit unlicensed