Legalization and Election News
Multi-state Ballot Measures: 5 States to Vote on Recreational Cannabis
Five states will have ballot measures during the upcoming midterm elections for voters to consider making recreational marijuana legal in their state. We will soon learn the outcome of what those measures will be for Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Federal Legalization
While voters patiently await the outcome of state ballot measures pertaining to cannabis, it is important to make note of the continued efforts by NORML to push legalization forward on a federal level. Read the Op Ed written by Paul Armentano, Deputy Director entitled, “NORML Op-Ed: Cannabis Must Be Removed From the Controlled Substances Act.”
This Op Ed originally was published in The Hill on October 21, 2022.
NORML Op-Ed: Cannabis Must Be Removed From the Controlled Substances Act
Global Legalization
Earlier in the first weeks of October, President Biden announced pardons to those individuals who had simple marijuana offenses under federal law. With the United States winning state-by-state legalization and marching toward federal legalization, what is the legalization outlook internationally? To get a perspective on this, an informative article is in the
CWCBExpo Exhibitor Testimonial
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“Social Equity: Progress and Needed Change“
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Session speakers, from left to right are: Leo Bridgewater, Co-founder, Collective 60 New Jersey; Carlyn S. Buckler, Associate Professor Cornell University, School of Practice School of Integrative Plant Science, Chair of the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Diversity and Inclusion Committee; Faye Coleman, Founder and CEO, Pure Genesis; Jerel Registre, Fund Managing Director, Curio Wellness; Moderated by Tanya Osborne, Founder CannaDiva, LLC, Director of Community Engagement and Digital Production for Women Grow.
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