Marijuana

Legal Marijuana Industry Shrinks Rapidly in California

Heavy regulations, high taxes, and oversupply are causing the legal marijuana industry in California to contract rapidly, with the state reportedly losing nearly a quarter of its legal cultivation “canopy” since the start of 2022. SFGate.com recently reported (links included): The

In this March 22, 2019 file photo, shows marijuana buds being sorted into a prescription jar at Compassionate Care Foundation's medical marijuana dispensary in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. Voters in four states could embrace broad legal marijuana sales on Election Day, setting the stage for a watershed year for the …

District Judge Finds Gun Ban for Marijuana Users Unconstitutional

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Patrick R. Wyrick dismissed an indictment against Jared Michael Harrison, holding that the statute relied upon to ban gun ownership by marijuana users is “unconstitutionally vague, in violation of the Due Process Clause, and unconstitutionally infringes upon his fundamental right to possess a firearm, in violation of the Second Amendment.”

This photograph taken on April 22, 2019, shows a person smoking a cannabis "joint" in Cremers Coffee Shop in The Hague. - In the Netherlands, an experiment with state-regulated marijuana cultivation is starting. The aim of the experiment is to show whether "weed" can be removed from crime, but also …