South Dakota Reservation Bans Alcohol, Allows Cannabis News by admin - August 18, 2022August 18, 20220 Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota allows legal marijuana, but they ban alcohol within their reservation boundaries. Oglala Sioux Tribe in Iowa overwhelmingly voted for legalization of recreational and medicinal cannabis. The site has banned alcohol for the last 100 years, and they aren’t planning to change that anytime
People With First-Hand Experience More Likely to Perceive Pot Positively News by admin - August 17, 2022August 17, 20220 Ever heard the old adage, “don’t knock it ‘til you try it’? Gallup’s latest polling data seems to support that concept, showing that 70% of American adults—the ones who have actually tried it—think its effects on users are positive. These results were collected July 5-26 from Gallup’s Consumption survey, conducted
Nevada Funds Investigation on Implementing Automatic Record Sealing for Cannabis Convictions News by admin - August 17, 2022August 17, 20220 Three nonprofits (the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and Nevada Legal Services) received $1.2 million in cannabis tax revenue from Clark County Commission earlier this month. Code for America received $200,000 from the Clark County Commission. It was given the task of investigating ways to make Nevada's automatic
Texas Poll Shows Majority Support Legalizing Recreational Weed News by admin - August 17, 2022August 17, 20220 According to a poll, the majority of Texas registered voters support legalizing recreational marijuana. According to The Dallas Morning NewsAccording to a University of Texas at Tyler poll, 55% of Texans support the legalization of adult-use cannabis. With 72% of those polled saying they strongly or support legalization for
Arizona Cannabis: Recreational Sales Sky-High While Medical Sales Plummet News by admin - August 17, 2022August 17, 20220 Current trends in Arizona's two cannabis markets are divergent. For the Grand Canyon State’s newly launched recreational pot industry, business is booming. Arizona’s medical cannabis decade-old market, meanwhile, continues to see lagging sales. Citing figures from Arizona’s Department of Revenue, the AZ Mirror reports that “sales of medical cannabis dipped to
New York Regulators Issue First 15 Licenses for Cannabis Processors News by admin - August 17, 2022August 17, 20220 On Monday, New York's Cannabis Control Board granted 15 adult-use marijuana processor licenses. This is a crucial step on the road to legalizing recreational cannabis sales later in the year. New York’s Cannabis Control Board issued the licenses to businesses already licensed as cannabinoid hemp processors, giving the businesses
DoorDash Driver Delivers Side of Weed, Gets Canned News by admin - August 16, 2022August 16, 20220 One DoorDash customer received more than he bargained for when he placed an order of food—finding an unwanted bag of weed in his order, and decided to complain about it. Dasher was terminated because of his actions. A Columbus, Ohio man, who wishes to remain anonymous, said he ordered food
Tiny Homes in Europe Created With Corrugated Hemp Sheets News by admin - August 16, 2022August 16, 20220 Common Knowledge is a non-profit social enterprise based in Ireland. Margent Farm, an England-based Hemp Farm, also collaborate to make tiny homes from hemp. Referred to as Tigín Tiny Homes, each building was crafted with three goals in mind: “sustainable, affordable, and consciously designed.” A single home covers 20 square
Brittney Griner Appeals Conviction in Russian Drug Case News by admin - August 16, 2022August 16, 20220 Brittney Griner's lawyers announced Monday that they had appealed her conviction by the Russian Court in an alleged drug smuggling case. This has become a diplomatic dispute. Griner was sentenced to 9 years imprisonment and found guilty of charges stemming out from February's arrest at a Moscow airport. The announcement also
North Dakota Will Vote on Recreational Weed Legalization in November News by admin - August 16, 2022August 16, 20220 North Dakota officials announced Monday that the initiative to legalize marijuana for adults was on the ballot. It will now be up for voters at the November general elections. New Approach North Dakota was the organization that spearheaded the initiative to legalize recreational marijuana. It submitted 26,048 petition signatures