Cannabis shares plunge after Florida legalization bid fails
Cannabis stocks tumbled Wednesday after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and billionaire Ken Griffin voted down a marijuana legalization bill. Amendment 3, which would have legalized recreational use of marijuana in the state constitution, failed to garner the 60% support needed to pass under Florida law. It received 55.9% or approximately 6 million votes in favor. […]
Floridians Projected to Reject Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
Floridians rejected the Third Amendment on Tuesday to give the green light to recreational marijuana, according to both Decision Desk headquarters and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.). Decision Desk Headquarters predicted that the amendment would fall short of the 60 percent threshold needed for passage. DeSantis added, “Voting is over in Florida, the Third Amendment has […]
Critics blast Harris over pandering scheme that prioritizes marijuana legalization for black men
Kamala Harris unveiled a race-based “opportunity agenda” on Monday, highlighting her desperation to win back increasingly disillusioned black male voters and what could ultimately motivate members of her generation. It revealed both prejudiced assumptions about sexuality. Critics ridiculed the vice president's identitarian message and her cynical attempts to win the hearts of black men by […]
Harris backs marijuana legalization
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Trump confirms he will vote for Florida marijuana legalization measure
In a post late Sunday, former President Trump confirmed that he would vote in favor of Florida's marijuana legalization bill, after hinting he might support it. “As I have said before, I believe it is time to end the unnecessarily arrest and incarceration of adults for possessing small amounts of marijuana for personal use.” The […]
How Trump’s marijuana legalization support could win him key swing states
Donald Trump shocked political commentators last week when he appeared to change his position on marijuana legalization. But it could be a political bonanza. A new poll finds that voters in the “blue wall” states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania could be influenced by President Trump's “green” views on marijuana. Polls show that Americans broadly […]
NY pot farm moves 100,000 economical ‘dime bags’ under legalization
Talk about a bargain. Hudson Cannabis, a 500-acre “seed-to-smoke” cannabis farm in the Hudson Valley, has reached the milestone of delivering more than 100,000 bags of affordable, legal cannabis for sale at or below the retail price of $10 at licensed cannabis retail stores across the state. Since legalization, many dispensaries and growers have preferred […]
Legalization Of Polygamy Was Always The Logical Consequence Of Obergefell
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes If marriage is possible between any two individuals, then why not three, four, or any number of consenting adults, regardless of their sex? In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the landmark case of Obergefell v. Hodges, legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states and the District of Columbia […]
Polish president vetoes legalization of over-the-counter morning after pill
Polish President Andrzej Duda on Friday vetoed a law that would allow girls and women over the age of 15 to buy the morning-after pill over-the-counter, his office announced. Duda is concerned about the health of minors and is listening to parents, he said. The president sent the law back to Congress, but was open […]
Wisconsin Republicans grapple with medical marijuana legalization plan
Wisconsin Republicans are facing difficulty reaching agreement on medical marijuana legalization. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said she has no intention of compromising with state Senate Republicans on concerns about detailed legislation. Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu deemed the bill's creation of a state-run pharmacy a “miss.” Wisconsin Republicans appear to be at an impasse over […]