New Mexico s Ultra Health Wins Favorable Ruling, Judge Invalidates New Cannabis Regulations
A judge has invalidated the Department of Health s rules on license revocation, hemp and testing due to lack of evidence.
SANTA FE, N.M., Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) PRESS RELEASE Ultra Health, a New Mexico-based cannabis company, won a favorable ruling on regulations promulgated by the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) in June 2020. The regulations – including the strictest testing requirements in the United States, arbitrary restrictions on hemp activities, and suspension or revocation of a license without notice – were all invalidated by Santa Fe District Court Judge Bryan Biedscheid.
Mississippi Supreme Court Set to Hear Oral Arguments in Medical Cannabis Case
The lawsuit, filed by Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler, challenges the initiative process that legalized medical cannabis in the state.
The Mississippi Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a lawsuit filed by Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler that challenges the initiative process that legalized medical cannabis in the state, according to an AP News report.
The court issued an order Jan. 28 that schedules the hearing for April 14, the news outlet reported.
Butler filed the complaint in late October, just one week before Election Day, to challenge the petition process that qualified Initiative 65, the state’s medical cannabis legalization measure, for the ballot.
A Rhode Island lawmaker introduced a bill to expand access to medical marijuana to domestic pets, while New Jersey lawmakers continue to work through the details of how to legalize the plant for domestic humans. Here are some of the cannabis reform bills Law360 is keeping its eye on.
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Today marks six years since recreational marijuana was legalized in Colorado. Alabama State Senator Tim Melson, a Republican from Florence, says he plans to re-introduce a bill that would allow Alabamians to possess and use cannabis for medical reasons under strict regulation. The idea passed in the Alabama Senate, but failed to pass in the State House during the 2020 legislative session. Voters in Colorado, by contrast, approved a constitutional amendment legalizing pot by a 54% margin.
Senator Melson’s proposed bill would allow people to cultivate marijuana as well as possess, dispense, and transport it so long as they’re licensed by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission. His proposal would create the new board. Currently Alabama allows the farming of hemp for agricultural purposes. APR student intern Jeremy Boyd covered last November’s deadline for farmers to apply for a 2021 license to grow hemp for CBD oil. Dr. Katelyn Kesheimer, with the Alabama cooperative