Legal Pot

If passed, the ballot measure would permit residents over 21 to possess, buy or consume marijuana recreationally.

In a TruthSocial post, the former president said he expects a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in Florida to pass.

The action makes Maryland the first state in the U.S. to issue mass pardons on cannabis paraphernalia-related convictions, Gov. Wes Moore’s office said.

Unless something changes, the island’s only other cannabis dispensary will sell all its remaining supplies by September at the latest.

The new research is more evidence linking cannabis to an increased risk of mental health disorders, including schizophrenia, anxiety and depression, particularly in adolescence.

In a video announcement Thursday, President Joe Biden said he is “committed to righting” the wrongs of a “failed approach to marijuana.”

Cannabis is currently classified along with drugs like heroin and LSD. The administration is expected to reschedule it in a category that includes steroids and Tylenol with codeine.

The measure requires 60% approval to pass in November, when Democrats hope to make electoral gains in a state where they have struggled for years.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is expected to issue soon a formal decision on lowering federal restrictions on cannabis, potentially in the coming weeks, sources said.

12 Senate Democrats, including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, urged the DEA in a letter to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act altogether.

Authorities accuse Native American Agricultural Development of exceeding the state’s plant count limits and not tracking and tracing its inventory.