Category: Outlaw Report
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One Tent Health Provides HIV Screening, Voter Registration—and CBD Gummies
“I was kind of always looking for ways to help people whenever I can,” said Mackenzie Copley, who founded One Tent Health, a nonprofit that provides free and easy access to HIV testing, after observing the difficulties that many people experience when they are tested for HIV. To start, there is getting the test itself,…
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Quick Hit: Documentary ‘CBD Nation’ Now Streaming
Back in July, The Outlaw Report caught readers up with Rylie Maedler, a 14 year-old CEO who is best known for her and her family’s work years ago tirelessly fighting in Delaware to allow minors access to cannabis. When Maedler was seven, she was diagnosed with a degenerative bone disease that could result in facial…
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Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney Addresses National Cannabis Policy Summit; Virginia Expungement Bills Approved
Last week, the National Cannabis Policy Summit happened—virtually—and Richmond, Virginia Mayor Levar Stoney was among those who spoke. Like many other lawmakers in Virginia, Stoney pushed for cannabis legalization immediately after cannabis decriminalization went into effect. In August, Stoney sent a letter to Virginia’s governor Ralph Northam demanding the legalization and regulation of cannabis connecting…
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Op-Ed: Do Banking and Digital Payments Solutions Exist in the Cannabis Industry?
It is no secret that having reliable banking partners in the cannabis industry is difficult, however, the adage that cannabis banking access is near impossible is no longer the case. The majority of the cannabis industry is underbanked, but not unbanked. There are a limited number of financial institutions that are willing to open business…
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The Outlaw Report Podcast Episode 06: Virginia Cannabis Reform with NORML’s Jenn Michelle Pedini
In the latest episode of The Outlaw Report podcast, Scott Cecil talks to NORML Development Director and NORML Virginia Executive Director Jenn Michelle Pedini about Virginia’s recent cannabis reforms, the special legislative session, and possible cannabis legalization in the state. And The Outlaw Report’s Brandon Soderberg discusses the new ballot initiative in Washington, D.C. to…
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The Reccless Tigers, a Fire-Bombing Weed Gang Out of Virginia, Indicted Last Month
In early September 2012, members of the Reccless Tigers, a Virginia weed-dealing gang moving cannabis, vape pens, and edibles from California to Virginia approached a house in a leafy, middle class suburb of Springfield, VA and exacted revenge. One of the residents of a home on Victoria Rd. was supposed to give the Tigers $11,000…
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Quick Hit: The National Cannabis Policy Summit Is On September 10
On Thursday, September 10, the National Cannabis Policy Summit will be held. The third annual event is virtual this year and is also free to attend (you just have to register) giving those anywhere in the country who are interested in cannabis reform a chance to be part of the summit. The ability to attend…
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Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission Finds “No Evidence of Bias or Undue Influence” In 2019 Licenses Awarded
Last week was full of good news from the Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission (MMCC). At Thursday September 3’s MMCC meeting Executive Director William Tillburg excitedly detailed the ways in which medicinal cannabis continues to be a booming business in the state. Tilburg noted that retail sales in July alone were more than $40 million which…
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D.C. Board of Elections Hears Arguments Surrounding New Cannabis Initiative’s Ballot Eligibility
Supporters of a new cannabis initiative made their case to the D.C. Board of Elections on Wednesday at a meeting to determine if the initiative met certain requirements to be put on the ballot in November. The New Modern-Day Criminal Justice Cannabis Reform Act of 2020 seeks to legalize commercial cannabis sales and fix the…
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House of Representatives Will Vote on The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act (The MORE Act)
The week of September 21, the House of Representatives will vote on The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act (MORE Act). The vote on this potentially historic bill which would expunge many people’s criminal records for cannabis, develop a grant program for those who have been harmed by the criminalization of cannabis, and facilitate nationwide…
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Quick Hit: Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission’s Meeting Rescheduled
Nearly a half-hour after last Thursday’s Maryland Medical Cannabis Commission’s week was supposed to begin, it was cancelled. “I regret to inform you that today’s scheduled MMCC Full Commission meeting has been cancelled,” wrote Lori Dodson, Deputy Director of the MMCC over email. “The platform is experiencing technical issues and the meeting will need to…
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Virginia Senate Passes Legislation Preventing Cops From Searching Cars Based On Cannabis Smell
While cannabis legalization has not yet been considered during Virginia’s Special Legislative Session, two notable bills introduced passed the Senate last week: Senate Bill 5049, which prevents police officers from searching a person or their vehicle due to cannabis smell, and Senate Bill 5013 which would allow Virginians to pay their $25 ticket for possessing…