On September 21, 2018, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) became the first U.S. territory to legalize adult use cannabis through legislative action rather than a public ballot vote. Considering this group of small islands in the Pacific has a Republican-controlled congress and governor, Medicine Man Technologies was surprised to see such sweeping and…

Consumption of cannabis in Georgia, former member of the now-dissolved Soviet Union, was officially legalized in July after a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court. This follows a 2017 decriminalization decision that abolished harsh punishments for cannabis use. At Medicine Man Technologies, we agree that it’s a step in the right direction though broader reform…