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Senate pot bill left to rot at House

A Senate bill legalizing and regulating the use of cannabis in the CNMI was swatted after it did not garner sufficient support from the majority bloc to push the bill through the Legislature. Citing a violation in the CNMI Constitution that could not be reversed no matter the...
Posted On Aug 01 2018 06:01
, By Erwin Encinares

‘Concerns’ stymie House action on pot bill

The House of Representatives’ three-hour session yesterday went on recess just as it was about to tackle a bill legalizing the medical and recreational use of marijuana. The session was moved to today at the House Chamber on Capitol Hill at 9:30am. In a vote of 18-0, the House...
Posted On Jul 31 2018 06:00
, By Erwin Encinares

JGO tables bill regulating practice of law in NMI

A bill that proposes to regulate the practice of law in the CNMI got the boot after members of a House of Representatives committee voted to table the bill. The House Judiciary and Government Operations Committee, led by Rep. Ivan A. Blanco (R-Saipan), unanimously voted to set...
Posted On Jul 24 2018 06:06
, By Erwin Encinares

Marijuana bill sent back to Senate

A House committee, during a continuation of its previous meeting yesterday that was recessed, gave the go signal to discuss the cannabis bill introduced in the Senate instead of killing the bill and reintroducing it as a House bill. The House Judicial and Governmental Operations...
Posted On Jul 03 2018 06:06
, By Erwin Encinares
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