Minnesota Lawmakers Consider & Adjust Adult-Use Cannabis Proposals
Thu / Mar 16th
Minnesota House and Senate committees considered and adjusted proposals to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state this week.
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Thu / Mar 16th
Minnesota House and Senate committees considered and adjusted proposals to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state this week.
Wed / Mar 15th
The United Nations’ International Narcotics Board recently criticized global cannabis legalization efforts, saying the reforms lead to “higher consumption, negative health effects and psychotic disorders.”
Wed / Mar 15th
The Kentucky Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee yesterday voted to advance the state’s recent medical cannabis proposal to the full chamber for consideration.
Tue / Mar 14th
The Kentucky Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee will hear a medical cannabis legalization proposal today.
Fri / Mar 10th
A recent poll found that 70% of Florida voters support the legalization of adult-use cannabis.
Fri / Mar 10th
Two days after voting to legalize cannabis for adults, the Delaware House of Representatives passed a bill that would create an adult-use cannabis marketplace.
Thu / Mar 9th
Delaware’s House of Representatives passed legislation this week that would eliminate penalties for the use or possession of cannabis by adults.
Wed / Mar 8th
Voters in Oklahoma opted out of a cannabis legalization ballot initiative during yesterday’s special election with a resounding 63% of voters coming out against the reforms.
Wed / Mar 8th
The Hawaii Senate voted 22-3 in favor of an adult-use cannabis legalization proposal yesterday; the measure moves next to the House.
Mon / Mar 6th
Missouri’s newly legal cannabis industry topped $100 million in sales during its first month of adult-use sales.
Mon / Mar 6th
Indiana lawmakers have opted to go at least another year without enacting cannabis reforms after killing multiple proposals which included decriminalization, medical access, and adult-use legalization and regulated sales.
Thu / Mar 2nd
The North Carolina Senate approved the state’s medical cannabis legalization proposal; it’s the second year in a row that senators have approved medical cannabis reforms.
Wed / Mar 1st
Tennessee’s latest medical cannabis legalization proposal died in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
Wed / Feb 22nd
The North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the state’s medical cannabis legalization bill, moving it next to the chamber’s Finance Committee.
Wed / Feb 22nd
Iowa’s Democratic state lawmakers have unveiled — but stopped short of formally introducing — their proposal to legalize cannabis for adult use.
Fri / Feb 17th
Two Hawaii Senate committees advanced an adult-use cannabis legalization proposal this week; the measure heads next to the chamber’s Judiciary Committee and Ways and Means Committee.
Tue / Feb 14th
A study published this month found no significant links to increased psychosis-related conditions in states that have passed medical and/or adult-use cannabis legalization policies.
Tue / Feb 7th
North Carolina lawmakers are reconsidering a proposal to legalize medical cannabis for 11 qualifying conditions and for end-of-life and palliative care.
Wed / Feb 1st
U.S. Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced a proposal to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.
Wed / Feb 1st
California cannabis regulators last week asked the state attorney general’s office whether they could allow interstate cannabis commerce without sparking federal enforcement.
Fri / Jan 27th
For the first time ever, a Minnesota Senate committee heard testimony this week related to a cannabis legalization proposal — similar bills have passed the House but were blocked in the formerly Republican-controlled Senate.
Thu / Jan 26th
A new report found cannabis legalization does not lead to an increase in substance use disorders or the increased use of illicit drugs.
Tue / Jan 24th
A recent Emergen Research report suggests the global cannabis market could reach $48.29 billion by 2027 with a CAGR of 24.6%.
Tue / Jan 24th
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) released $46.5 million in funding to support the state’s Cannabis Reform Act — the funds had been withheld by the previous administration.
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