Cannabis Legalization News

Kentucky Democrats filed cannabis reform bills on the first day of the state’s legislative session as part of a three-tiered approach to cannabis legalization set to include legislation, executive action, and a proposed constitutional amendment.

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Maryland’s voter-approved cannabis legalization law has taken partial effect and adults aged 21+ will no longer face charges for possessing up to an ounce of cannabis.

South Carolina state lawmakers pre-filed two separate medical cannabis legalization proposals. Both of the measures would give patients access to full-plant medicine.

Lawmakers in the U.S. Virgin Islands have approved an adult-use cannabis legalization measure; the governor is expected to sign the bill into law.

Psychedelics including psilocybin, DMT, ibogaine, and mescaline are now legal at the state level for Colorado adults aged 21 or older.

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According to statistics from car insurance companies, cannabis law reforms have made no statistically significant impact on the rate of vehicular accidents in Canada and the U.S.

Cannabis multistate operator Trulieve has contributed $15 million towards the Smart & Safe Florida campaign, which is seeking to put a cannabis legalization constitutional amendment before voters in 2024.

California state Sen. Scott Wiener is set to propose a bill that would decriminalize the possession of psilocybin mushrooms and DMT statewide.

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Kansas state Sen. Rob Olsen said he will introduce a medical cannabis legalization proposal at the start of the next legislative session.

Bipartisan lawmakers in New Hampshire’s House of Representatives are set to propose another cannabis legalization bill but the proposal could face opposition in the Senate and from Republican Gov. Chris Sununu.

Rhode Island cannabis dispensaries sold about $1.6 million worth of combined medical and adult-use cannabis during the state’s first week of regulated recreational sales.

Cannabis is now legal for adults to consume, possess, and cultivate in Missouri. Cannabis sales remain off-limits for now but the state’s medical dispensaries are expected to open to adult-use consumers sometime next year.

Colombia’s Senate has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis. The proposal already passed the country’s lower legislative body but must undergo at least eight debates in total before it can be formally adopted.

The PREPARE Act, the latest cannabis proposal in Congress, would prepare the U.S. for the likely end of cannabis prohibition by directing officials to workshop a framework for federal cannabis regulations.

A new analysis of the latest Gallup poll found that Americans aged 18-29 are far more likely to smoke cannabis than cigarettes.

Ohio lawmakers are considering expanding the state’s medical cannabis industry to accommodate any condition that could “reasonably be expected to be relieved” by cannabis.

Ireland is the latest EU country to consider adult-use cannabis reforms following the introduction of a legalization proposal by People Before Profit MP Gino Kenny.

Activists in Idaho have launched a new campaign to put a medical cannabis legalization question on the state’s 2024 ballot.

Rhode Island is set to launch its adult-use cannabis industry next week after officials awarded hybrid retail licenses on Tuesday to five of the state’s six medical cannabis compassion centers.

A new Gallup poll found a record high of 68% of U.S. voters support federally legalizing adult-use cannabis.

After Democrats won both chambers of the legislature in this month’s elections, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said he believes the state could pass cannabis legalization reforms as soon as the next session.