Cannabis Legalization News

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.

More than 74% of voters in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin supported a non-binding referendum on the legalization of adult-use cannabis in the state.

Colorado voters passed the legalization of psychedelic mushrooms on Tuesday; the move will let people aged 21 or older grow and share psychedelic mushrooms and will establish state-regulated “healing centers” where people can make appointments to consume psilocybin in a controlled environment.

Maryland voters passed adult-use cannabis legalization reforms by a 31% margin during this year’s midterm elections, making it the 20th state to pass the reforms.

Missouri became the first mid-western state and the 21st state overall to approve adult-use cannabis reforms in Tuesday’s elections.

Arkansas voters rejected the state’s adult-use cannabis legalization measure on Tuesday.

Voters in South Dakota rejected adult-use cannabis reforms on Tuesday by a 6% margin.

North Dakota voters rejected adult-use cannabis reforms for the second time during Tuesday’s elections.

The Czech Republic is seeking to coordinate its adult-use cannabis legalization law with Germany as the two countries embark on implementing the reforms. 

Colorado has sold $13.4 billion worth of adult-use cannabis since its legalization in 2012, generating $2.2 billion in taxes for the state. 

A recent poll in Idaho found that 68% of voters believe medical cannabis should be legalized in the state.

The mayor of St. Louis, Missouri has come out in opposition to adult-use cannabis legalization in the state, indicating that the amendment will create a “permanent exclusion” of minorities from the state’s cannabis industry.