Cannabis Legalization News

A hearing in Connecticut yesterday gave state officials, agencies, and stakeholders a chance to weigh in about the state’s governor-backed legalization bill.

Lebanese lawmakers are poised to legalize cannabis cultivation for medicinal and industrial purposes.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts) has unveiled her plan to legalize cannabis if she is elected president — the plan includes expungement of past convictions, research funding, medical cannabis access for veterans, and more.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Twitter this weekend that he supports national cannabis legalization reforms.

New Hampshire House lawmakers have approved legislation for the third time in as many years to legalize adult-use cannabis; the proposal, however, stops short of regulating commercial sales.

A coalition of Connecticut clergy yesterday rallied in support of legalizing cannabis for adults and creating a taxed-and-regulated cannabis marketplace.

A Croatian lawmaker has proposed adult-use legalization legislation; if successful, Croatia would be the first European Union member to fully legalize adult-use cannabis.

A National Association of Realtors report indicates increased demand for warehouses in legalized states; house pricing, meanwhile, seems generally unaffected by nearby cannabis dispensaries and operators.

A new Leafly jobs report shows that the cannabis industry has doubled in size over the last four years.

Legislation to legalize medical cannabis is expected to be introduced today in the Alabama state Senate; the bill is based on a proposal approved by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Study Commission.

Nepal lawmakers will consider adult-use cannabis legalization after lawmakers from the ruling Communist Party proposed the reforms; the legislation is reportedly backed by at least 46 lawmakers.

Former vice president and current Democratic presidential candidate said in a recording that cannabis is “at the point where it has to be, basically, legalized.”

According to a recent poll, 9 out of 10 people living in Kentucky support the legalization of medical cannabis.

Two separate campaigns in Arkansas have started collecting signatures to put competing legalization questions on the November ballot.

Activists in Missouri have started collecting signatures to put an adult-use legalization initiative on the November ballot; the effort is backed by the same group from the state’s successful 2018 medical cannabis push.

The top Democrat in Minnesota’s House of Representatives has announced plans to introduce legislation legalizing adult-use cannabis later this year.

The New York State Bar has formally offered approval of legalizing adult-use cannabis in the state; the governor has already included legalization revenues in his 2021 executive budget.

New Mexico’s Senate Public Affairs Committee has passed an adult-use cannabis legalization bill in a slim and partisan 4-3 vote.

An adult-use cannabis legalization bill has been introduced in Tennessee; the bill calls on lawmakers to create regulations but proposes a 12 percent tax earmarked for education and infrastructure.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers are sparring over cannabis revenues and the governor’s plan to legalize as part of the state budget bill.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has again included legalization tax revenues in his official budget for the year; Cuomo did the same last year, although the state ultimately failed to adopt legalization reforms.

West Virginia Del. Sammi Brown has re-proposed legislation to decriminalize cannabis possession and legalize the home growing of cannabis by adults at least 21 years old.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) called for adult-use legalization in 2020, saying it would “create 11,000 new jobs and generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.”

A Florida group collecting signatures for an adult-use legalization ballot initiative has called off its 2020 push; meanwhile, however, an adult-use legalization bill was filed in the legislature.