Poll: Nearly 57% of Michigan Voters Support Legalizing Cannabis for Adults
Tue / Jan 23rd
A new Local 4-Detroit News poll has found that 56.6 percent of Michigan voters support legalizing cannabis for adult use,… Read More
Cannabis Legalization News
Legalization news for industry professionals. The cannabis legalization movement has gone mainstream: scroll down to find out which markets are currently working to legalize cannabis for medical and/or recreational use.
Vermont Gov. Signs Cannabis Legalization Bill into Law
Mon / Jan 22nd
Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R) has signed the state’s cannabis legalization bill into law, making Vermont the ninth state to… Read More
New York Gov. Wants Adult-Use Cannabis Study
Wed / Jan 17th
In his State of the State address, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on lawmakers to approve funding for a… Read More
New York GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Supports Adult-Use Cannabis Program
Tue / Jan 16th
During a press conference in Buffalo, New York, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Joel Giambra pitched cannabis legalization tax revenues as a… Read More
California Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Protect State-Legal Cannabis Programs
Tue / Jan 16th
California Rep. Barbara Lee, a Democrat, has introduced legislation to protect state-approved cannabis programs from federal interference. The measure is… Read More
Cannabis Legalization Bill Introduced in New Jersey
Fri / Jan 12th
New Jersey state Sen. Nicholas Scutari has introduced legislation to legalize cannabis for recreational use in the state. The measure… Read More
New York Lawmakers Hold Cannabis Legalization Hearing
Fri / Jan 12th
New York Assembly members held a hearing to debate the merits of legalizing cannabis in the state – the first… Read More
Federal Proposal Would Add Adult-Use Protections to Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment
Thu / Jan 11th
An amendment proposed by U.S. Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO) and Tom McClintock (R-CA) would create protections for state-legal, adult-use cannabis… Read More
Vermont Legalizes Cannabis For Adults; No Tax-and-Reg
Wed / Jan 10th
Vermont has become the first state to legalize cannabis via the legislature for the second time today in a voice… Read More
New Hampshire House Approves Adult Use Measure, Refers Bill to Committee
Tue / Jan 9th
Lawmakers in the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 207-139 on Tuesday for a bill that would legalize the possession,… Read More
Massachusetts U.S. Attorney ‘Cannot Provide Assurances’ Cannabis Licensees Won’t Face Federal Prosecution
Tue / Jan 9th
In a memo dated Jan. 8, the U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts, Andrew E. Lelling, said he cannot “provide assurances that… Read More
California AG Wants Meeting with Federal Attorneys About Cannabis
Mon / Jan 8th
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has asked to meet with the state’s four federal prosecutors to figure out whether they… Read More
Vermont House Passes Revised Adult-Use Bill; Moves to Senate
Fri / Jan 5th
On the eve of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ directive to rescind the cannabis industry protections in the Cole Memo, House… Read More
New Year Brings Adult-Use Sales to California
Tue / Jan 2nd
As the clock struck midnight Jan. 1, Proposition 64 took effect in California legalizing cannabis for adult use. According to… Read More
Jack in the Box to Offer a ‘Munchie Meal’ as Legalization Comes to California
Fri / Dec 29th
Fast food chain Jack in the Box has partnered with cannabis-centric media company Merry Jane on a Munchie Meal, which… Read More
Mexican Regulators Expect MMJ Access in Early 2018
Wed / Dec 27th
According to Julio Sánchez, Mexico’s commissioner of the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risk (COFEPRIS), patients in the… Read More
California Cannabis Track and Trace Update
Fri / Dec 22nd
Franwell’s METRC has been selected for California’s track and trace system and cannabis businesses throughout the state are scrambling to… Read More
Health Canada Nearly Doubles Cannabis Production Licenses Since May
Thu / Dec 21st
Canadian officials have nearly doubled the number of cannabis production licenses since May – from 44 to 80 – as… Read More
Canadian PM Trudeau ‘Doesn’t Know’ Where July 1 Cannabis Legalization Date Came From
Wed / Dec 20th
In an interview with Quebec, Canada’s TVA network, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said there was no firm date for cannabis… Read More
Canadian Provinces to Receive 75% of Cannabis Tax Revenues
Wed / Dec 13th
Under a new deal with the federal government, Canadian provinces will receive 75 percent of taxes derived from the legalized… Read More
Ohio Advocates Unveil Cannabis Legalization Proposal
Wed / Dec 13th
Advocates in Ohio have unveiled their proposal to legalize cannabis for adult use, which includes language legalizing industrial hemp cultivation… Read More
Massachusetts Cannabis Regulators Approve Social-Use Policy
Tue / Dec 12th
Massachusetts‘ Cannabis Control Commission has approved a social-use policy that will allow cannabis to be consumed on premises in so-called… Read More
Hartford, Connecticut City Council Passes Pro-Legalization Resolution
Tue / Dec 12th
The Hartford, Connecticut City Council has unanimously backed a resolution in favor of a taxed and regulated recreational cannabis market… Read More
Conservatives in Canada Could Delay Adult-Use Implementation
Mon / Dec 11th
Conservative Canadian senators could prevent the nation’s legalization proposal from becoming law by the July deadline, the Globe and Mail… Read More