Zimbabwe Official Says Nation Considering MMJ Legalization for Economic Reasons
Mon / Jul 10th
A cabinet minister in Zimbabwe has announced that the African nation is considering legalizing medical cannabis partially in an effort… 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.
Delaware Lawmakers Create Task Force to Study Adult-Use Legislation
Mon / Jul 3rd
After failing to gain enough support to pass a recreational cannabis measure, Delaware’s legislature has created a “Cannabis Task Force”… Read More
After-Legalization Traffic Studies Draw Conflicting Conclusions
Mon / Jun 26th
Last week, two studies on highway safety after cannabis legalization purported different findings and both drew headlines – one claimed… Read More
Vermont House Blocks Renewed Legalization Efforts
Fri / Jun 23rd
Republican lawmakers in the Vermont House refused a special veto session this week for an adult-use legalization bill, ultimately killing… Read More
Massachusetts House & Senate Approve Conflicting Legalization Bills
Fri / Jun 23rd
Massachusetts’ two legislative bodies passed conflicting bills regarding adult-use cannabis this week. The House bill would overrule the wishes of… Read More
Jeffrey Hank: Pushing for a Michigan Adult-Use Victory in 2018
Fri / Jun 23rd PODCAST
Jeffrey Hank is the founder of MI Legalize, the Michigan advocacy group that is spearheading efforts for a 2018 bid for… Read More
Why Are the Feds Trying to Recreate the Black Market?
Thu / Jun 22nd OPINION
It’s either pure stubbornness, ignorance, corruption or officials in Washington D.C. really want to recreate the black market. Our politicians… Read More
Florida Gov. Signs Industrial Hemp Bill
Wed / Jun 21st
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed the Industrial Hemp Pilot Projects bill, allowing hemp-growing plans by the University of Florida… Read More
New Jersey Municipal Prosecutor Calls for Adult-Use Legalization
Wed / Jun 21st
During a New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee on a bill to legalize recreational cannabis use in the state, Jon-Henry Barr,… Read More
Study: Cannabis Laws Do Not Lead to Increased Teen Use
Wed / Jun 14th
According to a June 10 study published in the journal Addiction, the enactment of medical cannabis laws is not associated… Read More
Vermont Lawmakers Send Cannabis Legalization Compromise to Gov.
Tue / Jun 13th
Vermont lawmakers have sent a cannabis legalization compromise proposal to Gov. Phil Scott after the Republican vetoed a measure last… Read More
New York PAC Forms to Push Legalization Convention
Tue / Jun 6th
A political action committee has been formed in New York hoping to convince voters to convene a constitutional convention, which… Read More
Michigan Rec. Campaign Chairman Sees ‘Strong’ Chance for 2018 Success
Fri / Jun 2nd
Advocates in Michigan have renewed their bid to legalize cannabis for adult use after being shut out by politicians and… Read More
Study: Cannabis Legalization Has Little Impact on Border States
Thu / Jun 1st
A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that cannabis legalization has had little effect on neighboring… Read More
Vermont Gov. Vetoes Legalization Bill Citing Public Safety Concerns
Thu / May 25th
Vermont’s Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, vetoed the first cannabis legalization bill ever to be passed by a state Congress on… Read More
Poll: Canadians Support Erasing Cannabis Possession Convictions
Thu / May 25th
With Canada on the path to a nationwide adult-use cannabis regime, recent polling data suggest that a comfortable majority of Canadians… Read More
Ohio Judge Running for Governor Supports Adult Use Cannabis Reforms
Tue / May 23rd
A candidate for Ohio’s governorship next year and longtime liberal voice on the state Supreme Court has thrown his support behind… Read More
Petition to Legalize MMJ & Rec. Being Circulated in Missouri
Mon / May 22nd
Advocates in Missouri are gathering signatures for an unorthodox measure to legalize medical and recreational cannabis, MissouriNet reports. Unlike other… Read More
First Dispensary-Destined Cannabis Crop Harvested in Hawaii
Fri / May 19th
Aloha Green Holdings in Oahu, Hawaii is the first medical cannabis dispensary to harvest their crop, the first commercial cannabis crop… Read More
Michigan Activists Begin Collecting Signatures for Adult Use Legalization
Fri / May 19th
Cannabis advocates in Michigan have cleared a procedural step in getting a legalization initiative in front of lawmakers and potentially… Read More
Vermont Legalization Bill Now Sitting on Gov.’s Desk
Fri / May 19th
Vermont lawmakers made history last week as the first state legislature to approve ending the prohibition of cannabis. Now, the… Read More
Connecticut Dems Add Cannabis Revenue to Budget Proposal to Keep Issue Alive
Wed / May 17th
Democratic lawmakers in Connecticut have included funds from a theoretical recreational cannabis program in their budget recommendation in an effort… Read More
UK Liberal Dems Add Cannabis Legalization to Platform
Mon / May 15th
According to research by Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom, 87,247 police caseloads related to cannabis were opened in 2015,… Read More
Adult-Use Legislation Set to be Introduced in New Jersey
Mon / May 15th
New Jersey state Sen. Nicholas Scutari is expected to unveil a bill to tax-and-regulate cannabis sales in the state ahead… Read More