Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) renewed his call for marijuana legalization in his State of the State address on Wednesday, and he included funding to help establish a regulatory framework for cannabis in a budget proposal submitted to lawmakers. While the budget itself doesn’t include language that would actually... Read more
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) renewed his call for marijuana legalization in his State of the State address on Wednesday, and he included funding to help establish a regulatory framework for cannabis in a budget proposal submitted to lawmakers. While the budget itself doesn’t include language that would actually... Read more
Kentucky lawmakers are considering whether to pursue medical marijuana. A new poll suggests that the people in the state are more than ready. The survey, conducted on behalf of Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, a nonprofit in the state, found that a staggering nine in 10 of adults there... Read more
City leaders in Las Cruces, New Mexico voted to back efforts to legalize marijuana in the state, putting their support behind a bill now making its way through the legislature. The Las Cruces City Council passed a non-binding resolution supporting the bill by a vote of 6 to 1... Read more
A standoff in Rhode Island over the state’s medical marijuana industry came to an end this week, with legislators ultimately acquiescing to the state’s governor. Identical bills passed Tuesday in the Rhode Island Senate and House of Representatives in which the lawmakers agreed to relinquish power they bestowed upon... Read more
It might take awhile for Minnesota to pass its cannabis legalization proposal, but when it does it should be a good one. House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler has promised “the best legalization bill in the country to date,” and says that its architects are learning from the successes and... Read more
As the U.S. hemp industry waits to see what happens next with the federal hemp production program, more state-run programs have decided to keep the status quo for another year. Less than a week after the U.S. Department of Agriculture closed a public comment period on its hemp rules,... Read more
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is making a bold promise: if elected president, he will legalize marijuana in all 50 states on his first day in office. “We will end the destructive war on drugs,” the 2020 Democratic candidate said at rally days before this week’s Iowa caucus. “On my... Read more
