As a Kansas special committee works to prepare a medical marijuana legalization bill for the 2023 session with another meeting coming up this week, a spokesperson for the top GOP senator said the issue is “not a priority”—prompting pushback from House Democratic leadership. The spokesperson told the Wichita Eagle... Read more

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) says it “worries” him that students frequently bring up marijuana issues at his public appearances, like during a recent visit to a high school in Vermont where he was asked about President Joe Biden’s cannabis pardons announcement. When an audience member brought up the clemency... Read more

A senator in Puerto Rico has filed a bill to remove penalties for low-level marijuana possession in the U.S. territory, motivated by President Joe Biden’s recent cannabis pardons action. Independent Sen. José Vargas Vidot introduced the legislation on Tuesday, applauding the president for having “the courage that many here... Read more

Maryland’s marijuana legalization referendum enjoys strong majority support, another poll has found. And importantly, a large swath of unlikely voters said they were more motivated to vote after learning that cannabis reform was on the ballot. The Yes on 4 campaign released the results of the internal poll, which... Read more