A House subcommittee in New Hampshire has moved forward with formally adopting changes to a marijuana legalization bill that members initially approved at a hearing last week, setting up the measure for a full House Finance Committee vote on Tuesday. At a hearing Monday, a finance subcommittee voted 6–3... Read more
Colorado lawmakers advanced an amended social media bill on Thursday that, as introduced, would have forced platforms to ban users for talking positively about marijuana online. But while the sponsor says the issue has now been “worked out” with recent changes, critics contend the revised legislation still fails to... Read more
“After a century of failed policies and ‘canna-bigotry,’ the verdict is in. Legalization is a success, and the end of cannabis prohibition can’t come soon enough.” By Paul Armentano, NORML It’s been over a decade since Colorado and Washington became the first two states to legalize marijuana for adults.... Read more
VA gov vetoes marijuana sales & resentencing; KS medical cannabis bill dead; FL court legalization deadline; DE marijuana votes; NE hemp/CBD 100% tax Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the... Read more
California officials have awarded $12 million in marijuana tax-funded grants to cities across the state to support equity programs for people disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs. This is the latest round of funds that the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is providing under its... Read more
“The social equity excise fee is more than just a financial measure. It’s a step towards rectifying the injustices inflicted by the war on drugs.” By Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor As the state mulls how to spend the revenue generated from a social equity tax on cannabis, marijuana... Read more
Even as marijuana remains federally illegal, two representatives from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are set to present at a webinar next month about the federal agency’s latest guidance and enforcement priorities for “protecting workers within the cannabis industry” in the growing number of state-legal markets. “This... Read more
As a bill to legalize marijuana in Hawaii hangs in the balance in the state legislature, a House committee has amended and advanced separate legislation on Thursday that would expand the state’s current decriminalization of cannabis by increasing amounts of the substance for which people would not face the... Read more
Kentucky’s legislature has delivered a budget bill to the governor that includes a provision restricting funding for a medical marijuana regulatory body overseeing the state’s forthcoming program until its advisory board determines there’s a “propensity” of research supporting the therapeutic “efficacy” of cannabis. The language represents a watered down... Read more
