Supporters and opponents of a marijuana legalization initiative in South Dakota have released new ads as they work to convince voters to take their side at the ballot box next month. The pressure is on for activists, who are facing a skeptical electorate according to recent polling that shows... Read more

Kansas lawmakers held their second of three planned hearings on medical marijuana legalization on Wednesday, hearing testimony from supporters, opponents and neutral parties on the reform effort. This comes one week after the members of the legislature’s Special Committee on Medical Marijuana, which a bicameral panel formed in June,... Read more

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) says that Congress has a “good shot” of passing modest marijuana reforms—including banking and justice provisions—during the lame duck session after the midterm elections. He also stressed that lawmakers might not have the same opportunity if Republicans retake either chamber next year. In an interview... Read more

Florida’s agriculture commissioner is feeling good about a court hearing last week where she says her legal team did a “compelling job” arguing before a federal judge about their lawsuit challenging the Justice Department over the federal ban on gun ownership by medical marijuana patients. Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried... Read more

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