The Justice Department is telling the U.S. Supreme Court that it should not take up a case concerning workers’ compensation for medical marijuana that could have wide-ranging implications related to federal supremacy. And part of its reasoning is that Congress appears to be moving toward a solution on its... Read more

A bicameral congressional conference committee tasked with settling differences on a large-scale manufacturing bill kicked off negotiations on Thursday—and several appointed conferees from the House and Senate took the opportunity to push for marijuana banking reform as part of the package. At least seven members made a point to... Read more

The New Hampshire Senate on Thursday defeated a bill that was amended in the House to include language legalizing the possession and home cultivation of marijuana for adult use. Cannabis reform has been a struggle in the Senate, with the chamber separately rejecting the GOP-led standalone home grow bill... Read more

Another poll has found that a strong majority of Americans across political lines support either legalizing marijuana nationally or letting states set their own cannabis policies. And seven-in-ten people who voted to elect President Joe Biden back nationwide legalization, despite the president’s ongoing opposition to the policy change. The... Read more

An initiative to legalize marijuana will not appear on Ohio’s November ballot, the campaign behind the measure announced on Friday. But activists did reach a settlement with state officials in a legal challenge that will give them a chance to hit the ground running in 2023. The Coalition to... Read more

The governor of California unveiled an updated budget proposal on Friday that calls for the elimination of the state’s marijuana cultivation tax and revised cannabis tax revenue allocations. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) May revised budget would take steps intended to combat the illicit market and make the legal industry... Read more

The Delaware Senate on Thursday approved a House-passed bill to legalize marijuana possession, sending it to the governor’s desk. Meanwhile, a separate, complementary proposal to set up commercial regulations for an adult-use market has also been advancing and is expected to move to the House floor before potentially being... Read more