The prospects of legalizing marijuana in Missouri this year through the GOP-controlled legislature are in doubt—but a campaign to put the issue on the ballot said on Wednesday that they’ve collected nearly twice as many signatures as they need to put the issue on the November ballot. At the... Read more

A bill to legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina died on the House floor on Wednesday following a nuanced debate over the constitutionality of the legislative process that the measure has moved through—before any discussion of the merits of the bill itself could occur. Its sponsor said he would... Read more

South Dakota activists turned in what they say are more than enough valid signatures to place a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s November ballot. South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) submitted petitions to the secretary of state’s office on Tuesday, the submission deadline, just weeks after sounding... Read more

Connecticut lawmakers sent the governor a large-scale budget bill on Tuesday that includes provisions to set the state up to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment using substances like MDMA and psilocybin. The language largely mirrors a standalone bill that moved through committee earlier this session. However,... Read more

A Missouri House committee on Tuesday approved a GOP-led joint resolution seeking to place the issue of marijuana legalization before voters on the November ballot. The Special Committee on Criminal Justice passed an amended version of the legislation, sponsored by the panel’s chairman Rep. Shamed Dogan (R), in a... Read more

“We need federal and equitable legalization of cannabis so that no one is left behind.” By Nikki Fried, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Four years ago, when I was running for the office I hold now, two major U.S. banks shut down my campaign accounts over my advocacy for medical marijuana... Read more

As a signature drive kicks off in Washington State to qualify a drug decriminalization measure for November’s ballot, newly released opinion polling from advocates shows the proposal with a slight lead. But nearly 1 in 6 voters, the survey suggests, are still on the fence. Initiative 1922, if passed,... Read more

Kansas House lawmakers on Thursday laid out their plan and proposed compromises for medical marijuana legalization in the state, moving the legislature one step closer to enacting the reform following the appointment of a bicameral conference committee that’s been charged with reaching an agreement on the issue. Negotiators met... Read more