Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) says he doesn’t support Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) call for a crackdown on the nicotine product Zyn because it’s a matter of “freedom and personal choices,” drawing parallels to his reasons for supporting marijuana legalization. Schumer said earlier this week that he’s asking... Read more
“The idea is to make this accessible. When you talk about the will of the people, they want it to be accessible.” By John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A Senate panel chaired by a member of the state’s Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee shot down a bill Wednesday with far-reaching... Read more
A majority of American likely voters, including most Republicans under the age of 55, support legalizing marijuana “in all 50 states,” according to a new poll from a prominent GOP firm. The survey from the Tarrance Group found that 57 percent of respondents favor nationwide cannabis legalization, including 35... Read more
“I think discovery would be helpful…based on what’s been pleaded.” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector A Montgomery County Circuit Judge Wednesday ordered five Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) members and director John McMillan to provide testimony on the licensing process. Judge James Anderson also granted a motion allowing plaintiffs... Read more
A Senate panel in Virginia met Thursday to begin hammering out differences between two separate bills that would legalize commercial marijuana sales in the state, hearing public testimony and digging into issues such as social equity, licensing and regulatory enforcement. While both measures—SB 423 from Sen. Adam Ebbin (D)... Read more
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) are reintroducing a bill to allow people living in federally assisted housing to use marijuana in compliance with state law without fear of losing their homes. As it stands, people living in public housing are prohibited from using controlled... Read more
“I think there should be some regulation, and I think that what this calls for is a slight change in business model as opposed to a complete closure.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix Ashley Guy runs a smoke shop in Tallahassee. She says she’s thrived since she moved from... Read more
“We’ve spread a wide net on this. And we believe that this is really the compromise path.” By Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon Democratic legislators plan to fight the state’s war on drug addiction and overdoses on multiple battle fronts. They want to build residential facilities to treat... Read more
The governor of Massachusetts is promoting the testimony of activists who spoke in favor of her veterans-focused bill that would, in part, create a psychedelics work group to study the therapeutic potential of substances such as psilocybin. During a hearing before the legislature’s Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal... Read more
Massachusetts marijuana retailers sold a record $158.7 million worth of legal cannabis products in December, according to figures released by the state’s Cannabis Control Commission—bringing the state’s total recorded sales for 2023 to nearly $1.8 billion. Of that annual total, the bulk—more than 87 percent—was from adult-use sales, which... Read more
