New Connecticut Marijuana Legalization Bill Released, With Votes Expected This Week
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Connecticut legislative leaders introduced a sweeping new marijuana legalization bill late on Saturday, a day after announcing they’d reached a deal with the governor. A vote on the 297-page measure is expected within days, ahead of a mid-week legislative deadline. The new proposal includes significant concessions to social equity... Read more
Illinois Continued Record-Breaking Marijuana Sales Streak In May, State Officials Report
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Top Connecticut lawmakers announced on Friday that they have finally reached a deal on a bill to legalize marijuana, and they’re now circulating the finalized language among members ahead of votes that are expected soon. Following weeks of talks with Gov. Ned Lamont’s (D) office, House Majority Leader Jason... Read more
Biden DEA Pick Spoke Against Marijuana Decriminalization, But Booker Says She’ll End ‘Drug War Policies’
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Top Connecticut lawmakers announced on Friday that they have finally reached a deal on a bill to legalize marijuana, and they’re now circulating the finalized language among members ahead of votes that are expected soon. Following weeks of talks with Gov. Ned Lamont’s (D) office, House Majority Leader Jason... Read more
New Connecticut Marijuana Legalization Bill Details Draw Pushback From Equity Advocates
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Top Connecticut lawmakers announced on Friday that they have finally reached a deal on a bill to legalize marijuana, and they’re now circulating the finalized language among members ahead of votes that are expected soon. Following weeks of talks with Gov. Ned Lamont’s (D) office, House Majority Leader Jason... Read more
Testing People For Marijuana Impairment Based On THC Levels Is ‘Not Reliable,’ Federally Funded Study Finds
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A bipartisan group of attorneys general from eight U.S. states and the District of Columbia has sided with cancer patients in a lawsuit against the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) that seeks legal access to psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, for end-of-life care. The patients and Seattle-based... Read more
Connecticut Lawmakers Finally Reach Marijuana Legalization Deal With Governor
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Top Connecticut lawmakers announced on Friday that they have finally reached a deal on a bill to legalize marijuana, and they’re now circulating the finalized language among members ahead of votes that are expected soon. Following weeks of talks with Gov. Ned Lamont’s (D) office, House Majority Leader Jason... Read more
Civil Rights Groups Demand Congress Pass Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill This Month
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Top Connecticut lawmakers announced on Friday that they have finally reached a deal on a bill to legalize marijuana, and they’re now circulating the finalized language among members ahead of votes that are expected soon. Following weeks of talks with Gov. Ned Lamont’s (D) office, House Majority Leader Jason... Read more
Idaho Marijuana Activists Launch Limited Legalization Campaign For 2022 Ballot
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Details about a marijuana legalization bill that Connecticut lawmakers and the governor have been negotiating are starting to surface as leadership works to get it to the floor before the end of session next week—and some proposals dealing with social equity are raising eyebrows among advocates. House Majority Leader... Read more
CT legal cannabis details emerge (Newsletter: June 4, 2021)
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New ID legalization initiative for 2022; Biden DEA nominee spoke against marijuana decrim; Record IL cannabis sales 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 day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment... Read more
Mississippi Lawmakers Hold Medical Marijuana Hearing After Court Overturns Voter-Approved Law
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Details about a marijuana legalization bill that Connecticut lawmakers and the governor have been negotiating are starting to surface as leadership works to get it to the floor before the end of session next week—and some proposals dealing with social equity are raising eyebrows among advocates. House Majority Leader... Read more
