The Biden administration reiterated today that it wants to end criminal penalties for marijuana use nationally. That hasn’t stopped it from penalizing people who want to join the administration for past pot use, however. Responding to a Daily Beast story earlier this month, White House press secretary JEN PSAKI stated that, “of the... Read more
March 31, 2021 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment North Dakota’s Senate could revive the question of legalizing recreational marijuana, but through a ballot measure put to voters — one of potentially three that could appear next year. The chamber last week soundly defeated a bill to legalize but restrict the... Read more
March 31, 2021 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment North Dakota’s Senate could revive the question of legalizing recreational marijuana, but through a ballot measure put to voters — one of potentially three that could appear next year. The chamber last week soundly defeated a bill to legalize but restrict the... Read more
New Yorkers over the age of 21 will be able to legally buy marijuana as early as next year, under terms of a bill agreed to by both houses of the state legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo and set to be voted on Tuesday. By late 2022, adults in the... Read more
More than half of Iowans support legalizing marijuana for recreational uses, and more than three-quarters support expanding the drug’s use for medical purposes, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows. Iowa lawmakers have not moved to join 14 other states and Washington, D.C., in legalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana... Read more
You are here: Home / Policy & Legal / Virginia / Virginia House Democrats back legalization this summer of small amounts of marijuana; Northam supportive March 27, 2021 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment House Democratic leaders said Friday that they support accelerating the timeline for legalization of simple possession... Read more
A bill to legalize marijuana in New York for recreational, adult use is expected to be introduced in the next few days after Democrats resolved an impasse over concerns about detecting, and enforcing, when someone’s driving while intoxicated by the drug. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Westchester, said Tuesday... Read more
Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration is considering legislation that would decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in South Dakota. Lawmakers this week got their first look at potential legislation coming out of the governor’s office that limits the number of plants a medical marijuana user could grow in their home, while also ending... Read more
“The Cannabis Law” legislation would create a new Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) controlled by a Cannabis Control Board, according to an internal legislative memo obtained by CNN. The proposal would eventually allow New Yorkers over the age of 21 to grow their own plants in their homes, and... Read more
Minnesota lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a proposal that would allow recreational marijuana use for adults and automatically expunge minor convictions related to cannabis, inching the state closer toward legalization. The legislation, authored by Democratic House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, of Golden Valley, would legalize marijuana use for adults 21... Read more
