New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has ordered an immediate end to marijuana arrests and pending prosecutions while telling courts to set aside convictions before this week, when Governor Phil Murphy signed legalization bills. Weed still can’t be sold legally, as the state must set up distribution, licensing, taxation... Read more
State representatives gave nearly unanimous support Monday to allowing South Dakota-chartered banks to conduct transactions with businesses that have state licenses for marijuana and industrial hemp. The 64-4 vote in the House sends HB 1203 to the Senate for further consideration. The prime sponsor, Republican Representative Hugh Bartels, was the only... Read more
For years, the pattern has held: The New Hampshire House recommends fully legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in the Granite State, and the Senate shoots the measure down. Perhaps not this year. In a notable move late last month, the House Criminal Justice Committee recommended that the 400-member... Read more
An Elon University poll has found growing support among North Carolina residents for legalizing marijuana for recreational use and continued strong support for allowing medical use. Nearly two-thirds of the state’s adults say they do not believe marijuana use is morally wrong and support reducing penalties for marijuana possession,... Read more
The Republican leaders of the Legislature’s budget committee said Thursday they would throw out central parts of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, including his plan to legalize marijuana, raise the minimum wage and overhaul the state’s juvenile correctional system. They also suggested they wouldn’t let the sales tax go... Read more
Montana is considering a new requirement that medical marijuana growers keep their operations confined to indoor environments, leaving the outdoors for hemp production only. A state Senate committee Thursday heard from hemp and marijuana growers on the bill that aims to prevent cross-pollination between hemp and marijuana, the (Helena)... Read more
Minnesota lawmakers have given their first-ever endorsement to a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana. Members of the House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee voted 10-7 Wednesday to advance the measure. DFL members supported the measure while Republicans did not. House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler, DFL-Golden Valley, said the... Read more
A top New Jersey lawmaker has ended a weeks-long effort to compromise with Gov. Phil Murphy on underage penalties for marijuana use, saying again the governor should sign legal marijuana bills that passed late last year. That could mean an end for the current push to launch a legal marijuana industry... Read more
For Maine’s recreational marijuana users, getting high after work or on the weekend may no longer be a barrier to gaining employment at some of the state’s larger companies. Many employers say they no longer test job applicants for marijuana use, or if they do, a positive result doesn’t... Read more
Recreational marijuana sales have more than doubled since the market opened in October, with the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy reporting almost $2.5 million in sales in January. Maine’s 15 licensed adult-use retailers reported 33,521 sales worth $2.47 million in the first month of the new year, earning the... Read more
