US Cannabis Policy Updates

In a nearly unanimous vote, Missouri lawmakers delivered a bill to the governor that will let the state’s medical cannabis companies deduct ordinary business expenses on their state tax returns.

Texas lawmakers approved legislation over the weekend to study the effectiveness of psychedelics in treating PTSD among veterans and to reduce possession penalties for cannabis concentrates.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed legislation into law to double personal cannabis possession limits and expand criminal justice reforms in the state.

A Senate bill is seeking to finally regulate the production and sales of hemp-derived CBD products including infused foods, beverages, and dietary supplements.

A recent Connecticut poll found that 64% of residents support legalizing adult-use cannabis in the state, with about 29% opposed and 7% unsure.

Minnesota’s legislature approved a bill to allow smokable cannabis products in the state’s medical cannabis program.

Lawmakers in Louisiana’s House rejected a measure to tax adult-use cannabis sales if and when the state passes the reforms, likely dooming the reforms for this year and the next.

Alabama’s medical cannabis legalization bill was signed into law on Monday, making Alabama the 37th state to legalize cannabis access for qualified patients.

Louisiana voters in GOP-controlled districts overwhelmingly support the legalization of adult-use cannabis, according to recent polling data.

Mississippi’s Supreme Court threw out the state’s medical cannabis initiative that was approved by 71% of voters last year due to the state’s outdated ballot initiative process.

Republican co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus unveiled a bill on Wednesday to federally legalize cannabis but which contains zero considerations for amending the wrongs of prohibition.

Lawmakers in the Minnesota House advanced the chamber’s cannabis legalization bill but Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka (R) said that the legislation is already “up in smoke” in the Senate.

Lawmakers in Louisiana’s House approved a measure to decriminalize the possession of up to 14 grams of cannabis, limiting potential punishments to a $100 fine and no jail time.

A South Dakota legislative rules review committee ruled that the state can prohibit the use of medical cannabis by police officers and 911 dispatchers.

Lawmakers in the Minnesota House are expected to vote on a cannabis legalization proposal this week.

Alabama lawmakers caved their opposition yesterday and formally approved the state’s medical cannabis legalization bill.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill allowing K-12 schools to store and administer non-smokable medical cannabis products to student patients.

Lawmakers in the Louisiana House of Representatives approved legislation to allow smokable medical cannabis products.

The FDA has announced plans to ban flavored tobacco products including menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.

Washington’s new cannabis social equity provisions, which will offer grant funding and expert advice for qualifying individuals, were signed into law on Monday.

The Health Commission of Switzerland’s National Council voted 13-11 last week in favor of federally legalizing cannabis for all adults.

Washington’s legislation to reestablish drug possession penalties after a February Supreme Court decision decriminalized all drugs has been approved and now awaits Gov. Inslee’s signature.

A proposal in Maine is seeking to legalize psilocybin mushroom therapy for anyone aged 21 or older.

South Dakota’s Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in the governor’s legal challenge to the cannabis legalization ballot initiative that was approved by last November.