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Florida Congress Votes to Eliminate Cannabis Smoking Ban

The Florida House of Representatives has voted to approve legislation that would rescind the state’s ban on smoking medical cannabis.… Read More

Washington Senate Approves Cannabis Expungement Bill

The Washington state Senate has successfully passed legislation that, if signed into law, would vacate tens of thousands of prior… Read More

Washington’s Home Grow Bills Are Dead, Again

Despite widespread optimism in the cannabis community that the time for home grows in Washington had finally come, the two… Read More

Alaska Legalizes Social Use Cannabis Clubs

Alaska’s Lt. Gov Kevin Meyer has signed off on rules crafted by the state’s Marijuana Control Board that will allow… Read More

Black Lawmakers to Block Legalization Without Social Justice in New York

Several Black legislators in New York say that unless the cannabis legalization legislation submitted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office includes… Read More

Health Canada Warns Cannabis Online Age Gates Not Good Enough

Canada’s national Health Department sent a letter to all licensed cannabis producers in the country that normal age gates —… Read More

Michigan Adds Cerebral Palsy to Cannabis Qualifying Conditions

Michigan has added cerebral palsy to the list of conditions that qualify for medical cannabis, the Detroit Free Press reports. Michigan’s… Read More

Medical Cannabis Home Grow Bill Passes New Hampshire House

A bill allowing medical cannabis patients to grow their own cannabis has successfully passed the New Hampshire House of Representatives,… Read More

Adult-Use Legalization Passes New Mexico House

The New Mexico House of Representatives has passed a bill to legalize cannabis for adults, according to the Associated Press.… Read More

Hawaii Introduces ‘Visiting Patient’ Cannabis Program

The Hawaii Department of Health has announced a new program where visiting patients can use their out-of-state medical cannabis cards… Read More

Florida Smokable Cannabis Bill Passes Senate

A bill that would lift the ban on cannabis smoking in Florida successfully passed the state Senate on Thursday, The… Read More

Decriminalization Legislation Introduced in Texas

House Bill 63, legislation aimed at removing criminal penalties for the possession of up to an ounce of cannabis, has… Read More

West Virginia Bill Would Give Banking Access to Cannabis Companies

The state Senate of West Virginia has passed a bill that would enable banking services access for medical cannabis companies,… Read More

Colorado’s Cannabis Industry May Soon Be Publicly Tradeable

A bill has been advanced out of the Colorado House Finance Committee that, if signed into law, would allow for… Read More

Cannabis Laws Take Shape in Oklahoma Following House Vote

Lawmakers in the Oklahoma House of Representatives have passed a bill that creates a full set of regulations for the… Read More

Michigan Gov. Abolishes State Marijuana Licensing Board

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has signed an executive order eliminating the state’s medical cannabis licensing board, according to the… Read More

Federal Legalization Bill “Marijuana Justice Act” Re-Introduced

The Marijuana Justice Act, which would federally legalize cannabis, was originally introduced in 2017 but received no floor hearing. The legislation… Read More

Vermont Senate Votes In Favor of Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

The Vermont Senate has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that would create a regulated cannabis market in the… Read More

New Hampshire House Passes Adult-Use Legalization

Lawmakers in the New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 209-147 in favor of legislation that would legalize and regulate adult… Read More

Washington State Lawmakers Call State Cannabis Board Culture “Toxic”

Ten state lawmakers in Washington have sent a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee decrying the “toxic culture” of the state’s… Read More

San Francisco Expunges 9,000 Prior Cannabis Convictions

The San Francisco District Attorney’s Office has expunged 9,362 felony and misdemeanor cannabis convictions dating from as far back as… Read More

Denver Establishes Permanent Social Use Regulations

Denver has eased the way for cannabis lounges in the city on Monday by converting a temporary and expiring law… Read More

California’s Legal Cannabis Supply May Run Out By Summer

California’s cannabis growers are almost entirely operating on temporary permits that are about to expire, which would create a huge… Read More

Bill Restoring CBD to Store Shelves Advances in Maine

Maine lawmakers have advanced a bill to re-enable the sale of edible CBD products in the state following a sudden… Read More