Amsterdam Mayor Considers Banning Tourists from Cannabis Shops
Fri / Feb 14th
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema is considering banning tourists from buying cannabis in the city’s coffee shops, according to a Guardian… Read More
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Medical Cannabis Expansions Pass Iowa House Panel
Thu / Feb 13th
A measure to expand Iowa’s medical cannabis program to include THC-rich products passed the House of Representatives’ Committee on Public… Read More
Trump Proposes Cutting Federal Cannabis Protections
Wed / Feb 12th
President Donald Trump’s 2021 fiscal year budget proposal was released this week — the proposal suggests dropping federal protections for… Read More
Medical Cannabis Bill Introduced in Alabama
Tue / Feb 11th
Alabama State Senator Tim Melson (R) is expected to introduce a measure today to legalize medical cannabis in the state,… Read More
Nepal Lawmakers Consider Cannabis Legalization
Mon / Feb 10th
Lawmakers from Nepal’s ruling Communist Party have introduced legislation to legalize cannabis, the Associated Press reports. Birod Khatiwada, a member… Read More
Biden Says Cannabis ‘Has to Be Legalized’
Fri / Feb 7th
Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden expressed support for federal cannabis reforms in a recording obtained by… Read More
90% of Kentucky Supports Medical Cannabis Reforms
Thu / Feb 6th
The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky’s Health Issues Poll found 90 percent of Kentuckians support medical cannabis legalization in the… Read More
Competing Legalization Campaigns Active in Arkansas
Thu / Feb 6th
Arkansas canna-activists are circulating petitions for competing adult-use cannabis legalization proposals for the 2020 General Election ballot, 5 News reports.… Read More
Missouri Group Launches Cannabis Legalization Bid
Thu / Feb 6th
Missouri activists are circulating petitions to put adult-use cannabis legalization on November ballots, the St. Joseph News-Press reports. Missourians for… Read More
Minnesota House Majority Leader to Introduce Legalization Bill
Wed / Feb 5th
Minnesota House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler (D) plans to introduce recreational cannabis legalization legislation early in this year’s session. The… Read More
Activists Block Concentrates Ban in Washington
Tue / Feb 4th
Washington’s well-publicized “10 percent concentrates bill” has been stopped in committee for the 2020 session. HB 2546, “Concerning the Potency… Read More
Cannabis Driving Arrests Up Slightly in Edmonton, Alberta
Tue / Feb 4th
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada law enforcement report a slight uptick in post-legalization cannabis-impaired driving arrests, from 33 in the first 10… Read More
Sanders Pledges to Legalize Cannabis on First Day as President
Mon / Feb 3rd
Vermont Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I) pledged over the weekend that, if he is elected, he would legalize… Read More
New York State Bar Backs Cannabis Legalization
Mon / Feb 3rd
The New York State Bar House of Delegates has approved a resolution in support of adult-use cannabis legalization in the… Read More
Cannabis Tax Revenues Fall Short in Canada
Mon / Feb 3rd
Cannabis-derived revenues in Canada didn’t meet government expectations during the country’s first fiscal year of legalization, totaling $18 million on… Read More
Berkeley, California Approves Social Cannabis Use
Fri / Jan 31st
The Berkeley, California City Council has approved a measure allowing on-site cannabis consumption at dispensaries that install a ventilation system,… Read More
Cannabis Reforms Take Effect In Australian Capital Territory
Fri / Jan 31st
The Australian Capital Territory’s cannabis reform laws, which remove criminal penalties and fines for low-level possession and use, are now… Read More
Indiana Aims to Block Local Cannabis Decriminalization
Thu / Jan 30th
Indiana Republicans have passed a bill out of committee that would allow the state to step in and enforce cannabis… Read More
Legalization Bill Passes New Mexico Senate Committee
Wed / Jan 29th
A cannabis legalization bill has passed New Mexico’s Senate Public Affairs Committee by a slim 4-3 vote along party lines,… Read More
Cannabis Licensing Scandal Sweeps Pasadena, California
Tue / Jan 28th
Critics are asking if Pasadena, California violated their own procedures when they awarded six retail cannabis licenses last year, according… Read More
Teen Cannabis Use Steady In Utah as Neighbors Legalize
Tue / Jan 28th
Utah’s Student Health and Risk Prevention (SHARP) survey found that while youth cannabis use rates are up in the state… Read More
Adult-Use Bill Introduced In Tennessee
Tue / Jan 28th
A recreational cannabis legalization bill has been introduced in Tennessee that would create a taxed-and-regulated market with a 12 percent… Read More
Trump Says Cannabis Use Reduces IQ Score
Mon / Jan 27th
During recently released audio from a 2018 dinner party attended by President Donald Trump and some of his close associates,… Read More
New York Gov. and Lawmakers Sparring Over Cannabis Plan
Mon / Jan 27th
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and lawmakers are sparring over cannabis legalization details, including how the revenues would be… Read More
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