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Quebec May Outlaw Public Cannabis Consumption, Raise Age to 21

On Wednesday, the Quebec provincial legislature began discussing a bill to outlaw public cannabis consumption and raise the legal age… Read More

Utah Advocates Sue State Gov. Over Cannabis Replacement Bill

Two groups representing Utah patients are suing the state legislature over its replacement of a voter-backed medical cannabis initiative with… Read More

Michigan Legalization Takes Effect Today

Cannabis is officially legal for adults in Michigan starting today. Adults who are 21 or older are now allowed to… Read More

Rhode Island to Consider Cannabis Legalization This Term

Lawmakers in Rhode Island say they will look seriously at cannabis legalization in the coming term, due to reforms in… Read More

Utah Legislature Replaces Medical Cannabis Voter Initiative

The Utah state legislature voted to replace the voter-backed Proposition 2 with the Utah Medical Cannabis Act (UMCA) on Monday,… Read More

New York Lawmakers Hold Another Legalization Hearing

New York State Assembly members are hosting a public hearing today to discuss potentially legalizing adult-use cannabis in The Empire… Read More

Utah Lawmakers to Vote On Changing Voter-Backed Cannabis Measure

Utah lawmakers are expected to vote on Monday for several alterations to the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis initiative, the Associated… Read More

Lawmakers Reach Farm Bill Deal, Hemp Legalization Incoming

Lawmakers in federal Farm Bill negotiations said Thursday they have reached an “agreement in principle” that would break a months-long… Read More

Bipartisan Cannabis Finance Legislation Supported By Banks

New legislation being crafted by Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), co-sponsored by 82 Democrats and 13 Republicans, is expected to pass… Read More

Michigan Legalization Takes Effect December 6

Michigan’s voter-approved cannabis legalization initiative takes effect on December 6, 2018, exactly ten days after the election results were certified… Read More

Medical Psilocybin Initiative Planned for Oregon 2020 Ballot

The Oregon Attorney General has approved the wording of a medical psilocybin ballot initiative, which is the final step before… Read More

New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Legalization Plan

New Jersey lawmakers have started to consider legislation that would legalize adult-use cannabis throughout the state, the Associated Press reports.… Read More

North Carolina Lawmakers Meet to Discuss Cannabis Reform

North Carolina state Representative Kelly Alexander (D-107) said he is meeting with other lawmakers to discuss legalizing cannabis this week,… Read More

FDA Chief: Federal Cannabis Action Is An ‘Inevitability’

U.S. Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a CNBC interview on Friday that a federal cannabis… Read More

Except in California, Falling Cannabis Prices Mean Falling Tax Revenue

Legal cannabis prices continue to fall and the states that base their taxes on price are seeing similar drops in tax… Read More

Michigan Communities Begin Banning Cannabis Production After Legalization

Many Michigan communities are opting out of allowing cannabis facilities after this month’s legalization vote, according to The Detroit News.… Read More

IRS Struggles With Cannabis Cash Payments, Hires Help

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) paid a consulting company $1.7 million for help processing the large cash tax payments coming… Read More

DEA Scolded for Cannabis Eradication Program Inadequacies

Federal watchdogs at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report this week outlining how the Drug Enforcement Administration… Read More

Cannabis Advocates Threaten Lawsuit in Utah for Church Meddling

The Utah cannabis advocacy group Together for Responsible Use and Cannabis Education (TRUCE) is threatening to sue lawmakers and the… Read More

Lawmakers Propose Three Bills Addressing Veterans and Medical Cannabis

Just days after Veterans Day, a bipartisan group of lawmakers announced three new bills aimed at studying and reforming the Department… Read More

Pete Sessions’ Replacement Won’t Block Cannabis Reform

Next year’s House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern, the replacement for cannabis opponent Pete Sessions, has promised to allow open… Read More

Study Explores Why Fewer Women Support Cannabis Reform

Researchers have studied Pew Research Center cannabis survey data in an effort to understand why women are less likely than… Read More

Mitch McConnell Guarantees Industrial Hemp in Farm Bill

On Friday, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) promised that the Farm Bill will be passed in an upcoming lame duck session… Read More

Decriminalization Bill Filed In Texas

At least one Texas lawmaker is eyeing 2019 as the year to decriminalize cannabis in the Lone Star State. First… Read More