Cannabis Policy

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam proposed changing the state’s legalization bill to allow cannabis home grows and to launch adult-use sales this July instead of in 2024.

North Dakota is considering legislation that would put the cannabis legalization question to state voters via a ballot initiative next year.

Cannabis use and possession are officially legal in New York after Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed the state’s legalization bill into law on Wednesday.

Nebraska’s Legislative Judiciary Committee has advanced legislation to establish a comprehensive medical cannabis program in the state, setting the bill up for a floor vote.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) called lawmakers back to the capital for a special legislative session specifically to reach a cannabis legalization deal.

New York lawmakers have reportedly reached a cannabis legalization deal and a vote on the still-unfiled legislation could come as early as next week.

Legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis in Maryland has officially stalled for the year after failing to make it out of committee.

Bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House and Senate seeks to guarantee insurance services for all businesses working in or adjacent to the cannabis industry.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) may support a bill that would decriminalize cannabis possession while limiting the number of homegrown plants allowed for medical cannabis patients.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) said she is planning to call a special legislative session after lawmakers failed to approve a cannabis legalization bill by its Saturday deadline.

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed last week that five staffers in the Biden Administration’s White House lost their jobs due to employment policies related to past cannabis use.

The SAFE Banking Act has been reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill was first passed 18 months ago with immense bipartisan support but never appeared in the Republican-controlled Senate.

A new report reveals that the Biden White House punished multiple staffers with penalties including suspension, remote work assignments, and requests for their resignation due to their past cannabis use.

A recent Florida poll found a strong majority of respondents disapprove of capping THC content in legal cannabis and that support for medical and adult-use cannabis is continuing to grow.

Colorado state senators have approved legislation allowing children with complicated medical conditions to access medical cannabis while at school.

Lawmakers in Tennessee’s House Health Committee voted to advance a measure that would allow adult cancer patients to consume medical cannabis via THC-rich cannabis oil.

The City Council in Shreveport, Louisiana is considering a measure to decriminalize low-level cannabis possession. If approved, Shreveport would be only the third Louisiana city to adopt significant cannabis reforms.

Colorado is the latest state to consider capping THC content in cannabis products after a lawmaker there proposed a 15 percent THC cap for concentrates.

Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) went full Reefer Madness in his remarks on legalization during a press conference last week, saying “If you legalize marijuana, you’re gonna kill your kids.”

New Mexico state senators have pulled the state’s cannabis legalization bill from their agenda just days before the session’s end, citing disagreements over taxation, licensing, and the bill’s criminal justice reform provisions.

An Illinois proposal seeks to block former cannabis regulators and their family members from working and investing in the state’s licensed cannabis industry.

South Dakota’s medical cannabis legalization initiative will take effect as planned after state Senators stymied an attempt by House lawmakers to delay implementation for six months.

New Mexico Senate Speaker Brian Egolf said legalization is a top priority for lawmakers this session and he is “cautiously optimistic” the reforms will pass this year.

Mexican lawmakers have approved a bill legalizing the production and sale of cannabis for adults, setting Mexico up to become the world’s largest legal cannabis marketplace.