Delaware Lawmakers Budget $4.1M for Adult-Use Cannabis Rollout
Thu / May 25th
Delaware lawmakers voted in committee on Tuesday to set a $4.1 million initial budget for rolling out the state’s adult-use cannabis industry.
Delaware residents can use medical cannabis for severe illnesses, but recreational cannabis use is still illegal. Although, Delware has decriminalized cannabis in small amounts. Delaware cannabis news and resources can be found on this page:
Thu / May 25th
Delaware lawmakers voted in committee on Tuesday to set a $4.1 million initial budget for rolling out the state’s adult-use cannabis industry.
Thu / May 18th
Mon / Apr 24th
Adult-use cannabis is now legal in Delaware after Gov. John Carney (D) allowed the state’s legalization proposals to become law without his signature on Sunday.
Wed / Mar 29th
The Delaware Senate passed House-approved adult-use cannabis legalization bills yesterday, sending the legislation to Gov. John Carney (D) who vetoed a similar legalization measure last summer.
Fri / Mar 10th
Two days after voting to legalize cannabis for adults, the Delaware House of Representatives passed a bill that would create an adult-use cannabis marketplace.
Thu / Mar 9th
Delaware’s House of Representatives passed legislation this week that would eliminate penalties for the use or possession of cannabis by adults.
Thu / Jun 9th
Delaware lawmakers this week failed to override Gov. John Carney’s recent veto of the state’s cannabis legalization bill.
Wed / May 25th
Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) has vetoed his state’s cannabis legalization bill stating he doesn’t believe in “promoting or expanding the use of recreational marijuana.”
Fri / May 20th
Delaware’s bill to tax and regulate adult-use cannabis failed by two votes in the House while the decriminalization bill sits on Gov. John Carney’s (D) desk.
Wed / May 18th
Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) expressed support this week for the cannabis decriminalization bill recently passed by state lawmakers but didn’t say if he intends to sign the legislation.
Mon / May 16th
Delaware lawmakers approved a bill to legalize cannabis possession but stopped short of establishing regulated sales; the bill now goes to Gov. John Carney (D), who remains opposed to legalization and has not yet revealed whether he will sign.
Fri / Jan 28th
A Delaware proposal to legalize adult-use cannabis passed the House Health & Human Development Committee and moves next to the Appropriations Committee.
Tue / Jan 18th
Delaware’s new cannabis legalization bill would drop a proposed social equity fund, opting instead for a “Justice Reinvestment Fund,” which would provide direct aid to those communities most negatively affected by prohibition.
Fri / Sep 17th
The Delaware Supreme Court last week ruled that cannabis odor during a traffic stop by itself is not enough to trigger probable cause for arrest.
Thu / May 27th
Delaware is set to double its number of licensed medical cannabis operators ahead of likely adult-use cannabis reforms.
Wed / Feb 17th
In Delaware, the state just doubled its medical cannabis access points with three new business licenses and the state auditor threw her weight behind adult-use reforms.
Tue / Jan 26th
A recent state auditor report found that Delaware could net up to $43 million in annual cannabis tax revenue if the state were to legalize cannabis.
Mon / Sep 14th
The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $600,000 to Delaware State University to help fund the university’s College of Agriculture, Science and Technology hemp research program.
Fri / Jul 31st
A Delaware court has rejected an injured employee’s request for his former employee to compensate him for medical cannabis expenses related to his injury.
Tue / Apr 7th
Delaware officials are working on emergency rules to allow delivery services from the state’s medical cannabis dispensaries.
Thu / Oct 3rd
A new law in Delaware will let physicians certify patients for medical cannabis even if they don’t have one of the state program’s qualifying conditions — patients thusly approved, however, must have a severe and debilitating condition and all standard care practices must be exhausted.
Fri / Jun 7th
A cannabis legalization bill has advanced from the Delaware House Revenue and Finance Committee into the full chamber for consideration. A similar bill failed last year by just four votes — Gov. John Carney, however, has already voiced his opposition to legalizing.
Fri / May 17th
Recently introduced legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis in Delaware contains much of the same language as the state’s failed attempt from last year — this time, however, the proposal lacks home-grow provisions, which may make it easier to accept for certain lawmakers.
Tue / Sep 4th
Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) signed a bill last week that will expunge or clear the records of citizens convicted… Read More
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