Cannabis Legalization News

Two Wisconsin Democrats last week introduced an adult-use cannabis legalization proposal, noting that “69% of Wisconsinites” support the reforms.

Fourteen Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram, urging the agency to reject the recent Department of Health and Human Services recommendation to reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal law.

Cannabis advocates in Nebraska are making the state’s third attempt to legalize medical cannabis via a voter ballot initiative.

A recent poll found that 60% of Floridians support legalizing adult-use cannabis in the state, while 83% said they supported the state’s current medical cannabis program.

Missouri’s combined medical and adult-use cannabis sales totals last week topped the $1 billion mark, according to state data.

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Activists with Decriminalize California are seeking to put a psychedelic mushroom legalization question before voters in 2024. The initiative would legalize the cultivation, possession, and consumption of unlimited amounts of psilocybin mushrooms for adults aged 21+.

According to a recent poll, a 59% majority of Ohioans support the upcoming ballot initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis. If approved, Ohio would be the 24th U.S. state to pass a cannabis legalization proposal.

U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) introduced a proposal last week that would withhold some federal funds from states and tribes that have legalized cannabis for adults.

A proposal to legalize cannabis for medical and religious purposes and decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis has been introduced in The Bahamas.

While adult-use cannabis products are still technically unavailable in Minnesota, the state collected nearly $600,000 in tax revenues last month from THC-infused gummies and drinks (derived from hemp).

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) and the Ohio Association of Health Commissioners, which represents the state’s 112 local health departments, have come out against the state’s upcoming adult-use cannabis legalization ballot initiative.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has confirmed that the campaign to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state successfully gathered enough signatures to put the issue before voters this November.

The Cabinet of Germany on Wednesday passed a bill to legalize the adult use and cultivation of cannabis; the measure still requires approval from parliament.

A recent Ohio State University study found that adult-use cannabis sales in the state could generate between $275 million and $403 million in tax revenues by the fifth year of operations.

A lawsuit filed in the Connecticut Superior Court is challenging the state’s cannabis legalization law and asking a judge to halt cannabis sales statewide because the plant remains federally prohibited.

South Dakota AG Marty Jackley released a draft ballot explanation for a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state. The measure will require 17,509 signatures in order to appear on the 2024 ballot.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), who generally opposes adult-use cannabis legalization, signed a bill this week to create a legalization study commission that will evaluate how cannabis could be sold through state-owned shops.

A new Gallup poll found that at least half of Americans have tried cannabis at some point, with 17% saying they “smoke marijuana” — a new high recorded by the pollster.

Advocates behind Ohio’s latest effort to legalize adult-use cannabis have submitted additional signatures to the Ohio Secretary of State’s office after the campaign came up 679 signatures short last month.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said in a new brief filed with the Florida Supreme Court that the proposed constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis in the state “misleads” voters to benefit Trulieve, the state’s largest medical cannabis company.

Maryland dispensaries sold nearly $85 million worth of cannabis products in July, which was the state’s first month of legal adult-use sales.

Minnesota’s cannabis legalization law took effect today, August 1, making it the 23rd state in the U.S. to legalize cannabis for adults.

The St. Louis Community College is now offering three in-person, for-credit cannabis education courses, while Missouri’s Metropolitan Communication College has launched three not-for-credit online classes in partnership with cannabis education company Green Flower.