Cannabis Legalization News

Democrat lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives have filed a bill to legalize medical cannabis for debilitating conditions such as cancer, epilepsy, PTSD, and other specified conditions.

Lawmakers in the Nebraska General Affairs Committee voted 5-3 against advancing a bill to implement the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis program.

A bipartisan proposal filed in the House of Representatives would federally legalize cannabis in states, territories, and tribal nations that have already passed adult-use reforms.

Oklahoma cannabis advocates have drafted and filed a constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis.

Florida election officials are fining Smart & Safe Florida $121,850 for missing the deadline on over 2,000 petition forms submitted for last year’s failed cannabis legalization initiative.

New Hampshire House lawmakers have passed the body’s second cannabis legalization proposal of the session. The bill, however, contains fewer allowances than the proposal passed earlier this year, leaving cannabis retail and home grows out entirely.

For the second legislative session in a row, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has vetoed a proposal to implement a regulated, adult-use cannabis industry in the state.

In a recent poll of Utah residents, 52% of respondents said they would vote for a citizen-led cannabis legalization initiative.

Democratic lawmakers in North Carolina filed a proposal to legalize the possession, cultivation, buying, and selling of cannabis by adults aged 21+.

Twenty-six cannabis companies spent over $1.6 million on lobbying for cannabis reforms in Pennsylvania last year, with over $800,000 coming from multi-state operators.

Idaho lawmakers have passed a House-approved bill that will ask voters to give up their right to pass any citizen-led ballot initiatives to legalize cannabis or enact other drug reforms.

The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate voted in a 23-9 party-line vote to override parts of the state’s voter-backed cannabis legalization law, including removing social equity provisions, reducing home grows from 12 to 6 plants, and setting new THC caps on cannabis flower products and concentrates.

Indiana House lawmakers have failed to advance any of the proposed cannabis legalization and decriminalization bills this session.

The New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed a proposal to legalize personal possession and consumption of cannabis by adults.

The South Dakota House Health and Human Services Committee has quashed a bill to effectively repeal the state’s voter-approved medical cannabis law.

An adult-use cannabis legalization proposal in Switzerland has advanced from a parliamentary commission and will be considered by the full legislative body.

A recent poll of likely voters in North Carolina found 71% support for legalizing medical cannabis.

More than 60% of Texas residents support legalizing adult-use cannabis, according to a recent poll. Support was even higher for cannabis decriminalization (69%) and medical legalization (79%).

Lawmakers in two Hawaii House committees have advanced a bill to legalize cannabis and establish a regulated adult-use marketplace.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) included the legalization of adult-use cannabis in his 2025-2026 budget proposal.

A new proposal in the Tennessee Legislature seeks to legalize cannabis for adults aged 21+, set a 15% excise tax on sales, and allow for the home cultivation of up to 12 plants.

Both chambers of the Virginia Legislature have passed bills this session to legalize adult-use cannabis sales. The governor, however, has said he will veto any legislation containing regulations for a cannabis marketplace — as he did last year.

Missouri courts have expunged more than 140,000 cannabis criminal cases under the state’s 2022 constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis.

New legislation introduced in Hawaii seeks to legalize adult-use cannabis and establish the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Office, which would oversee the state’s medical cannabis and hemp businesses alongside its future adult-use industry.