Mississippi Medical Cannabis Bill Advances to Governor
Thu / Jan 27th
Mississippi’s medical cannabis bill will now advance to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves for signing after the Legislature approved a proposal with reduced patient purchasing limits.
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Thu / Jan 27th
Mississippi’s medical cannabis bill will now advance to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves for signing after the Legislature approved a proposal with reduced patient purchasing limits.
Wed / Jan 26th
A North Dakota campaign to legalize adult-use cannabis fell short of the required number of signatures to put the question on midterm ballots.
Wed / Jan 26th
A medical cannabis proposal in Nebraska labeled as “poison pill” legislation by activists seeks to legalize dispensaries but provides no legal means of cultivating cannabis for commercial purposes.
Tue / Jan 25th
A new bill drafted by Thailand’s FDA would legalize the home cultivation of cannabis for personal medical use and adult-use purposes.
Mon / Jan 24th
A medical cannabis bill in South Carolina is finally set for a hearing during a special legislative session this week.
Fri / Jan 21st
Montana courts are seeing lower-than-anticipated interest in the expungement of cannabis records following the state’s legalization launch.
Thu / Jan 20th
Tennessee lawmakers are set to consider multiple pieces of cannabis reform legislation this year, including a bill to tax delta-8 THC and CBD products, as well as broader medical and adult-use cannabis bills.
Wed / Jan 19th
Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers (R) hasn’t definitively stated whether he would allow a medical cannabis bill to be considered by the state Senate.
Tue / Jan 18th
The Food and Drug Administration of Thailand is set to propose removing cannabis from its controlled substances list and regulating adult-use, high-THC cannabis extracts.
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.
Mon / Jan 17th
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) recently restated his opposition to cannabis legalization and said he would not sign a reforms bill were one approved by state lawmakers.
Fri / Jan 14th
The Mississippi Senate passed a bill to legalize medical cannabis. The bill, which the governor has threatened to veto, now moves to the House for final approval.
Fri / Jan 14th
Ohio advocates submitted nearly 30,000 new signatures in an attempt to make state lawmakers consider cannabis legalization after falling short of the required signature total earlier this month.
Thu / Jan 13th
Several Virginia GOP state lawmakers have pre-filed measures to strip social equity funding and other criminal justice initiatives from last year’s cannabis legalization bill.
Tue / Jan 11th
A group of Maryland state senators is looking to craft a second cannabis legalization bill separate from a recently announced equity-focused proposal.
Mon / Jan 10th
Washington State Democratic Senators Jesse Salomon and Liz Lovelett have introduced a bill to legalize the assisted adult use of psilocybin.
Mon / Jan 10th
Alabama gubernatorial candidate Chad “Chig” Martin will be including cannabis legalization as a main component of his election campaign.
Fri / Jan 7th
Maryland state Sen. Jill Carter (D-Baltimore) plans to file an adult-use cannabis legalization bill next week which emphasizes social equity, home cultivation, and criminal justice reforms.
Fri / Jan 7th
The New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize personal cannabis possession and cultivation.
Fri / Jan 7th
Indiana state Sen. Greg Taylor (D) has crafted a medical cannabis legalization bill to be introduced in the coming legislative session.
Wed / Jan 5th
The combined sales from Montana’s new adult-use cannabis marketplace surpassed $1.5 million over its launch last weekend.
Wed / Jan 5th
Virginia Governor-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) said in a recent interview he will not seek to overturn the adult-use cannabis law signed by his predecessor but will look to adjust certain elements of the program, including a “forced unionization” clause.
Wed / Jan 5th
Ohio cannabis advocates were 13,062 valid signatures short of the amount required to force lawmakers to consider adult-use cannabis legalization.
Thu / Dec 30th
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) has threatened to veto the state’s medical cannabis reform bill because he would like for patients’ proposed daily allowance to be cut in half from 3.5 grams daily to 1.75 grams.
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