Cannabis Legalization News

Alabama gubernatorial candidate Chad “Chig” Martin will be including cannabis legalization as a main component of his election campaign.

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.

The New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize personal cannabis possession and cultivation.

Indiana state Sen. Greg Taylor (D) has crafted a medical cannabis legalization bill to be introduced in the coming legislative session.

The combined sales from Montana’s new adult-use cannabis marketplace surpassed $1.5 million over its launch last weekend.

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.

Ohio cannabis advocates were 13,062 valid signatures short of the amount required to force lawmakers to consider adult-use cannabis legalization.

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.

The recent National Drug Strategy Household Survey in Australia found that 41.1% of respondents believe cannabis should be legalized.

Lawmakers in Maryland are set to consider legislation that would put a referendum to legalize adult-use cannabis before voters during the 2022 election.

Democratic Iowa state senators have called for a constitutional amendment to legalize adult-use cannabis. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds opposes the plan.

Toi Hutchinson, who was Illinois’ top cannabis official as senior advisor to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, joined the Marijuana Policy Project last week as the organization’s new president and CEO.

Cannabis legalization advocates in Ohio have collected enough signatures to make lawmakers consider the proposed reforms, which include cannabis possession and personal cultivation.

Malta President George Vella signed the country’s national cannabis legalization bill into law in the face of opposition from Malta’s conservative party and more than 50 religious organizations.

Some 24% of New York municipalities have now opted out of allowing adult-use cannabis operations.

The government-funded Monitoring the Future survey — which is an annual check-in with eighth, 10th, and 12th-graders around the U.S. — found adolescent cannabis use plummeted this year despite the proliferation of new state-legal cannabis markets.

Lawmakers in Malta have approved the country’s cannabis legalization proposal, making it the first EU member nation to legalize adult-use cannabis.

A cannabis legalization bill in Malta is expected to be formally approved by lawmakers today.

A recent study found cannabis legalization had no negative effect on Colorado’s labor market and that allowing state-licensed cannabis dispensaries leads to an increased local employment rate.

57% of Americans believe cannabis should be made fully legal at the federal level, according to a new poll by YouGov.

Nebraska Gov. Pete Rickets recently appeared in an anti-medical cannabis ad claiming that the plant is not medicinal and that the medical cannabis movement is a backdoor for adult-use reforms.

A new South Dakota poll found the majority of respondents disagreed with Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s backing a lawsuit against the state’s voter-approved cannabis legalization law.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R), who has admitted to smoking cannabis, continues to oppose legalization at the state level while it is federally illegal but would like the state’s colleges and universities to study the plant.

New York state has shown a strong interest in the cannabis industry, with only 9% of towns and villages opting out of the market.