Missouri Legalization Effort Stalls After Stay-at-Home Order
Tue / Mar 31st
Cannabis legalization efforts in Missouri have likely stalled after a stay-at-home order was issued for the state.
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Tue / Mar 31st
Cannabis legalization efforts in Missouri have likely stalled after a stay-at-home order was issued for the state.
Mon / Mar 30th
Oklahoma’s petition to legalize cannabis is on hold and likely dead for the year amid a 30-day statewide emergency declaration.
Fri / Mar 27th
The coronavirus crisis in New York is likely to delay lawmakers’ efforts to legalize adult-use cannabis this session as the state reels from a staggering number of new virus infections.
Thu / Mar 26th
Business analysts at DataTrek Research suggest more states could legalize adult-use cannabis in the near future to help their economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
Wed / Mar 25th
Ohio officials rejected a petition to place a cannabis legalization initiative on the November ballot due to invalid signatures: only 271 of the 1,248 submitted signatures were deemed valid.
Fri / Mar 20th
Kentucky lawmakers have advanced two pieces of hemp legislation: one would establish CBD label requirements and the other would legalize smokeable hemp products.
Fri / Mar 13th
A draft legalization law has been sent to members of Lebanon’s Parliament — the proposal, however, would only legalize cannabis products containing no more than 1 percent THC.
Tue / Mar 10th
Lawmakers in South Dakota have reached a hemp legalization deal with Gov. Kristi Noem, who had promised to veto hemp reforms without having funds set aside for costs associated with the plan.
Thu / Mar 5th
The launch of Maine’s adult-use cannabis marketplace has been delayed for likely several months, with some officials predicting the first shop will open its doors in June.
Wed / Mar 4th
Nebraska activists including state Sen. Anna Wishart (D) are pushing again this year to put a medical cannabis legalization question on the November ballot.
Tue / Mar 3rd
A hearing in Connecticut yesterday gave state officials, agencies, and stakeholders a chance to weigh in about the state’s governor-backed legalization bill.
Fri / Feb 28th
Lebanese lawmakers are poised to legalize cannabis cultivation for medicinal and industrial purposes.
Mon / Feb 24th
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts) has unveiled her plan to legalize cannabis if she is elected president — the plan includes expungement of past convictions, research funding, medical cannabis access for veterans, and more.
Mon / Feb 24th
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Twitter this weekend that he supports national cannabis legalization reforms.
Fri / Feb 21st
New Hampshire House lawmakers have approved legislation for the third time in as many years to legalize adult-use cannabis; the proposal, however, stops short of regulating commercial sales.
Wed / Feb 19th
A coalition of Connecticut clergy yesterday rallied in support of legalizing cannabis for adults and creating a taxed-and-regulated cannabis marketplace.
Tue / Feb 18th
A Croatian lawmaker has proposed adult-use legalization legislation; if successful, Croatia would be the first European Union member to fully legalize adult-use cannabis.
Thu / Feb 13th
A National Association of Realtors report indicates increased demand for warehouses in legalized states; house pricing, meanwhile, seems generally unaffected by nearby cannabis dispensaries and operators.
Wed / Feb 12th
A new Leafly jobs report shows that the cannabis industry has doubled in size over the last four years.
Tue / Feb 11th
Legislation to legalize medical cannabis is expected to be introduced today in the Alabama state Senate; the bill is based on a proposal approved by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Study Commission.
Mon / Feb 10th
Nepal lawmakers will consider adult-use cannabis legalization after lawmakers from the ruling Communist Party proposed the reforms; the legislation is reportedly backed by at least 46 lawmakers.
Fri / Feb 7th
Former vice president and current Democratic presidential candidate said in a recording that cannabis is “at the point where it has to be, basically, legalized.”
Thu / Feb 6th
According to a recent poll, 9 out of 10 people living in Kentucky support the legalization of medical cannabis.
Thu / Feb 6th
Two separate campaigns in Arkansas have started collecting signatures to put competing legalization questions on the November ballot.
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