Trudeau Supports 10% Tax on Legal Cannabis Sales
Thu / Oct 5th
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has proposed levying a C$1 tax (80 cents USD) on adult use cannabis sold for… Read More
Cannabis Legalization News
Legalization news for industry professionals. The cannabis legalization movement has gone mainstream: scroll down to find out which markets are currently working to legalize cannabis for medical and/or recreational use.
California Legislature Joins the Fight to Deschedule Cannabis
Wed / Sep 20th
For decades, medical cannabis patients and activists have called for the Federal Government to remove cannabis from the Schedule 1… Read More
Poll: New Jersey Adults Support Cannabis Legalization
Mon / Sep 18th
According to a Quinnipiac University poll, 59 percent of New Jersians support allowing adults to legally possess “small amounts” of… Read More
Nevada Governor: Recent Opinion Allowing Social-Use Venues ‘Circumvented’ Legislative Process
Thu / Sep 14th
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval insists that a recent decision by the state Legislative Counsel Bureau indicating that the state’s adult-use… Read More
Two State Reps. Named to Vermont Marijuana Commission
Wed / Sep 13th
Vermont House Speaker Mitzi Johnson, a Democrat, has appointed Rep. Ann Pugh and Rep. Maxine Grad to the governor’s Marijuana… Read More
National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Adolescent Cannabis Use at Lowest Point Since 1994
Fri / Sep 8th
Monthly cannabis use among American adolescents aged 12-to-17-years-old is at its lowest point since 1994, according to a federal National… Read More
Washington State Think Tank Finds Legalization Has Not Increased Teen Cannabis Use
Tue / Sep 5th
The Washington State Institute for Public Policy has released their second round of reports required under the state’s cannabis legalization… Read More
Advocacy Groups Head to D.C. Pushing for Cannabis Protections, Reforms
Wed / Aug 30th
In less than two weeks advocates will bear down on the nation’s capital in an effort to lobby federal lawmakers… Read More
Massachusetts Gov. Appoints Cannabis Legalization Opponent to Control Commission
Thu / Aug 24th
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has appointed state Sen. Jen Flanagan to the state’s Cannabis Control Commission, the Boston Globe reports,… Read More
Pennsylvania Law Firms Creating Cannabis Divisions
Tue / Aug 22nd
Despite the threat of arrest, imprisonment, and disbarment, attorneys in Pennsylvania are setting up cannabis-centric practices to serve the state’s… Read More
Competing Cannabis Legalization Ballot Measure Unveiled in Michigan
Fri / Aug 18th
Michigan’s Board of Canvassers has approved a second potential 2018 ballot measure to legalize cannabis use in the state, which… Read More
National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators Call for Cannabis Reforms
Fri / Aug 11th
Calling prohibition “unconstitutional,” the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators has penned a resolution demanding the federal decriminalization of cannabis… Read More
Separate Polls Find Growing Support for Cannabis Reforms
Wed / Aug 9th
Two new polls have found the majority of Americans support cannabis legalization and criminal reforms related to cannabis possession. In… Read More
Massachusetts Gov. Makes Cannabis Advisory Board Appointments
Tue / Aug 8th
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has appointed five members to the state’s Cannabis Advisory Board, including Walpole Police Chief John Carmichael… Read More
Virginia Lt. Gov. Calls for Cannabis Law Reforms
Tue / Aug 8th
In a letter to the Virginia State Crime Commission, which is studying the topic of decriminalizing simple cannabis possession in… Read More
Typo Could Derail Legalization Effort in South Dakota
Wed / Aug 2nd
One sentence in the 11-page ballot initiative to legalize cannabis for adult use in South Dakota could doom the entire… Read More
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker Introduces Federal Cannabis Legalization Proposal
Tue / Aug 1st
Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat and former mayor of Newark, introduced a proposal today that would legalize cannabis… Read More
Manitoba Finance Officials Ask MMJ Producers for Cannabis Legalization Input
Fri / Jul 28th
Finance officials in Manitoba, Canada are calling on cannabis industry operators to help develop regulations for the provincial market including… Read More
Cannabis Legalization Has Not Led to Violent Crime Increase in Washington State
Thu / Jul 27th
Legalization in Washington has not led to an increase in violent crime, no matter what Attorney General Jeff Sessions would… Read More
Cyprus Cabinet Pushes MMJ Plan to Attract International Investments
Wed / Jul 26th
In an effort to attract international investors, federal officials in Cyprus have approved plans allowing cultivation of medical cannabis on… Read More
Canadian MMJ Producers Need to Increase Production for National Adult-Use Market
Tue / Jul 25th
In an interview with the CBC, the executive vice-president of Aurora Cannabis, a licensed producer in the Great White North,… Read More
Poland President Signs MMJ Legalization Measure
Mon / Jul 24th
Polish President Andrzej Duda has signed legislation legalizing medical cannabis use in the nation, allowing patients to register with pharmacies… Read More
Campaign Funding for Michigan Legalization Led by Tobacco Store Chain
Mon / Jul 17th
Top donors to the campaign to legalize recreational cannabis in Michigan include a tobacco store chain and the Marijuana Policy… Read More
Puerto Rico Gov. Signs More Comprehensive MMJ Bill
Tue / Jul 11th
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló has signed a bill legalizing a more comprehensive medical cannabis system in the U.S. territory,… Read More