Casino Mogul Adelson Makes Huge Donation to Anti-MMJ PAC
Mon / Sep 19th
Sheldon Adelson, the CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp., has donated $1 million to the Drug Free Florida Committee, a political… 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.
Why Cannabis Companies Can’t Afford to Ignore Data and Analytics
Fri / Sep 16th
Legalization — and the infrastructure that follows it — enables the cannabis industry to embrace business intelligence that is already… Read More
President of Mexico Keeping Tabs on California Legalization Bid
Fri / Sep 16th
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is “paying close attention” to California’s recreational-use vote this November, according to California state Senator… Read More
Study: Fatal Accidents Less Likely to Involve Opiate Use in MMJ States
Fri / Sep 16th
A Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health study has found that drivers in states with medical marijuana programs were… Read More
Advocates in Nebraska Already Working Toward 2018 Initiatives
Thu / Sep 15th
Two advocate groups in Nebraska have already filed petitions and started collecting signatures for potential ballot initiatives in 2018, the… Read More
Poll: Majority of MA Voters Support Legalization, Say Cannabis is Less Harmful than Sugar
Wed / Sep 14th
Half of Massachusetts voters support legalizing recreational cannabis, compared to 45 percent opposed, according to a WBUR/MassINC poll, while five… Read More
Legal Cannabis Industry Could Hit $50 Billion Within Ten Years
Tue / Sep 13th
The legal cannabis industry could reach $50 billion by 2026, according to a 10 Cowen & Co. analysis. That figure… Read More
UK Parliamentary Group Calls for Cannabis Rescheduling
Tue / Sep 13th
The UK All Party Parliamentary Group on Drug Policy Reform is urging the Home Office to reclassify cannabis from Schedule… Read More
Drugmaker Funding AZ Prohibitionists Worried Legalization Will Limit Product Success
Tue / Sep 13th
According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings by Insys — the drug maker that donated $500,000 to the anti-legalization campaign… Read More
Experts and Lawmakers Suggest Congress Is Softening on Cannabis Prohibition
Mon / Sep 12th
Despite the federal government’s unwillingness to reschedule cannabis, or actively advance legislation to decriminalize its possession, some policy experts and… Read More
Advocates are Out-Fundraising Prohibitionists in Massachusetts
Mon / Sep 12th
Money is rolling into the campaigns on both sides of the Massachusetts legalization question, with the Yes on 4 campaign… Read More
Pharmaceutical Company Donates $500,000 to Arizona Anti-Legalization Group
Fri / Sep 9th
Pharmaceutical company Insys, makers of the sublingual fentanyl spray Subsys, has donated $500,000 to the campaign working toward defeating Arizona’s… Read More
Ohio’s Medical Cannabis Law Takes Effect Today
Thu / Sep 8th
Ohio’s medical cannabis law takes effect today, despite an unclear road forward for getting patients legal access to their medicine,… Read More
Poll: Half of AZ Voters Support Prop. 205
Wed / Sep 7th
According to an Arizona Republic/Morrison Institute for Public Policy/Cronkite News poll, 50 percent of Arizona voters would “likely approve” the… Read More
Medical Marijuana Approved for Use in Australia
Fri / Sep 2nd
Medical marijuana will be available to patients in Australia beginning in November after approval by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, the… Read More
A Second MMJ Initiative is Approved for Arkansas Ballot
Fri / Sep 2nd
A second medical marijuana ballot initiative will be put to voters in November after the Secretary of State’s office certified… Read More
Nevada Prohibitionists Quiet on the Advertising Front
Fri / Sep 2nd
With about two months left until Question 2 is put to voters, opponents of legal cannabis in Nevada have so… Read More
Terminally Ill Patients in Delaware Can Now Apply for Medical Cannabis
Thu / Sep 1st
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D) signed “Bob’s Bill” into law yesterday, allowing terminally ill adults and terminally ill patients under… Read More
MA Citizens’ Review Panel Presents Arguments For and Against Legalization
Tue / Aug 30th
The Massachusetts Citizens’ Initiative Review released their key findings after analyzing the recreational legalization ballot question and hearing testimony from experts,… Read More
New Zealand Poll: 76 Percent Support Medical Marijuana Access
Mon / Aug 29th
According to a UMR Research poll, 76 percent of New Zealanders support legal access to medical marijuana, compared to 12… Read More
Battle Over Question Title in Oklahoma Could Force MMJ Off Ballot
Mon / Aug 29th
Advocates in Oklahoma are preparing a legal challenge against Attorney General Scott Pruitt over his rewording of the medical marijuana… Read More
Montana MMJ Ballot Initiative Potentially Derailed by Clerical Error
Fri / Aug 26th
A clerical error in the Montana ballot initiative to reverse new restrictions on the medical marijuana program could set back… Read More
AZ’s Prop. 205 Survives Legal Challenge, Will Head to Voters in November
Thu / Aug 25th
The measure to legalize cannabis for recreational use in Arizona will be put to voters after a Maricopa County Superior… Read More
MI Court Rules Against Rec. Campaign’s ‘Stale’ Signatures, Appeals Planned
Thu / Aug 25th
The Michigan Court of Claims has ruled against MI Legalize in their bid to get a marijuana-legalization question on the… Read More