Licensed marijuana retailers are anticipated to begin engaging in adult-use sales later this week. Their doors will open nearly two years after lawmakers passed legislation governing the commercial production and retail sale of marijuana to adults. To date, state regulators have issued licenses to three retail applicants. At least one of those businesses is anticipated […]
The overwhelming majority of candidates seeking federal office refuse to publicly weigh in on the issue of marijuana legalization, according to an analysis provided by the Washington, DC think-tank, The Brookings Institute. Among the minority who do, those speaking out in favor of adult-use legalization are primarily Democrats while those opposing it tend to be […]
Voters in five states — Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota — will decide this Election Day on statewide ballot measures to legalize the use of marijuana by adults. Currently, 19 states — comprising 44 percent of the US population — have legalized and regulated adult-use marijuana markets. If voters approve these measures, approximately half […]
States with fewer licensed marijuana retail stores per capita are less effective at disrupting illicit market sales than are jurisdictions where shops are more widely available, according to data compiled by Whitney Economics and the online content provider Leafly.com. The report estimates, “States with roughly 20 to 40 legal regulated stores per 100,000 residents, in […]
The Arkansas Supreme Court issued a decision today ensuring that a statewide measure seeking to legalize the adult-use marijuana market in Arkansas, will appear on the November ballot. After state officials verified that proponents had gathered the requisite number of signatures from registered voters, the Board of Elections Commissioners voted to deny the measure’s proposed […]
Justices on the state’s Supreme Court ruled late yesterday that voters will not have the opportunity this November to decide on a ballot initiative (State Question 820) legalizing marijuana for adults. In a unanimous decision, justices determined, “[I]t is not clear that Petitioners have a right to put SQ820 on the ballot at the next […]
Members of the United States House Judiciary Committee approved a pair of bills yesterday to help alleviate the lifelong collateral consequences associated with marijuana convictions. The committee, led by Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), voted in a bipartisan manner to advance the Clean Slate Act and the Fresh Start Act. (Representative Nadler is also the chief […]
Recently released polls indicate that voters intend to vote affirmatively on several statewide measures to legalize the adult-use marijuana market. “Voters’ support for repealing cannabis criminalization crosses party lines,” NORML’s Deputy Director Paul Armentano said. “That is why, historically, these ballot initiative efforts have been equally successful at the ballot box in both ‘red’ states […]
It’s officially the final sprint towards Election Day and things are heating up. With four states officially voting on legalization this November and two more that are battling lawsuits to get on the ballot, we have to really come together to ensure we can take cannabis freedom to millions of more Americans. It won’t be […]
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a number of marijuana-related bills into law, including legislation protecting employees from workplace discrimination. Specifically, Assembly Bill 2188, makes “it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a person in hiring, termination, or any term or condition of employment, or otherwise penalize a person, if the discrimination is based […]
