MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Opposition to Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to increase the gas tax for roads is growing, while support remains strong for other parts of his agenda, including the minimum wage, spending more on special education and legalizing medical marijuana, a poll released Wednesday showed. RELATED STORY Wisconsin Could Decriminalize Cannabis, Legalize Medical Use The […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — As hemp enters a new era as a legal agricultural commodity, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday he’s willing to offer follow-up legislation to resolve any “glitches” stemming from mistaken identity between the crop and its lookalike, illicit cousin. That includes safeguarding hemp shipments stopped by police who can’t tell […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial candidate Adam Edelen offered a plan on Monday to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis for personal use. Under Adam Edelen’s plan, possessing up to a half-ounce would result in a fine, not arrest. Edelen’s plan stops short of fully legalizing marijuana. He had media events […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a major challenge to regulations that govern California’s marijuana market, Beverly Hills and 24 other local governments sued Friday to overturn a rule allowing home deliveries statewide, even into communities that banned commercial cannabis sales. The League of California Cities and police chiefs had complained that unrestricted home deliveries would […]
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s House lawmakers passed a bill Thursday to legalize adult-use cannabis, though support appears to be waning and wouldn’t be enough to override a promised veto. The final House vote to send the bill to the Senate was 200-163, compared to a preliminary 209-147 vote in February to send the […]
DENVER (AP) — Officials are warning legal immigrants that working in Colorado’s cannabis industry could jeopardize their legal status, after two people said they were denied U.S. citizenship because of their jobs. Although 10 states broadly allow its use and sale, federal law still bans marijuana. Attorneys representing the two legal immigrants from Colorado and […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Less than a month after Florida lifted a ban on smokable medical marijuana, a House committee approved a bill to limit the strength of cannabis flower available to patients who want to smoke their medicine. The House Health and Human Services Committee voted Wednesday to cap THC levels in smokable medical […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mayor Eric Garcetti said this week that Los Angeles is considering a major crackdown on illegal marijuana shops that have been bedeviling the city’s legal marketplace. The move that could pump tens of millions of dollars into police enforcement comes as legal shops struggle to turn a profit while hundreds of […]
NEW YORK (AP) — To anyone who figured the path of legalizing adult-use cannabis use ran along blue state–red state lines, a sudden setback for advocates in New Jersey may show the issue isn’t so black-and-white. RELATED STORY Cannabis Collapse: New Jersey Lawmakers Call Off Legalization Vote Leaders in solidly blue New Jersey are vowing […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — People angry about sweeping changes made to a voter-approved law legalizing medical marijuana in Utah called on the state’s highest court Monday to rein in the Legislature’s power to alter measures passed at the ballot box. RELATED STORY Utah Groups Sue to Block Medical Marijuana Compromise The revisions undid much […]
