Two decades after legalizing medical cannabis access, Maine lawmakers continue to work to perfect their program. Representative Lynn Williams (D- HD 135) says, “Support for the issues around Maine’s medical marijuana program crosses many lines: Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Libertarians and Greens; Downeast, Southern and Northern Maine; rural and urban; twenty-somethings, retirees and all in-between. Medical […]
Legislation unanimously passed by members of the US Senate empowers the US Attorney General to facilitate clinical research trials involving cannabis. The action represents one of the very few occasions that members of the Senate have ever advanced a marijuana-related reform bill. Senate Bill 253: The Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act provides the office […]
WASHINGTON, DC: Today, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) released a new report, “Marijuana Policies in Legal States: A Comprehensive Review of Adult-use Marijuana Rules and Regulations,” examining many of the different aspects of regulated marijuana programs in the 18 states that have passed adult-use cannabis laws. The purpose of this report […]
After signing legislation to protect limited home cultivation for patients and legislation to protect patients rights, Governor Noem has chosen to veto legislation that allows the automatic removal of convictions from a person’s background check for marijuana-related offenses. In an official statement, Gov Noem lays out her reasoning for vetoing this legislation saying, “It also […]
This week’s update highlights important legislative advancements in New Hampshire and Minnesota, focuses on several upcoming hearings, and provides updates on several other important bills moving forward across the country as well as an update on Nebraska and Arkansas’ ballot initiative efforts. Highlights New Hampshire Legislation is currently pending in New Hampshire, House Bill 1598, […]
House Must Swiftly Pass Comprehensive Marijuana Reform to Ensure Communities Don’t Have to Wait a Moment More for Long-Overdue Justice Washington, D.C.—In response to Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer scheduling the MORE Act—the first bill to completely deschedule marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and begin to repair the harms of prohibition through expungement, […]
Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has signed legislation (SB 24) into law preserving the ability of qualified patients to home cultivate limited quantities of cannabis. Voters in November 2020 overwhelmingly decided in favor of a ballot Measure (Measure 26) permitting qualified patients to possess, grow, and purchase medical cannabis — a measure which Gov. Noem opposed. Since that […]
This week’s update highlights important legislative advancements in Illinois, Utah, South Dakota, and Kentucky, focuses on upcoming hearings, and provides updates on several other important bills moving forward across the country. Highlights Kansas Senate Bill 560 provides for licensure and regulation of the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and use of medical marijuana to qualified patients. […]
With a vote of 59 to 34, members of the Kentucky House of Representatives have advanced House Bill 136 to the Senate for further consideration. The bill provides for the production and distribution of a limited variety of medical cannabis products to qualified patients, including those with PTSD, cancer, chronic pain, epilepsy or any other […]
State regulators began formally accepting applications this week from those seeking licenses to engage in the retail sale of marijuana products. By 4 p.m. on Tuesday, 172 applications had already been filed with the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission, the agency reported in a statement. Under state rules, officials will give first priority to “equity […]
