New York Senators File Bill To Decriminalize Possession Of All Drugs

New York senators have introduced a bill for the 2025 session to broadly decriminalize drug possession.…

RFK says he’ll defer to DEA on cannabis (Newsletter: February 3, 2025)

Gabbard on marijuana & security clearances; PA gov pushes legalization; NC medical cannabis; VA legal sales;…

Scotts Miracle-Gro to spin off cannabis arm Hawthorne into separate business

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. plans to spin off its cannabis unit, Hawthorne Gardening Co., into a…

New Hampshire Committee Weighs Proposal To Legalize And Regulate Marijuana For Adults

A New Hampshire House committee this week held a hearing on one three competing proposals to…

Cannabis industry debanking issues spotlighted in congressional report (Newsletter: January 31, 2025)

KY gov awards medical marijuana cards; VA legal sales vote; HI legalization briefing; Bill Gates’s cannabis…

World Health Organization Review Could Lead To International Rescheduling Of Coca Leaves

“The views in the past that led to coca’s current classification are indefensible on the basis…

Pennsylvania Governor Will Put Marijuana Legalization In His Budget, But Top GOP Senator Remains Skeptical

The governor of Pennsylvania will once again put marijuana legalization in his budget request this year—but…

Past Marijuana Use Shouldn’t Disqualify For Security Clearances, Trump’s Intel Director Pick Tulsi Gabbard Says, But Ongoing Use Is ‘More Complex’

President Donald Trump’s choice to serve as director of national intelligence (DNI), former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard…

Marijuana cultivator Bright Green to file for bankruptcy protection

Marijuana cultivator Bright Green Corp. plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization after reaching an…

Pennsylvania Governor Will Put Marijuana Legalization In His Budget, But Top GOP Senator Remains Skeptical

The governor of Pennsylvania will once again put marijuana legalization in his budget request this year—but…

Virginia Senate Passes Legal Marijuana Sales Bill On Party-Line Vote Amid Veto Threat From GOP Governor

The Virginia Senate on Friday approved along party lines a bill that would license and regulate…

Missouri Courts Have Expunged More Than 140,000 Marijuana Cases Since Legalization In 2022

“I have scanned through hundreds of indexed records searching for any that indicate a possession or…

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