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New Hampshire Senate rejects 2 marijuana legalization bills

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Senate on Thursday rejected two marijuana legalization bills, one that would’ve created a state-run monopoly for retail sales and another more modest plan to allow small-scale personal use and home cultivation of the…

German Government Has ‘Set The Bar So High’ For Adult-Use Cannabis Market They’ll Be ‘Like A Student Cramming For An Exam’ In Order To Achieve Goals

April 20, 2022
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Since Germany’s ‘traffic light coalition’ was voted in late last year, bringing with it the promise of a recreational cannabis market in Europe’s largest economy, a new wave of investment has flooded into the sector. While the excitement surrounding the…

Following Five Years of Medical Cannabis, Germany is Poised to be the Adult-Use Capital of Europe

By Niklas Kouparanis On March 10, 2022, Germany celebrated the fifth anniversary of medical cannabis legalization. It has been an eventful five years with plenty of challenges and limitations to navigate, overcome and learn from. During the five-year run, Germany’s…

Israel Poised to Legalize Recreational Cannabis Use

The proposed regulations, which are expected to be approved in the coming days, would decriminalize personal cannabis use and expunge the criminal records for those convicted in the past in the majority of cases The Israeli government is considering expunging…

Virginia Senate passes bill to start recreational marijuana sales in September

February 15, 2022
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Senate passed a bill to start recreational sales of marijuana this September. If signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin as written, the measure would allow certain medical providers to sell cannabis to adults starting Sept.…

Is Germany Set To Become Europe’s First Recreational Cannabis Market?

A GREEN surge in Germany is opening up the possibility it could be the first European country to fully embrace adult-use cannabis. For large chunks of April and May the Greens have vied with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrat-led coalition…

9 things to know about the legal weed bill Connecticut lawmakers expect to vote on this week

Connecticut lawmakers are expected to take a vote on marijuana legalization this week after years of debate, and the 297-page measure they will consider is a sweeping package that establishes the framework for the new marijuana market, creates an option…

Growers fret as Mexico moves to legalize marijuana

April 16, 2021
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BADIRAGUATO, Mexico (AP) — For the first time that María can remember, half of her marijuana harvest is still in storage on her ranch in Mexico’s Sinaloa state months after it should have been sold. Sitting in her wooden house…

New Mexico governor signs bill to legalize recreational pot

SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Monday legalizing recreational marijuana use within months and kicking off sales next year, making it the seventh state since November to put an end to pot prohibition. The…

Gov. Northam considers speeding up legalization of marijuana in Virginia

RICHMOND — Lawmakers are working with Gov. Ralph Northam's office to consider speeding up the legalization of marijuana by years, possibly making possession legal as soon as July 1 instead of the Jan. 1, 2024, date the General Assembly approved last month.…

Cuomo Issues Amendments to His Legalization Proposal—Next Steps for Legalized Cannabis in New York

By Lori B. Green and Catherine A. Savio, Nixon Peabody LLP As the Empire State moves toward legalization, Governor Cuomo has released amendments to his plan to legalize adult-use cannabis in the State of New York. The amendments permit home…

Marijuana legalization proposed in Maryland Legislature

February 25, 2021
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A bill essentially legalizing recreational use of cannabis in Maryland would be an important step toward addressing social equity and racial injustices, advocates said. “This is the year we are talking about equity,” Del. Jazz Lewis, D-Prince George’s, sponsor of…

For the first time, legal weed gets Republican senate support in Pa.

It marks the first time any Pa. Republican senator has endorsed a plan to end the prohibition on cannabis. For years, Democrats in Pennsylvania’s legislature have introduced bills to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. But without any Republican support,…

Marijuana Is Legal in New Jersey, but Sales Are Months Away

February 24, 2021
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Legislation signed on Monday decriminalizes the use or possession of up to six ounces of cannabis, ending an era of disproportionate arrests in communities of color. After years of false starts and failed attempts, Gov. Philip D. Murphy on Monday…

Will recreational marijuana be legalized in Connecticut this year? Here’s what could happen in the General Assembly.

Proponents of legal cannabis in Connecticut said there’s a better than average chance a bill will pass in 2021, while opponents said the old barriers still haven’t been removed. “I’m hoping there isn’t a stumbling block to passing legislation this…