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Federal bill to legalize marijuana would help, not hurt, the illicit market

During the next year, California officials said last week, the state expects to seize “more than $1 billion worth of illegal cannabis products.” That announcement came a few weeks after the U.S. Justice Department bragged about guilty pleas by 11…

Schumer’s legal weed bill is finally here

Senate leaders are introducing sweeping legislation Thursday meant to lift federal prohibitions on marijuana more than 50 years after Congress made the drug illegal. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would decriminalize weed on the federal level…

Indonesian court rejects call to legalise medicinal marijuana

Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a judicial review of the country's narcotics law that would have paved the way for legalising marijuana for medicinal use. Three mothers of children with cerebral palsy backed by civil society organisations filed a…

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Booker, other Senate Democrats ask Biden to end federal ban on cannabis

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker joined five of his Democratic colleagues Wednesday in asking President Joe Biden to end the federal ban on cannabis, allowing states to decide whether to legalize the drug. In a letter to Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland,…

Missouri

Canna-cocktails and gummies: Missouri’s marijuana industry preps for legalization

Missourians won’t vote on fully legalizing marijuana until later this year. But the industry is confident. Over and over at its latest convention on Friday, leaders of one of the state’s newest business sectors spoke of the change as inevitable,…

German Government Should Focus On ‘Detail Not Speed’ As It Pressures Ministers To Accelerate Recreational Cannabis Roll Out

FEARS that German health ministers may be dragging their feet on rolling out cannabis legislation were definitively quashed earlier this month, as the Government resorted to unconventional tactics to speed the process along. Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, who bears responsibility…

Sununu signals pivot for New England’s last ‘dry’ state on marijuana

Famously libertarian New Hampshire now stands alone in prohibiting pot New Hampshire has long sold itself as a place where one can “live free,” a mantra that among other policies has translated into ultra-low taxes and minimal restrictions on personal…

Marijuana Legalization Has Reshaped Cannabis Marketing On Instagram, Study Finds

According to a recent study, marijuana legalization has drastically changed cannabis marketing on Instagram. In the study entitled "From dealing to influencing: Online marketing of cannabis on Instagram" and published in the international journal Crime, Media, Culture last month, researchers…

Delaware governor vetoes marijuana legalization bill, setting up historic showdown with legislature

Gov. John Carney announced on Tuesday that he will veto a bill that would legalize the possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana, setting up a historic showdown with the General Assembly. For years, Carney has not wavered in…

Legalised cannabis in Canada and US hasn’t killed illegal market

Some cannabis users continue to buy the drug from illegal sources for years after it is possible to purchase it from regulated, legal shops, because the illegal sources can be cheaper or easier to access, a survey in Canada and the US…

When will you be able to buy recreational marijuana in CT? It’s unclear

Connecticut legalized adult-use cannabis last year, but it’s still unclear when recreational marijuana will be available to buy without a prescription. Existing medical-use cultivators and retailers could be the first to offer recreational products in the market, but only a…

Congress might have inadvertently legalized a form of cannabis under Trump

Although marijuana remains strictly forbidden by federal law, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Congress quietly amended the statute in 2018 to legalize cannabis cigarettes and vaping products that have similar intoxicants but are made from hemp. The 2018…

Germany Speeds Up The Process To Legalize Recreational Cannabis

When Germany's new coalition included the legalization of recreational cannabis in its political agenda in late 2021, there were few details on how to regulate the industry. However, Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced last week that it would start the…

Missouri

Lawmaker says GOP resistance may doom Missouri marijuana legalization bill

A Republican lawmaker pushing legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri says his bill is in jeopardy because of stall tactics by his GOP colleagues and the insistence of the House floor leader that it include license caps. Rep. Ron Hicks,…

How marijuana laws have progressed across the South so far this year

May 3, 2022
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As a region, the South has been comparably slow to embrace marijuana reform until recently. In the last year, Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers legalized the use of marijuana for qualified medical conditions. Louisiana has taken several steps to expand its…