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4/20 in 2022: Iowa GOP leaders entertaining ‘no discussion whatsoever’ on marijuana reform

April 20, 2022
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More than a year after an Iowa Poll showed 54 percent of Iowans favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use and 78 percent want to see the state’s Medical Cannabidiol Program expanded, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Republicans who control the Iowa Legislature…

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Could this year’s 4/20 be the last without legal recreational marijuana in Missouri?

Marijuana could be legalized for recreational use within the next year in Missouri, but the exact path to that legalization still remains murky. Four years after the Show-Me State made medical marijuana legal, efforts by both state lawmakers and a…

Why Do GOP Lawmakers Still Oppose Legalizing Weed?

Today is 4/20, the holiday for stoners and weed enthusiasts around the world. Legalizing marijuana is no longer a fringe issue championed mainly by those partaking in the day’s festivities either. Over the past two decades, we’ve seen a remarkable rise in…

South Africa is looking at legalising medical marijuana – here’s how it will work

April 19, 2022
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Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services is currently considering amendments to the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. The draft bill, which was published for public comment in September 2020, outlines possession rules for cannabis users at home and…

Legalizing marijuana lowers demand for prescription drugs, study finds

“The reductions in drug utilization that we find could lead to significant cost savings for state Medicaid programs. The results also indicate an opportunity to reduce the harm that can come with the dangerous side effects associated with some prescription…

Cannabis group scrambling to get legalization back on South Dakota ballot as deadline looms

A group pushing to legalize marijuana in South Dakota at the ballot box still needs thousands of signatures as the deadline to file a petitions nears. South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws for months has been circulating petitions that would…

American Cannabis Consumers Eye Opportunities Presented By Legal Marijuana In Germany

Germany’s impending legalization of recreational marijuana offers attractive new opportunities for travel, trade and investment, according to a recent survey of American cannabis consumers. The survey from medical marijuana holding company Bloomwell Group found that eight out of 10 Americans…

Democrats face tough climb on winning Senate approval of legal marijuana

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is facing significant obstacles in his legislative push to legalize marijuana, with resistance from Republicans and members of his own party threatening chances of passage in the upper chamber. Schumer has said that his aim is…

The real problem with U.S. marijuana regulation ‘not from federal illegality,’ WeedMaps CEO says

The House voted to decriminalize marijuana and remove it from the list of banned controlled substances at the federal level on Friday. Now, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, known as the MORE Act, will move to the Senate,…

What’s ahead for recreational pot in New Mexico this week?

Marijuana aficionados and entrepreneurs across New Mexico are bracing for the April 1 start of state-regulated retail marijuana. New Mexico joins 17 other states that have legalized recreational marijuana without significant legal challenges. The start date for sales ushers in…

House poised to pass bill legalizing marijuana

The House is poised to pass legislation this week that would legalize marijuana, just the latest example of the swiftly changing attitudes on drug laws that marks a near reversal from the Reagan-era “war on drugs” that also reverberated through…

New York cannabis regulations are in limbo. But the pot industry is booming on reservations.

There are questions about how the tribes are procuring the marijuana, how it may ultimately be regulated and whether the tribes will reach a compact with New York to tax sales. SALAMANCA, N.Y. — In this small town in western…

France Enters The Medical Cannabis Industry

France tiptoes into the medical cannabis industry, but legalization needs to be implemented. The French government issued a decree last month that authorizes the cultivation of medical cannabis and the development of its industry. Although the decree entered into force on March…

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Missouri Marijuana Legalization Bill Aims High but Expectations Remain Low

February 25, 2022
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An ambitious new bill called the Cannabis Freedom Act from Missouri state Rep. Ron Hicks (R–St. Charles County) aims to legalize recreational marijuana consumption, provide relief to nonviolent offenders who used the drug, and allow restaurants, bars, and other private venues to sell cannabis.…

Marijuana sales in Virginia could start this year, but small farmers and social equity advocates worry they’ll be shut out

February 19, 2022
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Brenda Waller put together what she thought was an excellent proposal in 2018 for a chance to win one of five medicinal marijuana dispensary licenses in Virginia. She paid the $10,000 fee and waited. Months later, Waller watched as the…