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Israel to look into legalizing CBD

December 7, 2021
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Israel is going to look into removing products containing cannabinoid (CBD) – the second-most prevalent active ingredient in marijuana, and one that does not produce psychotropic effects – from the list of dangerous drugs, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday…

Bipartisan bill aims to add new rules to Florida’s medical marijuana industry

December 2, 2021
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After years of partisan squabbling over the fate of Florida’s medical marijuana program, Democrats and Republicans are coming together to push what they’re calling a major reform bill. It could make it a lot harder for Floridians to get their…

Florida voters could see legalizing recreational marijuana on the ballot again in 2022

December 1, 2021
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An activist group is working to add a measure to legalize recreational marijuana use on Florida’s 2022 Florida general election ballot. Regulate Florida, the group working to add the proposal to the ballot, must obtain over 223,000 signatures to obtain…

South Dakota’s Governor Succeeds in Blocking Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization

South Dakota voters made history last November by simultaneously approving ballot initiatives aimed at legalizing recreational and medical use of marijuana. The success of the broader initiative, Amendment A, was especially striking because it prevailed by an eight-point margin in a state that…

NY used to arrest thousands for marijuana each year. Now? Hardly anybody

November 23, 2021
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To understand how rapidly New York overhauled its marijuana laws, look no further than its impact on the criminal justice system. Fewer and fewer people are being arrested on marijuana offenses in New York, underscoring the major effect of the drug’s decriminalization in…

New GOP weed approach: Feds must ‘get out of the way’

Republicans are warming to weed. Nearly half of Republican voters support federally decriminalizing cannabis, and GOP lawmakers are now beginning to reflect their constituents’ view by increasingly supporting broad legalization at the state and federal level. “We need the federal government…

Indiana Democrats pushing to legalize marijuana

November 16, 2021
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The Indiana Democratic Party said it plans to push for the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in Indiana during the next legislative session. It made the announcement Monday ahead of Organizational Day for legislators Tuesday. Democrats point to polls…

Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman push for federal legalization of weed: ‘We can make it happen’

Big cannabis companies are backing a new, celebrity-infused campaign to enlist marijuana users to pressure members of Congress to legalize pot nationwide. Federal legalization has advanced somewhat but still faces strong headwinds on Capitol Hill. The "Cannabis in Common" initiative launched Tuesday…

California changed the country with weed legalization — is it high time for the feds to catch up?

The horrific ride to the top of the San Francisco skyscraper is still seared in Paul Scott’s memory a quarter century later. On a sales call for the elevator company that employed him in the mid-1990s, Scott stepped out at…

Virginia lawmakers explore an earlier start for retail marijuana sales

October 27, 2021
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The start of marijuana retail sales in Virginia could come sooner than initially planned as lawmakers continue to discuss the ground rules for the new industry. The commission that oversees implementation of state legislation that legalized marijuana recently created a…

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Montana regulators preparing rules ahead of recreational marijuana launch

October 26, 2021
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The first day of adult-use marijuana sales in Montana will be Jan. 1, 2022. Montana Department of Revenue leaders say they’re confident that they’ll be ready for that important date, but there’s a lot of work to do over the…

New Hampshire House Committee rejects bills to legalize marijuana

The New Hampshire House Criminal Justice Committee rejected proposals Wednesday that would legalize and tax marijuana, and allow people to cultivate up to six plants per household. The votes mostly fell along party lines, with Republicans opposed and Democrats in…

Costa Rica legalizes production of medicinal cannabis and hemp

The initiative, promoted by independent legislator Zoila Rosa Volio, received the affirmative vote of 33 legislators, while 13 voted against it, after extensive discussion and the opposition of several legislators, mainly from the Restauración Nacional, Nueva República, Integración Nacional (PIN),…

Panel may scrap South Dakota medical marijuana program for outright legalization

South Dakota's new medical marijuana law could be scrapped and replaced with what's being called a "compromise" that would legalize cannabis use for adults. That's the aim of draft legislation that will be considered Tuesday by a committee that spent the…

New Ohio marijuana legalization bill drafted by Republican lawmaker

October 12, 2021
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Ohio lawmakers soon will have a second marijuana legalization proposal in front of them, and this one will come from a Republican. The forthcoming bill, sponsored by Concord Republican Rep. Jamie Callender, is similar to other proposals in that it…