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Thailand Prime Minister Seeks to Criminalize Weed in Reversal

Thailand’s prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, said on Wednesday that he wanted cannabis to be re-listed as a narcotic by the end of the year, a reversal two years after the country became one of the first in Asia to decriminalize marijuana. Mr.…

Recreational marijuana backers try to overcome rocky history in South Dakota

Advocates of legalizing recreational marijuana in South Dakota, a mission with a rocky history, submitted thousands of signatures to election officials on Tuesday in the hopes of once again getting the issue on the conservative state’s November ballot. Supporters of…

What would marijuana reclassification mean in Wisconsin?

May 6, 2024
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Descheduling or Rescheduling Marijuana, Wisconsin
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The Biden administration is expected to reclassify the federal government's position on marijuana, shifting it from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule III drug, The Associated Press first reported. The change would mean the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration would treat marijuana as…

Marijuana legalization in Tennessee ‘just a matter of time’ after federal change

Marijuana, long restricted as one of the most dangerous drugs in America, is up for reclassification by federal regulators as a medically useful narcotic. What does that mean in Tennessee — one of the last U.S. states likely to approve…

Senate Democrats Reintroduce Legislation to Legalize Marijuana

Senate Democrats reintroduced broad legislation on Wednesday to legalize cannabis on the federal level, a major policy shift with wide public support, but it is unlikely to be enacted this year ahead of November’s elections and in a divided government.…

DEA Will Reschedule Cannabis to a Schedule III Drug: What Happens Now?

By Hilary Bricken, Steve Levine & Marshall Custer The biggest legal shift in the cannabis industry in decades just occurred on the heels of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposal today for cannabis rescheduling. Specifically, as many anticipated, the DEA will exercise its authority…

Recreational marijuana backers can gather signatures for North Dakota ballot initiative

A North Dakota ballot initiative group can gather signatures to put a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana to a statewide vote in the fall, the state’s top election official said Thursday, in the latest legalization effort in the conservative state. The New Economic Frontier needs…

Ohio’s medical marijuana dispensaries prep for adult-use green light

April 26, 2024
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Ohioans will likely be able to buy recreational marijuana as soon as mid-June, earlier than the timeline outlined by the initiated statute they voted to pass last fall, and existing medical marijuana dispensaries say they plan to be prepared for…

Hawaii Senate Kills ‘De Facto’ Weed Legalization

April 25, 2024
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A bill to increase the amount of marijuana a person can possess before facing stiff criminal penalties failed 15-9 in the Hawaii Senate on Monday. It was the second defeat of a measure at the Legislature this session to allow…

Two years after first legal cannabis sales, New Jerseyans still seek home cultivation

For the last two years, people have been able to stroll into New Jersey dispensaries to buy weed. But growing your own cannabis plant remains a third-degree felony. Despite a growing number of nearby states legalizing the growing of marijuana plants at home, bills…

A Holiday for Weed Fans, Complete With Sponsors

In the culture of cannabis, April 20 is a holiday when those who partake light up in enjoyment and in protest of prohibition. Although the origins of “4/20” are debated — according to popular lore, a group of California high…

Budget deal ends marijuana potency tax and targets illegal shops in New York

The state budget that’s expected to be adopted in the coming days calls for repealing the potency tax on marijuana products as well as new regulations intended to give local municipalities, including New York City, the ability to more easily inspect and…

US Marijuana Industry Hits All-Time High

The legal cannabis industry is thriving in the U.S., reaching its highest-ever number of jobs and sales, a new report shows. Vangst, a cannabis industry job platform, found that at the beginning of the year, there were 440,445 full-time-equivalent jobs…

Black market marijuana tied to Chinese criminal networks infiltrates Maine

April 17, 2024
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Maine is the newest frontier for the illicit marijuana trade, with potentially hundreds of suspected unlicensed grow houses operating in the state, a CBS News investigation has found. It's part of a larger phenomenon nationwide. Thousands of illegal marijuana farms…

Cannabis legalization bill passes N.H. House, but lacks governor’s support

A marijuana legalization bill that passed the New Hampshire House on Thursday, after months of workshopping and debate, lacks the support it would need from Governor Chris Sununu to become law. A spokesperson for Sununu said the governor has clearly articulated the…