Tag: CBT > Governor Stances on Cannabis

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Governor Holds Tight to Cannabis Legalization in Budget Negotiations

Gov. Josh Shapiro calls adult-use legalization a ‘competitiveness’ issue as he spars with Senate Republicans over reforming the state’s laws.

June 20, 2025

Virginia

Virginia Democrats Renew Fight With Governor Over Cannabis Sales

State lawmakers reintroduced legislation to set up a commercial adult-use program despite expecting another veto from Gov. Glenn Younkin.

January 10, 2025

Missouri

Missouri Hemp Trade Association Suing State Over Governor’s Intoxicating Product Ban

The association is seeking an injunction to stop the Department of Health and Senior Services from embargoing products with intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids.

September 3, 2024

Florida

Trump Predicts Florida Voters Will Legalize Cannabis, Urges Legislature to Prohibit Public Use

The former president is at odds with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over adult-use legalization, but both have concerns about the smell.

September 3, 2024

Missouri

Missouri Governor Urges State Secretary to Reconsider Emergency Rules to Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products

Gov. Mike Parson directed the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control to resubmit emergency rules after Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s rejection.

August 26, 2024

Florida

Florida’s Battle to Legalize Cannabis Heats Up Ahead of Amendment 3 Ballot Measure

Zachary Kobrin, the former vice president and general counsel for Trulieve, provides exclusive insights into the dynamics surrounding Amendment 3 and factors that go beyond the election.

August 12, 2024

Minnesota

Kamala Harris Picks Pro-Cannabis Minnesota Governor as Running Mate

Gov. Tim Walz has a long track record of supporting cannabis reform, including during his 12 years as a U.S. House member.

August 6, 2024

Kentucky

Kentucky Governor Urges DEA to Reschedule: ‘The Jury is No Longer Out on Marijuana’

Gov. Andy Beshear wrote a letter to DEA Administrator Anne Milgram expressing his support for reclassifying cannabis to a Schedule III substance.

July 17, 2024

Virginia

Virginia Governor Vetoes Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Bill

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin says ‘Cannabis is bad for Virginians’ and questions legalization’s impact on youth health and safety in veto message.

April 1, 2024

Virginia

Those Who Think Virginia Governor Will Sign Cannabis Bill ‘Must’ve Been Smoking Something’

Gov. Glenn Youngkin finally came out and gave a concrete answer as to whether his pen will land on an adult-use sales bill.

March 20, 2024

Virginia

Virginia Governor Never Was Going to Sign Cannabis Sales Bill

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin reportedly didn’t have the legislation on the negotiating table “under any circumstance,” a Democrat lawmaker said.

March 13, 2024

Florida

Is Gov. DeSantis Providing Smoke Signals to Supreme Court on Florida’s Cannabis Measure?

Saul Ewing cannabis attorney Zachary Kobrin says the governor’s recent string of comments has the rumor mill churning.

March 13, 2024