Quebec Prepares to Table Cannabis Legalization Bill

The bill will answer key questions surrounding issues including the legal age limit, how it will be sold, and what the rules will be for drivers.

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Quebec is preparing to table its bill on marijuana legalization.

The bill could be tabled as early as Wednesday, and it will answer key questions surrounding issues including the legal age limit, how it will be sold, and what the rules will be for drivers.

UPDATE: Quebec Felt Intense Pressure to Table Strict Cannabis Law, Stakeholders Say

The legal age for consuming cannabis is expected to be 18.

Reports suggest the SAQ will oversee distribution and the province will have a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to driving under the influence.

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Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis

Pennsylvania Could Be 25th State to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis Under New Bill

Pennsylvania Governor Holds Tight to Cannabis Legalization in Budget Negotiations

Ohio House Lawmakers Consider Bill to Eviscerate Voter-Approved Cannabis Law

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Legalizes Adult-Use Cannabis

The federally recognized tribe will allow visitors 21 and older to purchase cannabis on its native reservation in northeastern Nebraska.

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Pennsylvania Could Be 25th State to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis Under New Bill

State Sens. Dan Laughlin and Sharif Street introduced the bipartisan proposal to reform the commonwealth’s laws for those 21 and older.

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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.

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro talks about legalizing adult-use cannabis through the state budget during his June 18 visit to the Lancaster City Housing Authority.

Ohio House Lawmakers Consider Bill to Eviscerate Voter-Approved Cannabis Law

The Senate-passed legislation would recriminalize certain aspects of legalization and eliminate the state’s social equity licenses and jobs program.

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Pennsylvania Lawmaker Offers New Plan to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

Sen. Marty Flynn intends to introduce the Keystone Cannabis Act, but he is first asking for co-sponsorship in the upper chamber.

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Minnesota Lawmakers Agree on Cannabis Law Changes, Send Bill to Governor

The legislation aims to make six key changes to the state’s adult-use law signed by Gov. Tim Walz two years ago; local control provisions excluded.

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Pennsylvania Senate Kills House’s Cannabis Legalization Plan

The Senate Law and Justice Committee rejected a partisan adult-use legalization bill despite its members offering support for policy reform.

Pennsylvania Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, explains why he opposes House Democrats' adult-use legalization bill before the Senate Law and Justice Committee's vote to kill it on May 13.

Wisconsin Cannabis Legalization Hopes Fade as GOP Lawmakers ‘Gut’ Governor’s Budget

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers blasted Republican lawmakers for stripping hundreds of his budget proposals.

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Pennsylvania Democrats ‘Ram’ Partisan Cannabis Legalization Bill Through House

The chamber’s lawmakers voted, 102-101, along party lines to pass the legislation, which aims to establish a state-run dispensary model

Pennsylvania Rep. Rick Krajewski asks colleagues to reject an amendment to his adult-use cannabis legalization bill May 6 on the House floor.

US House Members Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Lay Groundwork for Federal Cannabis Legalization

GOP Rep. Dave Joyce and Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries teamed up on the PREPARE Act to create a regulatory structure for cannabis.

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New Hampshire Senate Committee Recommends Killing Adult-Use Legalization Bill

The committee dealt a blow to a House-passed bill that aims to legalize cannabis possession without establishing a commercial marketplace.

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Delaware Lawmakers File Bill to Fix FBI Snafu for Adult-Use Sales

The legislation identifies specific categories of individuals required to obtain fingerprint checks for licenses in the state’s forthcoming adult-use market.

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