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Missouri Lawmaker Urges Adult-Use Bill Over Citizen Initiative

Rep. Ron Hicks, the bill’s sponsor, warns colleagues they will lose control of legalization parameters should citizens approve a constitutional amendment.

Detroit Ordinance to Allow Adult-Use Dispensaries Advances

The city council’s Public Health and Safety Committee cast a split vote to approve a proposal that would open a licensing process for cannabis businesses.

South Dakota Senate Rejects Medical Cannabis Bill Aimed at Protecting Children

House Bill 1134 would have tightened restrictions on where medical cannabis can be used.

Virginia House Committee Kills Legislation to Allow Cannabis Resentencing

The House Appropriations Committee shot down a bill that would have allowed nearly 600 people incarcerated for cannabis-related felonies to apply for resentencing by the court that sentenced them.

Oklahoma House Unveils Plan to Combat Illicit Cannabis

Republican members of the chamber’s working group on medical cannabis outlined a 12-point plan.

Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board Suspends Cultivator’s Licenses

Regulators voted unanimously to suspend the cultivation and production licenses of NLVG, LLC, which does business as Desert Bloom Cultivation in North Las Vegas.

Illinois Bill Would Bar Employers From Firing Employees for Using Cannabis

House Bill 4116 passed the House March 3 and now goes to the Senate for consideration.

Top US Basketball Player Detained in Russia for Cannabis

Brittney Griner, a seven-time WNBA all-star, was stopped at an airport outside Moscow and accused of carrying cannabis products in her luggage.

Israel On Tap to Beat US to Decriminalize Cannabis

President Isaac Herzog and Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar issued a special call March 6 to decriminalize personal use and expunge criminal records.

California Department of Cannabis Control Proposes Rule Changes

The proposals are open to public comment through April 19, with the rulemaking process likely to extend to this fall.

Drug Policy Alliance Leads 50+ Organizations in Calling on Congress to Finally Remove D.C. Marijuana Rider

The organization says this is a momentous opportunity to untie the hands of D.C. policymakers and allow the district to tap into the economic, public health and public safety benefits of legalization eight years after D.C. voters passed Initiative 71.

South Dakota Adult-Use Bill Hits End of the Road, Again

After the bill was revived in a House “smoke out” earlier in the week, lawmakers ultimately defeated it. A 2022 ballot question could be next.

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