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Legislation and Regulation

West Virginia Announces Dispensary Licenses, California Approves Cannabis Banking Regulations: Week in Review

Medical cannabis patient registration also opened in West Virginia this week.

February 6, 2021

Legislation and Regulation

Indiana Representative Introduces Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Bill

Rep. Vanessa Summers’ legislation would create a cannabis regulatory agency to license adult-use businesses and regulate the industry.

February 5, 2021

South Dakota

South Dakota Lawmakers File Legislation to Implement Adult-Use Cannabis Program

The bill includes a provision that would void the proposed laws if the voter-approved ballot initiative gets overturned in a pending lawsuit.

February 5, 2021

Legislation and Regulation

Hawaii Lawmakers Consider Multiple Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Proposals

The bills must move to their final committees by Feb. 19.

February 5, 2021

Adult-Use Legalization Bill

Maryland Senate President Backs New Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Bill

The legislation, introduced by Senate Finance Committee Vice Chair Brian Feldman, would direct funding to communities disproportionately impacted by prohibition.

February 5, 2021

New Mexico

New Mexico Lawmakers Consider Social Equity in Cannabis Legalization Proposals

The legislature is currently weighing four adult-use legalization bills, with one particularly centered on social justice issues.

February 5, 2021

Legislation and Regulation

Pennsylvania Governor Includes Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization in State Budget Proposal

Gov. Tom Wolf’s call for legalization is part of a broader plan to combat the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

February 4, 2021

New Mexico

New Mexico Lawmakers Introduce Competing Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Proposals

Two senators have sponsored two separate legalization bills during the state’s 60-day legislative session.

February 3, 2021

Legislation and Regulation

Virginia Senate Committee Approves Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced S.B. 1406, sending it to the Finance and Appropriations Committee for consideration.

February 3, 2021

Legislation and Regulation

Minnesota Lawmakers Reintroduce Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization Bill

House Majority Leader Ryan Winkler is again leading the charge to legalize cannabis in the state.

February 2, 2021

Legislation and Regulation

New Jersey Assembly Committee Advances New Adult-Use Cannabis Compromise Bill

The legislation is lawmakers’ second attempt to pass an adult-use implementation bill that Gov. Phil Murphy will sign into law.

February 1, 2021

Legislation and Regulation

16 States That Are Considering Cannabis Legalization Bills in 2021

More than a dozen state legislatures are weighing either medical or adult-use cannabis policy reform this year as momentum builds following the 2020 election and the U.S. House’s approval of the MORE Act.

February 1, 2021