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Legislation and Regulation

Cannabis Legalization Anchors U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris’ Criminal Justice Plans

More than a year out from the 2020 election, presidential candidates are citing cannabis reform more often as a campaign angle.

September 9, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Illinois Awards First Adult-Use Cannabis Dispensary Licenses, Missouri Sees Surge of Medical Marijuana Business License Applications: Week in Review

Illinois awarded its first five adult-use cannabis retail licenses this week, with dozens more licenses expected to be awarded in the coming weeks.

September 7, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

New Jersey Governor Vetoes Expungement Bill, Presents Ideas for Revised Legislation

Gov. Phil Murphy conditionally vetoed a bill that would have overhauled the state’s expungement process and immediately cleared some cannabis convictions.

August 26, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Illinois Expands Medical Cannabis Program, New Mexico to Decide on Medical Marijuana Overhaul: Week in Review

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed legislation this week that makes the state’s medical marijuana program permanent and adds a list of new qualifying conditions.

August 17, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Louisiana Launches First Medical Cannabis Sales, Florida Lawmaker Introduces Decriminalization Bill: Week in Review

Medical cannabis products went on sale for the first time in Louisiana Aug. 6.

August 10, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy 'All In' to Approve Legal Marijuana By End of 2019

Murphy said he supports a last-minute push by legislative leadership to approve an adult-use cannabis bill by the end of the year, rather than holding off for a 2020 ballot question.

August 9, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Legal Marijuana Bill for New Jersey May Be Revived Later This Year. 'We'll Make One More Run At It.'

A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey may not be dead after all.

August 8, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Nebraska Attorney General Opines that Medical Marijuana Bill is Unconstitutional

Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson said the state regulating a federally illegal product would conflict with the Controlled Substances Act.

August 5, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Curaleaf Retracts CBD Health Claims After FDA Warning, New York Decriminalizes Cannabis: Week in Review

Curaleaf has scrubbed its website and social media accounts of health claims about its CBD products in response to a warning from the Food and Drug Administration.

August 3, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

New York Governor Signs Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana Use

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill July 29 to decriminalize marijuana use in the state and expunge the records of some people convicted on cannabis-related charges.

July 30, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Florida Wants New Hearing in Major Medical Marijuana Licensing Case

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is asking an appellate court to revisit a decision that Florida officials argue injected “confusion and uncertainty” into the state’s medical marijuana industry.

July 25, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Jerry Nadler and Kamala Harris to Introduce Bill to Decriminalize Cannabis, Expunge Marijuana Convictions

Nadler, House Judiciary Committee Chairman, and Sen. Harris, a Democratic presidential hopeful, are introducing a bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level.

July 23, 2019