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Legislation and Regulation

New Mexico’s 2019 Legislative Session: Cannabis’s Wins and Losses

While adult-use legalization efforts failed this year, the state legislature passed measures to decriminalize cannabis and expand the state’s medical marijuana program.

March 25, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

MMJ for Autism Bill Clears Colorado Legislature, Heads to Governor

House Bill 1028 would add autism to the qualifying list of conditions for MMJ; Gov. Jared Polis supports the proposal and is expected to sign it, according to his staff.

March 22, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

'It's Monday Or Never': Gov. Phil Murphy Says Bill to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in New Jersey Short on Votes

Days ahead of a planned vote that would legalize recreational marijuana, Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday that the measure is short of the votes needed to pass.

March 22, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Tennessee: Medical Marijuana Sponsor Says Governor Will Sign Bill, But Governor's Office Says Otherwise

"The last time I was with him, he assured me he would sign this bill," Senator Janice Bowling told News 2.

March 21, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Medical Marijuana Advances in South Carolina Senate

A key Senate subcommittee has passed the Compassionate Care Act.

March 21, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

New York Lawmakers Push for Social Justice in Cannabis Legalization Efforts

As New Jersey’s legalization bill heads for a vote in the legislature with robust racial and social equity provisions, New York considers the best path forward.

March 21, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

SAFE Banking Act Scheduled for Markup in House Committee Next Tuesday

The legislation to allow banks to more easily work with legal cannabis businesses will receive the first markup in the House Financial Services Committee at 2 p.m. on March 26.

March 20, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Rhode Island Officials Turn to Massachusetts for Advice on Recreational Marijuana Legalization

Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce's Laurie White invited Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steven Hoffman to answer questions about the legalization process.

March 20, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

New Jersey Lawmakers Set Up March 25 Vote on Cannabis Legalization

With a recreational bill headed to floor votes next week, what are the chances that New Jersey will legalize cannabis?

March 20, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Rhode Island Senate Committees to Hold Joint Hearing on Governor's Marijuana Legalization Proposal March 19; House Committee to Hold Hearing March 20

Article 20 of Gov. Gina Raimondo’s proposed budget features a plan to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana for adult use.

March 19, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Pennsylvania Senators Unveil Marijuana Legalization Bill

Sens. Daylin Leach and Sharif Street are circulating their latest proposal, Senate Bill 350, to colleagues for co-sponsorship.

March 19, 2019

Legislation and Regulation

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Smokable Medical Marijuana Bill Into Law

DeSantis also filed a joint motion to dismiss a lawsuit and vacate the lower court decision which had held the prior law to be unconstitutional.

March 19, 2019