Mar 23 2024
The Stop Pot Act in the US House of Representatives has not garnered a single new sponsor since early October, despite being the most prominent piece of anti-marijuana legislation in Congress. The Stop Pot Act was filed in September by North Carolina Congressmember Chuck Edwards. The measure would withhold federal funding from states and tribes …
Mar 23 2024
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed into law a measure banning the production, distribution and possession of delta-8 and delta-10 THC. Governor Kristi Noem has signed House Bill 1125 into law. The measure was approved recently through the full Senate, 31 to 1, and it passed the House unanimously, 69 to 0. The legislation …
Mar 22 2024
There are 24 legal marijuana states. Of the 26 without legal marijuana, five in particular are gearing up to make a change. In 2023 and 2024 marijuana legalization legislation and/or ballot initiatives were filed in nearly all of the 26 states without legal marijuana. However, some of these efforts have far more of a chance …
Mar 22 2024
United States Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is circulating a petition requesting people “Sign On” to “Support the SAFER Banking Act!” “Can you imagine running a business without being able to deposit your money anywhere?”, begins the petition. “That’s the reality for law-abiding marijuana businesses across the country. In states where marijuana is legal, …
Mar 22 2024
In January there was just over $25 million in marijuana sold legally throughout Montana. According to data compiled and released by the Montana Cannabis Control Division, there was $25,110,065 in legal marijuana and marijuana products sold in January. This is a slight increase over the $24,946,537 sold last January. $20,874,549 of the marijuana purchased in …
Mar 21 2024
In early February Vice President Kamala Harris said “We changed federal marijuana policy”. 41 days later, and no answers have been given as to what was meant by that statement. In the February 9 video posted on the social media platform X, VP Harris said “We changed federal marijuana policy, because nobody should have …
Mar 21 2024
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says that it would be “desirable” for the federal government to pass marijuana banking legislation, calling the current situation a “problem”. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was questioned today during a House Appropriations Financial Services And General Government Subcommittee. During the meeting, Congressmember Dave Joyce (R-OH) questioned Yellen on the conflict …
Mar 21 2024
A key Senate committee in Delaware has passed legislation that would enhance patient access to medical marijuana, including allowing physicians to recommend the medicine for any condition they deem appropriate. House Bill 285 was given approval recently by the Senate Health & Social Services Committee, roughly two months after it was given approval by the …
Mar 20 2024
Legislation providing patients with an exemption to the state’s marijuana excise tax has been signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee. House Bill 1453 was signed into law by Governor Inslee following widespread support in the legislature; it passed the House of Representatives 82 to 14, and it passed the Senate 36 to 13. The …
Mar 20 2024
The SAFE Banking Act, which already had more sponsors than any marijuana-related bill in the United States Congress, has garnered three new sponsors. Yesterday Congressmembers Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Chrissy D Houslahan (D-PA) and Gwen D Moore (D-WI) signed on as cosponsors to the SAFE Banking Act. The measure now has 107 sponsors, representing 24.5% of …
