Feb 22 2024
Among the states that have not yet legalized recreational marijuana, most have active marijuana legalization bills. However, only a few states have bills that are actually advancing through their state’s legislature this session. Currently there are 24 recreational marijuana states (23 that allow licensed sales), all of which passed their legalization laws since 2012. The …
Feb 22 2024
In two separate letters sent this week a coalition of military veterans and an organization representing current and former law enforcement officials urged the Biden Administration to reschedule marijuana. In the first letter a coalition of military groups, including the American Legion, the Blinded Veterans Association, the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, AMVETS, American …
Feb 22 2024
New Hampshire’s House of Representatives has approved a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, with 62% voting in favor. House Bill 1633 was passed through the House today by a vote of 239 to 141, sending it to the state’s Senate. The measure would allow those 21 and older to possess up to four ounces of …
Feb 21 2024
On February 9 President Kamala Harris posted a campaign video stating that the Biden/Harris Administration has “changed federal marijuana policy”. Despite this not being true (at least not yet), Vice President Harris has chosen to keep the video live on the social media platform X. In the video appealing to “young voters”, VP Harris said …
Feb 21 2024
Arkansans Attorney General Tim Griffin has given approval to the ballot language of an initiative submitted by Arkansans for Patient Access. AG Griffin’s approval of the ballot language allows the group to immediately begin gathering signatures on their initiative to expand access to medical marijuana. They must collect 90,704 signatures by July 5 in order …
Feb 21 2024
South Dakota’s full House of Representatives has passed a bill to ban the production and distribution of THC derived from hemp, including delta-8 and delta-10 THC. The House recently voted 69 to 0 to pass House Bill 1125, which is scheduled for a public hearing today in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. If …
Feb 21 2024
The Arizona House of Representatives has passed a bill to establish stricter marijuana advertising laws. The House Committee of the Whole voted yesterday to give approval to House Bill 2451, sending it to the state’s Senate. The proposed legislation “would impose additional advertising restrictions to prohibit marijuana establishments and nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries from advertising …
Feb 20 2024
Washington’s House Committee on Regulated Substances and Gaming has passed a bill that would allow larger marijuana signs and billboards. The committee voted 7 to 3 today in favor of Senate Bill 5363, sending it to the House Ways and Means Committee. The proposal has already passed the full Senate in a 48 to 1 …
Feb 20 2024
There’s over a dozen marijuana-related bills currently active in the United States Senate and House of Representatives. In December, 2022, President Biden signed the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act into law, making it the first standalone piece of marijuana legislation to ever be signed by a US president. Since then, lawmakers have filed …
Feb 20 2024
Arizona made over $250 million in tax revenue from the legal distribution of marijuana in 2023. According to data released by the Arizona Department of Revenue, the state made $23,737,758 in taxes from legal marijuana sales in December. This brings the total for 2023 to $252,872,787. The total amount of marijuana taxes made since the …
