Jun 07 2024
According to new polling, a vast majority of voters in Florida support Amendment 3, an initiative to legalize recreational marijuana. Amendment 3, which will be voted on this November, would allow individuals aged 21 and older to “possess, purchase, or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise.” …
Jun 06 2024
Barring some unforeseen circumstances, New Hampshire is all but certain to become the 25th state to legalize recreational marijuana. Today, a conference committee consisting of members from both the House and Senate approved compromise legislation (House Bill 1633) that would legalize recreational marijuana for those 21 and older. This follows both chambers previously approving the …
Jun 06 2024
A key committee in the New Jersey Senate has given approval to legislation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms. The Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee voted 6 to 2 today to pass Senate Bill 2283, sponsored by Senate President Nick Scutari (D). Originally, the bill would have allowed individuals 21 …
Jun 06 2024
A nonprofit organization seeking to put a medical marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot in Nebraska has collected 75% of the required signatures. Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana says they’ve collected 65,000 signatures for their initiative to legalize medical marijuana and their companion initiative to protect physicians who recommend marijuana. This is 75% of the …
Jun 06 2024
In Missouri, legal marijuana sales topped $120 million for the third time. In May, $123.7 million worth of marijuana and marijuana products were sold legally in Missouri, just shy of the record $124.7 million sold in March. Of the total sales in May, $108.2 million came from recreational consumers, while $15.5 million was purchased by …
Jun 06 2024
A bicameral conference committee in the New Hampshire Legislature has reached an agreement on the text of a bill to legalize recreational marijuana, with the governor saying he’ll sign it into law. In March, the House of Representatives passed House Bill 1633 with a vote of 239 to 136. In May, the Senate amended the …
Jun 06 2024
Legislation that would deschedule marijuana and allow for the expungement of past marijuana offenses now has a combined 107 sponsors in the United States House of Representatives and Senate. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, filed in April 2023, now has 89 sponsors. The measure aims to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level …
Jun 06 2024
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (ECBI) has officially voted to legalize recreational marijuana sales, allowing their marijuana superstore to open soon to everyone 21 and older regardless of if they’re a tribal member. In September members of the EBCI voted overwhelmingly in favor of a referendum that asked “Do you support legalizing the possession and …
Jun 06 2024
There are currently 644 different marijuana strains being sold legally throughout Massachusetts. According to data compiled and released by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), there were 644 active marijuana strains as of May 2024. This is nearly double the number of strains reported in June 2022 (330) and significantly more than the total for …
Jun 06 2024
Frederick County, Maryland, has removed pre-employment drug screening requirements for most public employees. This change, announced by Frederick County Executive Jessica Fitzwater, affects the county’s workforce of approximately 3,400 people, except for those in specific “safety-sensitive” roles like law enforcement, who will still be subject to testing. This policy shift follows the state’s legalization of …
