Jan 08 2024
A federal House bill to fully decriminalize marijuana across the United States is sponsored by lawmakers representing the majority of states. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, first filed by Representative Jerrold Nadler (D) in September, has 80 sponsors. These sponsors represent 26 different states, including states that are typically seen as more …
Jan 08 2024
The global market for medical marijuana was valued at $14.50 billion in 2022 and is expected to more than quadruple by 2030. According to a new report conducted by the research firm SkyQuest, the global market for medical marijuana grew was $11.84 billion in 2021 to $14.50 billion in 2022. It’s anticipated to grow to …
Jan 08 2024
Wisconsin Republicans have officially unveiled legislation aimed at legalizing the medical use of marijuana. In multiple press conferences held throughout the state today, leading Republican lawmakers revealed their conservative approach to legalizing medical marijuana. The proposed law would allow those with a physician recommendation to possess a variety of marijuana products such as tinctures and …
Jan 08 2024
Legislation requiring cities to get voter approval before they can place prohibitions on marijuana businesses will receive a public hearing tomorrow in the Washington State Legislature. House Bill 1650 will receive a public hearing at 4:00PM in the House Committee on Regulated Substances & Gaming. The measure was approved through the committee last February by …
Jan 07 2024
Legislation was filed yesterday in Florida to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to take tax deductions equal to what they’d be allowed to take federally if medical marijuana wasn’t a schedule 1 controlled substance. House Bill 1427 would amend the state’s tax code to allow licensed medical marijuana treatment center to take “deductions and credits that …
Jan 06 2024
A new study has found that the marijuana compound cannabidiol (CBD) may be a potential option for combatting nicotine addiction. The study was published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, and it was conducted by researchers at the University of California Irvine and Virginia Commonwealth University. The study is titled Cannabidiol as a potential cessation …
Jan 06 2024
A bill to legalize personal marijuana cultivation has been filed in the Washington Legislature. Despite being one of the first two states to legalize recreational marijuana, Washington is one of the only legal marijuana states to not allow personal marijuana cultivation. Legislation filed yesterday by State Representative Shelley Kloba would change that. House Bill 2194, …
Jan 06 2024
Multiple medical marijuana-related bills, including one to double the possession limit and several to grow the list of qualifying medical conditions, have been scheduled for public hearings in the New Hampshire Legislature. New Hampshire first legalized medical marijuana in 2013, with the state’s first dispensary opening in 2016. Now, at least five different bills that …
Jan 06 2024
Legislation “prohibiting a court from denying or restricting certain parental rights based solely on a parent’s medical marijuana use” was filed yesterday in the Florida Legislature. “A court may not deny or otherwise restrict a parent’s custody of a minor child or the parent’s visitation rights or parenting time with a minor child based solely …
Jan 05 2024
Legislation to legalize the personal possession and cultivation of psilocybin (“magic”) mushrooms has been filed in the Rhode Island Legislature. House Bill 7047 was filed by State Representatives Brandon Potter Brandon Potter along with cosponsors Representatives June Speakman, Joseph McNamara, Scott Slater, Cherie Cruz, Jose Batista, David Bennett, Robert Craven, Enrique Sanchez and Arthur Handy. …
