Feb 24 2024
A bill that would ban the production, distribution and possession of THC derived from hemp, including delta-8 and delta-10 THC, has been unanimously passed by its first Senate Committee. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted 7 to 0 to pass House Bill 1125, shortly after it was approved – also unanimously – through …
Feb 24 2024
Legislation designed to protect public employees who legally use medical marijuana has been passed by Virginia’s full legislature. Senate Bill 391, a companion measure to House Bill 149, was given approval yesterday by the House of Representatives in an overwhelming 80 to 18 vote. The measure has already been passed through the full Senate 30 …
Feb 23 2024
A second committee in the New Hampshire House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that would allow medical marijuana to be recommended for any condition a physician deems appropriate. The House Ways and Means Committee voted 19 to 0 today to pass House Bill 1278, roughly a month after it passed the House Health, …
Feb 23 2024
A second Senate committee in Virginia has voted to pass a House-approved bill that would protect public employees who legally use medical marijuana. House Bill 149 extends a law protecting medical marijuana users from workplace discrimination to include public employees, while expanding the definition to include marijuana products and not just oil. The measure was …
Feb 22 2024
Legislation to fully deschedule marijuana was filed in the US House of Representatives in September, the same month as the “Stop Pot Act” to withhold federal funds from legal marijuana states. Nearly half a year later, one of the bills has drastically more support than the other. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act would …
Feb 22 2024
After months of discussion New York officials have approved regulations allowing those 21 and older to grow recreational marijuana at home for personal use. New York is one of 24 states that have legalized recreational marijuana, but one of just three of those that don’t currently allow personal marijuana cultivation. The Cannabis Control Board (CCB) …
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 …
