Jan 29 2025
A bill that would legalize the possession and use of psilocybin for those 21 and older in New Hampshire is set for a public hearing on February 6 at 3:30 p.m. The hearing will take place before the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee in Legislative Office Building 202-204. Filed by State Representative Kevin …
Jan 29 2025
Senate Republicans in Ohio held a hearing today on legislation to roll back key provisions of the state’s voter-approved recreational marijuana program, proposing cuts to home grow limits, increased taxes, reduced potency levels, and shifting revenue away from social equity programs. “It’s not to do away with the ballot initiative,” said State Senator Steve Huffman, …
Jan 29 2025
During his confirmation hearing today for Health and Human Services secretary, RFK Jr. received not a single question related to marijuana or psychedelics, despite his long-held support for both. During the hearing, RFK Jr. was asked numerous times about vaccines, abortions, rural hospitals and more, but none of the senators questioning him asked him to …
Jan 29 2025
A new study published in Drug Design, Development and Therapy suggests that cannabidiol (CBD) may help protect the heart from damage caused by the chemotherapy drug doxorubicin (DOX) by activating the Hippo signaling pathway. DOX is widely used to treat cancer but is known for its cardiotoxic effects. While previous research has indicated that CBD …
Jan 29 2025
By Marijuana Policy Project Because less than half of U.S. states allow citizen-initiated ballot measures, in most states, the only way to reform cannabis laws is via the state’s legislature. Polls show over two-thirds of Americans support making cannabis use legal and around 90% support allowing medical cannabis, but lawmakers lag behind the public. Only 24 states have legalized …
Jan 28 2025
A legislative committee in Hawaii has voted unanimously to advance legislation to prohibit the workplace discrimination of medical marijuana patients. The House Labor and Public Employment Committee voted 6 to 0 today to approve House Bill 325, filed on January 16 by eight lawmakers. The proposed law would explicitly protect registered medical marijuana patients from …
Jan 28 2025
Legislation to decriminalize marijuana was filed today in the South Caroline House of Representatives. South Carolina State Representatives Chris Hart (D-Richland), John King (D-York), and Rosalyn Henderson-Myers (D-Spartanburg) introduced House Bill 3804, a measure to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana and hashish. The bill has been referred to the Judiciary Committee for …
Jan 28 2025
Montana’s Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs Committee has scheduled a Friday public hearing for Senate Joint Resolution 5, which would urge the federal government to enact the SAFER Banking Act. Originally scheduled for January 16 before being cancelled on January 15, the resolution was scheduled today for a public hearing at 8:30am in Room …
Jan 28 2025
A constitutional amendment to restrict the advertising and promotion of marijuana sales in Missouri has been filed by State Representative Bruce Sassmann (R). The resolution (House Joint Resolution 72), introduced yesterday and read for a second time today, would amend Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution to address concerns about the “public impact of marijuana …
Jan 28 2025
Marijuana sales in Ohio have surpassed $450 million since the recreational marijuana market launched on August 7, with total revenue reaching $452,179,289 as of January 25. Recreational sales accounted for $292,874,669, while medical marijuana sales contributed $159,304,620. During this time, there were 3,938,452 recreational transactions and 1,689,532 medical transactions, according to figures released by the …
