Feb 24 2025
Governor Kathy Hochul has introduced a proposal to reintroduce the smell of cannabis as a factor in determining reasonable cause for ordering blood tests in impaired driving cases. New York’s recreational marijuana law, signed in 2021, explicitly barred police from using the odor of marijuana as justification for a traffic stop or vehicle search. Hochul’s …
Feb 24 2025
Idaho Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 7 into law today, officially establishing a mandatory minimum fine for marijuana possession. The measure, which previously passed the state Senate in a 27 to 8 vote after clearing the House 54 to 14, takes away judicial discretion to issue fines below a set amount. Under Idaho’s existing …
Feb 24 2025
24 states have legalized recreational marijuana. Here’s a look at the states most likely to become the 25th to legalize. Legislative efforts to legalize recreational cannabis have been introduced in numerous states, but those listed below are the most likely to legalize cannabis this year.
Feb 24 2025
A newly introduced bill in the Texas Legislature would prohibit the sale of consumable hemp products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other cannabinoids besides cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG). Senate Bill 3, sponsored by Republican State Senator Charles Perry, was filed on Feb. 20 and referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee. The measure would ban …
Feb 24 2025
House Bill 703, known as the “Pot for Potholes Act,” has gained additional support in the Tennessee General Assembly, with State Representatives Gloria Johnson (D) and John Clemmons (D) signing on as cosponsors. Initially introduced earlier this month by State Representative Aftyn Behn (D), the bill would establish a regulated marijuana market in Tennessee, with …
Feb 24 2025
A new study published in the peer-reviewed journal ACS Omega shows that cannabinoids, including cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG), could serve as promising treatments for HER2-positive ovarian cancer. Researchers from Kasetsart University, Nation University, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, and the Thailand Science Park conducted kinase inhibition assays, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), molecular docking, and …
Feb 24 2025
A bill introduced today in the West Virginia Legislature seeks to remove marijuana, psilocybin, and tetrahydrocannabinols (THC) from the state’s list of controlled substances. House Bill 2854, sponsored by Delegates Young, Pushkin, and Lewis, would fully deschedule these substances, meaning they would no longer be classified as controlled substances under state law. The measure has …
Feb 24 2025
A study published in the journal Cephalalgia using an animal model found that a combination of CBD and THC may significantly reduce migraine symptoms. Researchers from the University of Iowa, Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, and the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Center in Iowa explored how these cannabinoids influence light aversion, pain …
Feb 24 2025
Senator Tracie Davis (D) has introduced a pair of bills in the Florida Senate that would allow individuals with certain marijuana-related offenses to have their records expunged, with the second bill ensuring those expunged records remain confidential and exempt from public disclosure. Filed today, Senate Bill 1026 proposes automatic eligibility for expunction of specific low-level …
Feb 24 2025
Today, nine West Virginia lawmakers introduced House Bill 2887, which would legalize recreational cannabis. The bill, led by Delegate Evan Hansen, has been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee for further deliberation. Cosponsors include Delegates Hollis Lewis (D), John Williams (D), Rick Garcia (D), Sean Hornbuckle (D), Kayla Young (D), Mike Pushkin (D), Shawn Fluharty …
