Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act today to permit the use of …
U.S. Congress: Legislation to Deschedule Cannabis, Allow Expungements, Gains 61st Sponsor
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act added another backer this week, with Congressmember Julie Johnson (D-TX) signing on as the bill’s 61st sponsor, continuing …
Michigan Senate Passes Bill That Would Put Intoxicating Hemp THC Products Into Licensed Marijuana System
The Michigan Senate today passed a bill 28 to 7 that would require hemp-derived THC products that exceed the 0.3% THC threshold or a total …
Bipartisan Washington Bill Would Allow Terminal Patients to Use Medical Marijuana in Hospitals and Hospice Settings
A bipartisan proposal prefiled today for Washington’s 2026 legislative session would require hospitals, nursing homes and hospice care centers to allow qualifying terminally ill patients …
New Jersey Senate Committee Advances Bill to Expand Labor Protections for Marijuana Workers, Sends It to Full Senate
A New Jersey proposal to expand labor protections for marijuana industry employees has been approved by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, sending it to …
New Jersey Bill Adding Sickle Cell Anemia to Medical Marijuana Program Clears Second Senate Committee Unanimously, Already Passed Assembly
Legislation to add sickle cell anemia as a qualifying condition for New Jersey’s medical marijuana program has unanimously cleared a second Senate committee, having already …
Maryland Cannabis Market Hits $1.07 Billion in Sales in 2025
Maryland’s legal marijuana market has generated $1.071 billion in total sales so far in 2025, according to data released today by the Maryland Cannabis Administration. …
Former Nevada Regulator Testifies to U.S. Senate Committee That Legal Marijuana Businesses Remain Dangerously Shut Out of Banking System
Former Nevada cannabis regulator Tyler Klimas told a Senate Banking Subcommittee that state-legal marijuana businesses remain dangerously cut off from the traditional financial system, despite …
U.S. Senator Cortez Masto Says She Hopes SAFER Banking Act Can Pass in the New Year
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) used a Senate Banking Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday to reiterate that passing the SAFER Banking Act remains one of her …
Cannabis CEO Duke Rodriguez Enters Race for New Mexico Governor
Duke Rodriguez (R), a longtime New Mexico health care executive and one of the state’s most prominent marijuana industry figures, has officially entered the race …
