A New York lawmaker has filed a new bill that would bring cannabis education into the classroom.

Assembly Bill 6749, introduced today by Assemblymember Tony Simone (D), would integrate comprehensive health education on cannabis use into the state’s school curriculum. The bill has been referred to the Education Committee for review.

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Connecticut marijuana retailers recorded $22,123,617 in total sales in February, with $16,232,103 from adult-use purchases and $5,891,514 from medical marijuana transactions.

A total of 617,747 marijuana products were sold last month, including 439,698 for recreational consumers and 178,049 for medical patients. This marks a slight increase from the 606,000 products sold in February 2024, even though overall revenue dipped slightly from the $23 million reported during the same period last year.

The average price per gram of marijuana in Connecticut continued its downward trend, reaching $10.58 in February. This represents a 13% drop from the $12.28 average recorded a year ago. However, prices remain above the low of $9.68 per gram record in September 2023.

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A bill to protect medical marijuana patients from eviction has been given approval by a key committee in the New York Legislature.

The New York Senate Standing Committee on Housing, Construction, and Community Development has approved Senate Bill 3689, moving it forward in the legislative process and closer to a full Senate vote.

Filed in January by Senators James Sanders Jr. (D), Robert Jackson (D), Brian Kavanagh (D), and John Liu (D), the measure would prohibit landlords from evicting tenants solely due to their certified use of medical marijuana. The bill, which amends New York’s Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law, would provide additional legal protections for tenants who are registered medical marijuana patients under state law.

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A bill introduced today in the Vermont Senate would extend and expand the state’s Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group, which has been studying the potential therapeutic benefits of psychedelics for mental health treatment.

Vermont State Capitol Building.

Senate Bill 106, sponsored by Senators Gulick, Vyhovsky, and White, all Democrat, has been referred to the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare for further consideration.

If passed, the bill would continue the group’s work reviewing research on psychedelics, including their potential role in treating conditions such as depression and anxiety, particularly in patients with serious illnesses or nearing the end of life.
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State Representative Denise Villalobos (R) has introduced House Bill 4376, a proposal that would revoke parental visitation rights if a court-ordered drug test detects the use of controlled substances or marijuana, except for prescribed low-THC cannabis.

Under the measure, parents who test positive would immediately lose their visitation privileges.

“If the results of a drug test ordered for a parent by the court indicate the presence in the parent’s body of marihuana, other than low-THC cannabis prescribed for the parent by a physician as authorized by Chapter 169, Occupations Code, or of a controlled substance not prescribed for the parent by a health care practitioner, the court shall modify an original or amended visitation plan to terminate the parent’s visitation with the child.”
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A new bill introduced in the West Virginia Senate would allow medical marijuana patients to access cannabis in edible form.

Senate Bill 732, filed today, has been assigned to the Health and Human Resources Committee. If approved, it will move to the Judiciary Committee for further consideration.

Under current West Virginia law, medical marijuana is legal for patients with qualifying conditions, but smokable forms were not initially permitted. The state’s medical cannabis program, established under the Medical Cannabis Act of 2017, allows for products such as pills, oils, topicals, and vaporized forms. However, the legislature later expanded the law to permit dry leaf or plant form for vaping. Edibles, such as baked goods and gummies, remain prohibited, which SB732 seeks to change.
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There was $24,957,632 in tax revenue generated from licensed marijuana sales in February, according to the Arizona Department of Revenue.

This represents an increase of about 9% compared to the $22,919,158 collected in February 2024. February’s taxes bring the all-time total to nearly $1 billion, reaching $992,450,806.

In February, $15,501,746 of the revenue came from the state’s 16% recreational marijuana excise tax, $7,953,363 from the 5.6% adult-use tax, and $1,501,359 from medical marijuana tax revenue.

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A comprehensive marijuana legalization proposal advanced through its first reading in the House of Representatives today and was referred to the Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee.

House Bill 1208, first introduced by State Representative Jessica Gonzalez in November, would legalize marijuana for those 21 and older, creating a regulated market for cultivation, sales, and possession.

The referral comes on the same day the Texas Senate’s State Affairs Committee unanimously approved a separate bill that would ban all THC in hemp products, highlighting the stark divide in how lawmakers in the state want to handle marijuana and hemp policy.
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Lawmakers in Minnesota have introduced bicameral and bipartisan legislation to lift restrictions on certain cannabis-related advertising.

House File 2104 and Senate File 2326, introduced today by State Representative Jim Nash (R) and State Senator John Hoffman (D), would repeal the state’s ban on outdoor cannabis advertisements, allowing businesses to use billboards and other forms of signage.

Current Minnesota law prohibits outdoor advertisements for cannabis businesses, except for limited fixed signs on their property. The proposed legislation would eliminate this restriction, enabling cannabis and hemp businesses to advertise more openly. However, the bills maintain a safeguard preventing advertisements in media where at least 30% of the audience is expected to be under 21.
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