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 to use medical marijuana while receiving care.
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 the full Senate for consideration.
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 passed the full Assembly.
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. November sales alone came in at $97,994,684, underscoring steady consumer demand even as prices continued to ease across the state. $79 million of this came from recreational cannabis purchases, with …
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 operating in regulated markets that span most of the country. Klimas, the founder of Leaf Street Strategies and former executive director of the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board, testified before the …
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 top legislative priorities, saying she hopes it can “finally pass it into law in the new year.” Speaking during a hearing of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection …
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 for governor. Rodriguez announced his candidacy through a paid newspaper message rather than a formal launch event, saying he preferred to begin engaging voters directly instead of staging a traditional …
U.S. Legal Cannabis States Generate $2.2 Billion in Sales in November, Nearly $25 Billion Year-to-Date
Legal marijuana sales across the United States totaled roughly $2.2 billion in November, bringing the year-to-date total to nearly $25 billion. The figure marks a slight dip from the $2.34 billion sold in October, but is a 10% increase from the previous November and is on par with the $2.27 billion in sales recorded in …
Illinois Hemp Industry Supports Nearly 13,500 Jobs and $2.7 Billion in Revenue, Analysis Finds
Illinois’s hemp-derived cannabinoid industry employs nearly 13,500 workers statewide and generates an estimated $2.7 billion in annual revenue, according to a new economic analysis examining the potential effects of restrictions or bans on hemp-derived product sales and production. A newly released economic analysis finds that Illinois’s hemp-derived cannabinoid industry has grown into a multibillion-dollar economic …
President Trump Says He Is Seriously Considering Executive Order to Reclassify Marijuana
President Donald Trump said he is seriously considering an executive order to reclassify marijuana, citing the impact current federal law has on scientific research, during remarks made at a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation. Trump was asked directly whether it was accurate that he is considering an executive order to reclassify marijuana under federal law. …
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