DOVER, Del. — The sponsor of a bill allowing medical marijuana patients in Delaware to grow their own pot said Wednesday that he was tabling the measure to buy time to gain support for the proposal. The bill sponsored by Rep. Michael Smith allows a patient to have up to six mature plants and six […]
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Will Delaware legalize marijuana for adult use this year?
Advocates are optimistic. Lawmakers worry there is just not enough legislative support. The First State was among the first on the East Coast to weigh legalization for adult use. But last year, legalization came up short four “ayes.” The latest version of the bill, HB 110, advanced from the House Revenue and Finance Committee last […]
Marijuana legalization bill clears first legislative hurdle in Delaware
A bill to legalize marijuana in Delaware cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday, with the House Revenue and Finance Committee voting after a two-hour hearing to release the measure for consideration by the full House. It’s being touted as a revenue-generating measure, calling for a government-run industry that would create jobs while padding state coffers […]
Delaware lawmakers reintroduce bill to legalize marijuana
Democratic lawmakers are again proposing to legalize marijuana in Delaware after a failed effort last year. The bill introduced Thursday is aimed at eliminating the black market for pot by establishing a state-licensed industry that would create jobs while padding state coffers with licensing fees and taxes. “We want to create a legal industry that’s […]
Delaware doctors could get wider ability to prescribe marijuana
Doctors would have wider discretion to prescribe marijuana to patients under a proposal before the General Assembly. Medical marijuana cards are only issued now when a doctor certifies that a patient has a specific “debilitating medical condition,” caused by one of a list of illnesses. That list includes chronic conditions like cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and HIV. It also […]
Delaware bill allowing industrial hemp farming now law
A measure to legalize marijuana was not passed the last legislative session, but a bill paving the way for industrial hemp and another bill allowing for the expungement of marijuana-related convictions were. Gov. John Carney has recently signed them both into law. During a two-day, bill-signing extravaganza, Aug. 28 and Aug. 29, Carney signed 29 […]
Marijuana possession expungement bill becomes law in Delaware
Simple possession of marijuana was decriminalized in Delaware nearly three years ago. Gov. Carney signed a bill Wednesday allowing those charged with marijuana possession as a criminal offense prior to 2015 to have their criminal records expunged— or cleared. State Sen. Greg Lavelle sponsored the legislation along with State Rep. Valerie Longhurst. Lavelle says expungement […]
Bill To Legalize Marijuana In Delaware Fails In House
Delaware will not become the 10th state to fully legalize marijuana — at least not this year. The House on Wednesday defeated a bill that would have created a taxable industry dedicated to the production and sale of legal cannabis. The measure fell four votes shy of the 25 needed to move the bill to the state Senate. The final […]
More Legislative Activity for Legalization Puts Prohibition Enforcement in Doubt
With California set to completely rock the industry with recreational legalization beginning in January, that state and others are beginning to up the anty when it comes to testing the waters of full and complete legalization. The California state legislative body recently created a joint resolution calling for Congress to reschedule cannabis, which would basically […]
Delaware Cannabis Advocates Turn Out For Roundtable With Governor
A majority of Delawareans are in support of legalizing marijuana, according to one poll, but Gov. John Carney remains opposed. About 100 people gathered Wednesday for a “roundtable discussion” on House Bill 110, a proposal that would regulate, tax and legalize cannabis, or marijuana. The bill would make Delaware the ninth state to allow recreational […]
