Where marijuana will be legal in 2024 December 29, 2023 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Unlike 2022, when several states approved recreational marijuana, 2023 was a relatively quiet year for marijuana legalization. It was only Ohio that successfully legalized the recreational use of marijuana this year. In November, voters approved a citizen-initiated statute to allow… Read More→
Ohio effort to legalize recreational marijuana gets enough signatures for November ballot August 16, 2023 AggregatedNews Ohio 1 Comment Marijuana legalization will be on the ballot in Ohio in November, the secretary of state’s office confirmed Wednesday. Petitioners submitted 127,772 signatures from all over Ohio to qualify for November a referendum to legalize the growing and sale of marijuana to people… Read More→
A campaign to ask Ohio voters to legalize recreational marijuana falls short — for now July 25, 2023 AggregatedNews Ohio 1 Comment COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A proposal to legalize adult use of marijuana in Ohio narrowly fell short Tuesday of the signatures it needed to make the fall statewide ballot. Backers will have 10 days, or until Aug. 4, to gather… Read More→
Florida Chamber of Commerce Opposes Cannabis Legalization Vote July 19, 2023 AggregatedNews Florida 1 Comment By Fred Rocafort, Attorney at Harris Bricken The Florida Chamber of Commerce has filed a brief with the state Supreme Court, opposing the placement of an adult-use cannabis legalization initiative on the 2024 ballot. This in itself is not particularly… Read More→
Luxembourg Legalizes Cannabis For Personal Use June 30, 2023 AggregatedNews Luxembourg 0 Comments Luxembourg has become the second European Union member country to legalize the possession and cultivation of cannabis for personal use after Malta. After facing two years of delays, Luxembourg has taken a significant step towards ending its prohibition policy against… Read More→
These European countries are pushing to legalize weed — but the EU is not on board May 11, 2023 AggregatedNews Europe 0 Comments Calls to legalize cannabis are mounting across Europe, as a growing number of countries seek to replicate progressive moves by Canada and parts of the U.S. to greenlight the drug. From improving public health to increasing tax revenues and reducing taboos around… Read More→
Future of cannabis legalization in doubt in New Hampshire Senate May 8, 2023 AggregatedNews New Hampshire 0 Comments Despite hopes for bill's passage, advocates say mood has turned in Senate New Hampshire House Republican leaders are ready to engage in what they call "legislative hostage-taking" if the state Senate rejects their marijuana legalization bill this week. In 2022,… Read More→
Minnesota bill to legalize marijuana gets major rewrite March 15, 2023 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Legislation to legalize recreational marijuana for adults in Minnesota underwent a major rewrite Tuesday with the addition of new language to regulate and protect the state’s burgeoning industry in low-potency edibles and drinkables. Low-potency products… Read More→
Democrats introduce bill to legalize marijuana in Tennessee, GOP likely to block it January 12, 2023 AggregatedNews Tennessee 0 Comments Democratic lawmakers are renewing efforts to legalize marijuana in Tennessee as top Republicans reiterated their opposition to full legalization until the federal government reclassifies the drug. State Rep. Bob Freeman, D-Nashville, and Sen. Heidi Campbell, D-Nashville, are re-upping their bill… Read More→
Where cannabis legalization efforts stand across the country August 3, 2022 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Gains in state legislatures slowed down in 2022, but advocates still have the ballot. State lawmakers are still wary of weed. Last year, four states legalized marijuana through their legislatures. So far in 2022, only one — Rhode Island —… Read More→
How Cannabis Legalization Has Changed Cities in the United States May 24, 2022 AggregatedNews Retail 0 Comments The topic of cannabis can be rather taboo in some instances, as countries around the world have differing views on the legalization of marijuana products based on their cultural and religious beliefs. In the United States specifically, it’s been a… Read More→
Despite failures, can Delaware vote to legalize marijuana in 2022? There’s still a chance April 7, 2022 AggregatedNews Delaware 0 Comments After more than five years, and multiple attempts, even vocal opponents to legalizing recreational marijuana acknowledge it will eventually become law in Delaware. The question is when it will happen, and specifically, can it happen by the end of this… Read More→
TN bill to fully legalize marijuana effectively dead for 2022 legislative session March 31, 2022 AggregatedNews Tennessee 0 Comments NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Marijuana legalization is effectively dead this year at the State Capitol. That means Tennessee could be left behind as the states surrounding it are passing some form of cannabis legalization. However, It’s no secret that Tennessee… Read More→
Weed is likely to remain federally illegal, but ‘cannabis banking’ could pass this year March 31, 2022 AggregatedNews Federal 0 Comments Cannabis stocks climbed, then drifted in the days leading up to a House of Representative vote due this week on a bill to remove marijuana from the list of so-called controlled substances, effectively decriminalizing it. But policy experts, cannabis investors… Read More→
At SXSW, Beto O’Rourke says legalizing weed is possible: ‘Republicans like to get high just as much as Democrats’ March 15, 2022 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke said Saturday that if elected governor of Texas, he would pursue legalizing marijuana — and said he anticipates that the Republican majority in the Legislature would get on board. “I’ll let you in on a secret: Republicans… Read More→