Local municipalities will have the option of levying a 2 percent tax on weed sales for their own coffers, in addition to a 12 percent state tax on cannabis sales, under a long-awaited bill to make the drug legal for recreational use in the Garden State. That and other components of the proposed bill—sponsored by […]
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New Jersey Lawmakers hash out marijuana bill, but can it pass?
Democratic New Jersey lawmakers spent part of Tuesday going over the fine points of a bill that their leaders say is the almost-final, soon-to-pass vehicle for allowing anyone 21 and older to buy and consume marijuana. After missing earlier, informal deadlines for mustering enough votes to pass a bill that Gov. Phil Murphy would sign, Senate President […]
Pennsylvania Rep. Introduces Recreational Marijuana Bill
Rep. Jake Wheatley, D-Hill District, has introduced a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania for people over age 21. Wheatley’s bill would build on the state’s medical marijuana program and allow people to have up to six cannabis plants, with up to three flowering at a time, according to a news release. It would […]
Marijuana Home Delivery Could Be Part Of Legalization In New Jersey
While legislators are still crafting a bill to legalize marijuana in New Jersey, some of the proposed changes could bring legal weed to your doorstep — literally. Legislators are yet to unveil the final version but are “98 percent” done, according to legal weed advocates. But according to a series of proposed amendments from the Senate Judiciary Committee dated […]
Marijuana Bill Approved By Congressional Committee, Despite Drug Conviction Restriction Dispute
A powerful U.S. House panel that oversees federal drug enforcement efforts approved a bill on Thursday to require the Department of Justice and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to begin issuing more licenses to grow marijuana for research. Prior to the vote, a bitter dispute broke out over a provision of the legislation that prevents anyone with a “conviction […]
New Poll Shows Strong Support For Legalizing Recreational Marijuana In Michigan
Michigan is poised to approve recreational marijuana on the November ballot, according to a new poll commissioned by local media outlets. Michigan voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use and use the taxes from sales to fund things like road initiatives and education funding. By a margin of 56.2 percent-38.0 percent, Michigan voters […]
Salt Lake City Radio Station Pulls Anti-Marijuana Ads After Complaints
At least one Salt Lake City-area radio station has stopped airing an advertisement opposing Utah’s Proposition 2 after complaints that the spot included false and misleading statements about medical marijuana. Kayvon Motiee, president of Broadway Media, said the ad by the Drug Safe Utah coalition is no longer airing on 101.5 The Eagle (KEGA), the […]
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 […]
Veterans Left Off Medical Marijuana Protections Bill
When Sens. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced legislation this month to restrain the federal government from interfering with state-legal cannabis consumption and commerce, they galvanized an all-too-rare level of bipartisan, bicameral support. Notably missing from the voices of support for their bill are America’s veterans. While the States Act would provide vital protection from federal criminal […]
North Carolina Bills Would Legalize Possession Of Up To Four Ounces Of Cannabis
A Forsyth County legislator is sponsoring a Senate bill that would make it legal to possess up to four ounces of marijuana for personal use. Senate Bill 791, and companion House Bill 994, would allow for an increase from the current limit of one-half of an ounce to four ounces before the amount qualifies as […]
Medical Marijuana Bill In Oklahoma Would Be First Of Its Kind
Oklahoma will become a groundbreaking pioneer if voters approve state-sanctioned medical marijuana June 26. It would become the first state to initiate a medical marijuana program without listing specific ailments for which doctors could authorize marijuana for their patients. The issue will be presented to voters as the result of initiative petition signed by 67,801 […]
Bernie Sanders Backs Bill To Punish States With Bad Marijuana Laws
Several potential rival presidential candidates are teaming up on legislation to end the federal war on marijuana. On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is signing on as a cosponsor of the Marijuana Justice Act, introduced last year by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ). Many political observers expect that Booker and Sanders will compete for the […]
Maine Governor Lepage Says He Plans To Veto Recreational Marijuana Bill
Gov. Paul LePage plans to veto the recreational marijuana bill once it reaches his desk because it wouldn’t combine Maine’s medical and adult-use marijuana programs. The two-term Republican doesn’t want two regulatory systems and tax structures for different uses of the same plant, according to his press secretary, Julie Rabinowitz. “He was very explicit about […]
Albuquerque Mayor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Into Law
Mayor Tim Keller signed a bill Thursday decriminalizing the possession of an ounce or less of marijuana in the city. The legislation, passed by city councilors last week, replaces the criminal penalty of fines and jail time for such possession with a $25 civil fine. Authorities warned that marijuana possession remains a criminal offense under […]
Maryland State Senate Raises The Amount Of Marijuana One Can Possess, Bans Smoking In Cars
Marylanders stopped by police could carry up to an ounce of marijuana and only face civil fines under a bill the state Senate passed Monday night. But it would be a crime to smoke while driving or riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle. Sen. Robert A. Zirkin, a Baltimore County Democrat, called it “a push and […]
New NJ Marijuana Legalization Bill Includes Home Grown and 400 Legal Dispensaries
TRENTON – New Jersey could become home to hundreds of legal marijuana dispensaries and users would be allowed to grow legal weed at home under new marijuana legalization legislation introduced Tuesday. The bill, proposed by Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, D-Mercer, calls for a much more open market than first envisioned by proponents, with some 400 marijuana dispensaries and a lower tax rate on […]
Oklahoma’s Bill To Legalize And Regulate Medical Marijuana Dies In The Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY — Concerns about preempting a vote of the people contributed Monday to the death of a bill that would have legalized and regulated medical marijuana. But Sen. Ervin Yen, R-Oklahoma City, could bring his bill back to life after he held it on a procedural motion to reconsider the vote. The measure, Senate […]
