By the time competing proposals to legalize medical marijuana appear on Mississippi’s November general election ballot, it could already be the law of the land – of the state anyway. Earlier this year, legislators passed a medical marijuana alternative to put on the ballot alongside the citizen-sponsored initiative. Supporters of the citizen-sponsored initiative cried foul, […]
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Marijuana legislation rolling along in Hawaii
About one-third of the marijuana-related bills introduced in the state Legislature this year have successfully passed the halfway point before possibly becoming law. Thursday marked the deadline for all bills to cross over into their nonoriginating chamber — that is, for Senate bills to be heard by the House and vice versa. Now, after 21 […]
North Dakota House passes number of medical marijuana bills
The North Dakota House on Monday passed a series of bills aimed at expanding the state’s medical marijuana law. Lawmakers passed four bills that would amend the state’s medical marijuana law, including one that would add 13 new medical conditions to the current list of debilitating medical conditions. Rep. Robin Weisz, R-Hurdsfield, chairman of the […]
Medical Marijuana To Expand In Louisiana
Two bills expanding medical marijuana in Louisiana will become law after Gov. John Bel Edwards signs the last one this weekend. House Bill 579 by Rep. Ted James, D-Baton Rouge, adds Parkinson’s, glaucoma, severe muscle spasms, chronic pain and post traumatic stress disorder to the 10 conditions currently qualifying for medical marijuana. Edwards’ spokesman Richard Carbo […]
Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Nevada’s 23 Marijuana Bills This Session
By Michelle Rindels, Megan Messerly and Riley Snyder After voters authorized recreational marijuana in November, Nevada lawmakers are discussing a raft of legislation to fill in the details of the new environment. Here are some key themes running through 23 marijuana-related bills this session, and how they overlap with one another: Marijuana taxation policy and […]
Curbelo, Blumenauer Introduce Bill to Treat Legal Marijuana Businesses Fairly Under Tax Code
Press Releases Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Carlos Curbelo (FL–26) and Earl Blumenauer (OR–3) introduced the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2017, H.R. 1810. This legislation will amend Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code to allow marijuana businesses operating in compliance with state law to utilize common tax deductions and credits. Section 280E currently prohibits businesses that […]
Lawmakers Want Maryland to Be Next in Recreational Marijuana
A group of Democratic lawmakers in Maryland want the state to join a growing number of others that have legalized marijuana for recreational use, taxing and regulating sales of the drug similar to the way the state deals with alcohol. Legislators said Monday that adults ages 21 and older in Maryland would be able to […]
Massachusetts Marijuana Laws Could See Massive Changes Over the Next Two Years
Voters on Election Day chose to legalize recreational marijuana by a seven-point majority. But now the ultimate fate of the vote is in the Legislature’s hands. Given some of the bills filed by the deadline last Friday, it could change dramatically. Over the next two years, legislators will have the option of signing into law […]
Hawaii Legislatures Introduce Several Marijuana Bills Including Recreational Use
Hawaii residents eventually might be able to use marijuana recreationally, and patients could be allowed to purchase it from legally formed collectives. Those are among more than a dozen bills being vetted in the state Legislature related to marijuana and marijuana dispensaries. State Sen. Russell Ruderman, D-Puna, is among several lawmakers this year proposing measures […]
On First Day Allowed, Texas Lawmakers File Multiple Marijuana Decriminalization Bills
Only a week after several other states including Florida and California voted to weaken marijuana restrictions, some Texas lawmakers are moving in the same direction. Texas legislators presented several proposals to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in the first day of bill filing for the 2017 legislative session. Introduced in the bills are proposals that […]
