Despite a delay in the U.S. House of Representatives vote for a bill that would seek to legalize cannabis at the national level, the legal cannabis market in the U.S. still stands to substantially grow as more states plan to let voters decide whether they want to legalize it. According to a new report from cannabis […]
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House vote on marijuana legalization bill postponed after backlash from moderate lawmakers
Democrats in the House of Representatives postponed a planned vote next week on marijuana legalization following a backlash from moderate Democrats. The legislation, the MORE Act, would legalize marijuana at the federal level and expunge some marijuana-related criminal records, though it left the decision on the sale of marijuana up to the states. According to a […]
If Pennsylvania Is Going to Legalize Adult-Use Marijuana, This Is How It Should Be Done
Experts have been predicting marijuana legalization in Pennsylvania since at least as early as 2013, more than a year after the first few states in the U.S. legalized recreational adult use. The state didn’t make medical marijuana legal until 2016 and patients didn’t gain full access to medical marijuana in dispensaries until two years after that. All in all, it’s […]
Democrats lose control of marijuana messaging
Removing federal penalties for marijuana looked like an easy win for Democrats two weeks ago, but the momentum has stalled. Democrats have been scared off by Republicans’ use of the marijuana bill to bludgeon Democrats on the lack of a coronavirus deal, and moderates in tight races worry it will be linked to hits they’re already taking […]
Moderate Democrats push leadership to pull marijuana legislation
Centrist Democrats are pushing House Democratic leadership to pull legislation expected to reach the House floor next week that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The Democrats are expressing frustrations the bill is slated to come up for a vote before other pressing matters. Specifically, a number of front-line members have raised concerns about […]
Nebraska medical marijuana supporters to try, try again
Whether by legislation or by initiative petition, supporters of the legalization of medical marijuana in Nebraska will try again in the next two years. They will also partner with other advocacy groups to develop a medical marijuana scorecard so Nebraskans know where candidates and elected officials stand on the issue, and Sen. Anna Wishart plans […]
Advocates to drop their legal challenge over Utah’s marijuana initiative
The last major court dispute over Utah’s controversial Proposition 2, legalizing medical marijuana, is over — for now. Patient advocates announced Monday they were ending what remained of a lawsuit filed against the state Legislature’s 2018 move to replace the voter-approved Utah Medical Cannabis Act with its own House Bill 3001. A spokeswoman for Together for […]
States plow forward with cannabis, with or without Congress
Roughly 1 in 3 Americans could have access to legal recreational marijuana if voters approve state ballot initiatives this November. While a planned House vote on legalizing weed at the federal level is scheduled for later this month, the real action remains in the states. That’s because even if the House measure passes, there’s zero chance the […]
New Jersey marijuana groups launch campaigns to reach voters
In November, New Jersey voters will get to decide whether or not marijuana should be legal for recreational use. Axel Owen is the campaign manager for NJ CAN 2020, a coalition made up of advocacy groups and members of the cannabis industry who are campaigning for legalized marijuana for people 21 and over. “To basically […]
There’s No Link Between Legal Marijuana And Car-Related Pedestrian Deaths
Researchers analyzed data spanning two decades and detected no uptick in pedestrian deaths following new marijuana laws. When states legalize marijuana for adult-use or medicinal purposes, new research states it is not connected with increases in pedestrian fatality rates. Investigators at the University of Minnesota found that legalization was actually associated with declines in overall […]
