Virginia lawmakers are working to reconcile conflicting House and Senate marijuana legalization bills this week, scrambling to reach deals on matters such as business licensing and criminal penalties ahead of a legislative deadline on Saturday.
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New Jersey Gov. Signs Bill to Legalize Cannabis
After over three months since voters approved the state’s cannabis legalization ballot question, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) today signed into law a series of bills that ultimately legalize the adult use of cannabis.
New Study Suggests Link Between Cannabis Legalization And Decline In Workers Comp Claims
A new research paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests a connection between marijuana legalization and a decline in workers’ compensation claims.
Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Approved In First Committee Vote
A bill to legalize marijuana in Minnesota was approved by a House committee on Wednesday—the first of up to a dozen panels that are expected to take up the reform legislation in the weeks to come in advance of a floor vote.
Marijuana Industry Sees Record Jobs Gains In 2020 Despite Pandemic, New Report Shows
The marijuana industry added more than 77,000 jobs over the past year—a 32 percent increase that makes the sector the fastest in job creation compared to any other American industry, according to a new report from the cannabis company Leafly.
DEA Wants To Know About Applicants’ Hemp And CBD Use, But Only Pre-Legalization
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) wants to know whether its prospective employees or contractors have used hemp or CBD—but only if they used it before December 20, 2018.
Colorado Has Sold $10 Billion Worth Of Legal Weed Since 2014
Colorado cannabis retailers have sold more than $10 billion worth of legal pot since recreational marijuana became legal in the state in 2014, with more than $2 billion of that total coming in 2020 alone.
West Virginia House GOP Leader Polls Colleagues On Marijuana Legalization As Revenue Booster
A West Virginia House leader recently circulated an internal poll among Republican lawmakers, inquiring about what kind of policies—including marijuana legalization—they’d be willing to support to increase revenue to the state as part of a plan to eliminate the personal income tax.
New Mexico Marijuana Legalization Bills Get First Hearing This Week
As the governor of New Mexico steps up her push to enact marijuana legalization, a House committee is set to take up two separate proposals to end cannabis prohibition at a hearing this weekend.
Connecticut Governor’s Marijuana Task Force Issues Social Equity Recommendations For Legalization
An informal task force formed by Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) has issued a series of recommendations on how to legalize marijuana with an eye toward social justice for communities most harmed by prohibition.
Legal Marijuana Is More Popular Than Joe Biden, $15 Minimum Wage Or Rejoining Climate Agreement, Poll Finds
Legalizing marijuana is more popular than implementing a national $15 minimum wage, rejoining the Paris climate agreement or establishing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, according to a new poll of U.S. adults.
Hemp And CBD Could Be Marketed As Dietary Supplements Under Bipartisan Congressional Bill
A bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced a bill in Congress on Thursday that would allow hemp and CBD derived from the crop to be marketed and sold as dietary supplements.
Pot stocks boom as industry sees prohibition ending
GameStop and the "meme" stocks have attracted much of the market's attention in recent weeks, but cannabis stocks have been the market's real standout in 2021 thanks to renewed expectations of U.S. legalization.
Virginia Marijuana Legalization Bills Cleared For Full Senate And House Votes This Week
Bills to legalize marijuana in Virginia advanced out of two committees on Wednesday, the final step before full floor action.
Kansas Governor Proposes Legalizing Medical Marijuana To Fund Healthcare Expansion
The governor of Kansas on Monday unveiled a plan to legalize medical marijuana and use the resulting tax revenue to fund Medicaid expansion.