New York Liquor Stores Could Sell Low-THC Cannabis Beverages Under Newly Filed Bills
New York liquor and wine stores would be able to obtain a permit to sell low-dose cannabis-infused drinks at their businesses under a newly introduced pair of bills. Sen. Jeremy Cooney (D) and Assemblymember John Zaccaro, Jr. (D) filed companion versions of the legislation in their respective chambers this past week, with the intent being […]
Hawaii Senators Take Up Marijuana Legalization Bills After Key House Lawmakers Signal Reform Is Dead For 2026 Session
Hawaii senators have taken up a pair of bills to legalize marijuana—with one proposal contingent on federal reform or changes to the state Constitution and the other omitting provisions allowing for commercial sales. Members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee and Commerce and Consumer Protections Committee took up the measures—SB 2421 and SB […]
Virginia Lawmakers Pass Bills To Legalize Marijuana Sales, Resentence Past Convictions And Allow Medical Cannabis In Hospitals
Virginia’s legislature took action on a series of marijuana bills on a key deadline Tuesday—advancing proposals to legalize cannabis sales, provide a pathway to resentencing for prior marijuana convictions and allow medical cannabis access in hospitals for seriously ill patients. On Tuesday’s crossover deadline to move bills from one chamber to the other, the House […]
Virginia House And Senate Approve Differing Marijuana Sales Legalization Bills, Setting Up Final Votes And Negotiations
Virginia’s House and Senate have given initial approved to two differing versions of bills to legalize marijuana sales in the Commonwealth—teeing up final votes and bicameral negotiations on the reform while also advancing separate legislation to provide a pathway to resentencing for people with past cannabis convictions. On Monday, the House passed a marijuana sales […]
Virginia Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Sales Legalization And Resentencing Bills
Virginia lawmakers have approved a bill to legalize marijuana sales, as well as separate legislation to provide a pathway for resentencing of past cannabis convictions. On Wednesday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee passed the marijuana sales legislation from Del. Paul Krizek (D) in a 16-6 vote. This comes about a week after a similar measure advanced […]
South Carolina Lawmakers Advance Hemp Restriction Bills, Including One To Allow THC Drinks
One lawmaker said the state should protect minors without “trampling all over the freedoms” of adults. By Adrian Ashford, South Carolina Daily Gazette Legislation banning or nearly banning hemp products infused with THC, providing an alternative high in a state where marijuana remains illegal, advanced Wednesday to the House floor. House Judiciary Chairman Weston Newton, […]
Virginia cannabis sales legalization bills advance (Newsletter: January 26, 2026)
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Virginia House And Senate Lawmakers Approve Bills To Legalize Marijuana Sales Under New Pro-Reform Governor
Virginia lawmakers in both the Senate and House of Delegates have advanced a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana sales—one of several cannabis reform proposals under consideration as the 2026 session gets underway. On Friday, the Senate Rehabilitation & Social Services Committee approved an adult-use marijuana market proposal from Sen. Lashrecse Aird (D) on […]
Missouri Lawmakers Weigh Bills To Match New Federal Hemp Restrictions In State Law
“Now it’s time for us to ensure the safety of our kids, regardless of what Congress did or will be doing in the future.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri lawmakers debated two bills this week that would align the state with the federal limits on intoxicating hemp products set to go into effect in November. Both […]
New Hampshire House Passes Bills To Legalize Marijuana And Let Dispensaries Convert To For-Profit Status
The New Hampshire House of Representatives has approved a bill to legalize marijuana in the state—though its chances of passage in the Senate remain dubious, and the governor has expressed clear opposition to the reform. Also on Wednesday, the House passed a proposal to allow medical cannabis dispensaries to become for-profit businesses. The marijuana legalization […]