Idaho Lawmaker Urges Voters To Approve Ballot Measure Restricting Their Own Ability To Legalize Marijuana
An Idaho lawmaker is urging voters to approve a measure on the November ballot that would restrict their own ability to legalize marijuana in the future. Sen. C. Scott Grow (R), who sponsored the proposed constitutional amendment to make it so that only lawmakers could legalize cannabis or other controlled substances, said the measure is […]
Oregon Lawmaker Announces Push To Ban Marijuana Edibles With More Than 10 Milligrams Of THC
“I’m hoping that the cannabis industry will take the lead, and they’ll decide they don’t want to be like the tobacco industry.” By Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle Karma Clarke, a Douglas County mother, thought marijuana was harmless in 2014 when she voted in favor of the ballot measure legalizing recreational cannabis in Oregon. She […]
Michigan GOP Lawmaker Seeks To Repeal Marijuana Tax Increase As Rising Costs Cause Businesses To Close
A Michigan Republican representative has filed legislation that would reverse a recently enacted tax increase on marijuana businesses. The new bill, from Rep. James DeSana (R) would repeal the 24 percent wholesale cannabis tax that was enacted as part of legislation negotiated by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and House and Senate leaders last year. The […]