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 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 […]
Oregon Lawmakers Consider Banning Marijuana Edibles With More Than 10 Milligrams Of THC
“I’m asking that this bill be tabled so that we can actually come back for a solution towards education that prioritizes what cannabis products are, how to responsibly consume them and how to responsibly store them.” By Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill to prohibit the sale of individual edibles […]
South Carolina Police Leaders Push Lawmakers To Ban Hemp Products Instead Of Regulating Them
“Simply using hemp-derived cannabinoid in place of THC or marijuana is merely a distinction without a real difference.” By Adrian Ashford, South Carolina Daily Gazette South Carolina law enforcement chiefs are urging legislators to reject a freshman lawmaker’s proposal to regulate, not ban, intoxicating hemp products for people like his son, who uses them to […]
Arkansas Supreme Court Ruling Could Let Lawmakers Roll Back Medical Marijuana Access
“The thing that bothers me the most is they applied it retroactively, not prospectively. They upended 115 years of work by the people of the state of Arkansas on these initiatives.” By Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate Emily Williams struggled to find medication that alleviated chemotherapy side effects like nausea and loss of appetite following her […]
Florida Lawmakers Approve Bill To Punish Medical Marijuana Patients For Having Open Containers Of Cannabis In Cars
“We are trying to make sure that we establish—like we did with alcohol—a taboo. It’s wrong. It has to stop.” By Christine Sexton, Florida Phoenix Citing statistics showing that impaired drivers contribute to more than 30 percent of fatalities on Florida roads, Jacksonville Republican Rep. Dean Black introduced legislation Thursday that would ban medical marijuana […]
Pennsylvania House Lawmakers Slam Senate Over Marijuana Legalization Inaction As Governor Again Calls For Reform
Pennsylvania House Democratic lawmakers are calling on the GOP-controlled Senate to come to the table and pass a bill to legalize marijuana, as proposed by the governor once again as part of his budget latest request. At a press conference on Wednesday, three Democratic members of the House who have championed adult-use legalization stressed the […]
Washington Lawmakers Take Up Bill To Legalize Marijuana Home Grow Amid Police Opposition
“I’m a veteran and I cannot see any reason that I can’t grow a few plants in my own house for my personal use.” By Aspen Ford, Washington State Standard After more than a decade of failed attempts, supporters of amending Washington State law to allow for homegrown marijuana are growing frustrated, but not giving […]
Alabama Lawmakers Pass Bill To Increase Penalties For Smoking Marijuana In A Car Where A Child Is Present
“It goes back to the heart of criminalization of marijuana in certain communities. And those are communities that are communities typical of people of color.” By Andrea Tinker, Alabama Reflector The Alabama House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill that prohibits smoking or vaping marijuana in a car with children. HB 72, sponsored by Rep. […]