Texas Senate Passes Bill To Ban Cities From Putting Marijuana Decriminalization Initiatives On Local Ballots
The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would prohibit cities from putting any citizen initiative on local ballots that would decriminalize marijuana or other controlled substances—as several localities have already done despite lawsuits from the state attorney general. The legislation from Sen. Charles Perry (R) is responsive to those local reforms, and it passed […]
New Hampshire Senate Kills Bills That Would Have Legalized Marijuana And Allowed Home Cultivation Of Medical Cannabis
Senators in New Hampshire rejected a number of House-passed marijuana bills on Thursday, voting to table proposals that would legalize marijuana, allow medical cannabis patients to grow plants at home and permit dispensaries to buy hemp-derived cannabinoids on the commercial market. The full Senate tabled all three pieces of legislation, meaning they’re unlikely to see […]
Florida Senate Passes Bill To Ban Psychedelic Mushroom Spores, As Companion Measure Also Advances In House
Florida’s Senate on Wednesday passed a wide-ranging agricultural bill that contains provisions to outlaw fungal spores that produce mushrooms containing psilocybin or psilocin. The vote came a day after a House committee advanced a companion bill in that chamber. Senators voted 27–9 to approve SB 700, from Sen. Keith Truenow (R). HB 651 is moving […]
Missouri Bill To Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Products Stalls In Senate Following 7-Hour Filibuster
“If we’re going to have a regulated industry, implement consumer protections to make sure that the potency that’s on the packaging is exactly what it is.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Legislation aiming to regulate intoxicating hemp products like delta-8 THC seltzers and hemp-THC gummies stalled in the Missouri Senate on Wednesday after a seven-hour […]
Florida Senate Passes Bill To Restrict Hemp Products Like Delta-8 THC
“We have retailers in the state of Florida that are selling products that are intoxicating. They are selling products that are putting adults and children in the hospital.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix For the second year in a row, the Florida Senate has approved new regulations on hemp-derived THC products in Florida, although this […]
North Dakota Senate Kills Proposal To Expand Marijuana Decriminalization And Lessen Penalties
Just days after a North Dakota Senate committee recommended killing a House-passed measure that would reduce state penalties for low-level marijuana possession, the full chamber has proceeded with rejecting the proposal. On Wednesday, senators voted 32–14 against the bill, HB 1596, from Rep. Liz Conmy (D). If enacted, it would have made the state penalty […]
Hawaii Senate Passes Bill To Let Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana For Any Condition They See Fit
Senators in Hawaii on Wednesday gave approval to a medical marijuana bill that would, among other changes, allow healthcare providers to recommend cannabis to treat any condition they believe it would benefit. The full Senate chamber voted 24–1 to approve HB 302, from Rep. Gregg Takayama (D). As introduced, the proposal would clarify that under state […]
New Hampshire Senate Committee Rejects Three Cannabis Bills, Including Legalization And Medical Marijuana Homegrow
A week after hearing testimony on four House-passed cannabis bills, a New Hampshire Senate committee has voted to recommend killing three of measures, including a Republican-led legalization proposal and a plan to let state-registered medical marijuana patients grow plants at home. Another bill rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on Tuesday would […]
Florida Bill To Restrict Hemp Products Like Delta-8 THC Heads To The Senate Floor
“It still allows hemp-infused products to be sold, but it regulates them.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix New regulations on hemp-derived THC products in Florida have passed unanimously in the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee, and now go to the full Senate for consideration. This is Polk County Republican Sen. Colleen Burton’s third attempt in three […]
New Hampshire Senate Committee Takes Up Several Cannabis Bills That Were Passed By The House
Members of a New Hampshire Senate committee on Tuesday heard testimony on a sequence of House-passed bills regarding marijuana—from permitting medical sufferers to develop hashish at residence to full-blown, unregulated legalization—however opted to not take instant motion on any of the laws. The listening to comes forward of anticipated House ground motion on extra drug […]