Cannabis In Politics

The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) has unveiled its 2024 cannabis policy reform voter guide, aimed at informing voters ahead of the upcoming governors and U.S. Senate elections this November. Karen O’Keefe, MPP’s director of state policies, emphasized the guide’s purpose is to help voters understand where candidates stand on cannabis policy reform, enabling them to

Nebraska officials are raising concerns about the validity of over 49,000 signatures on two petitions aimed at legalizing medical cannabis in the state. A recent legal brief filed by state Attorney General Mike Hilgers, representing Secretary of State Bob Evnen, alleges that an ongoing investigation has uncovered issues of petition circulator fraud and notary misconduct

An effort in New Hampshire to revive a bill that would have allowed medical marijuana operators to establish second cultivation locations—including in greenhouses—fell short. The House of Representatives successfully voted to override Governor Chris Sununu’s veto of HB 1581, but later in the day, the Senate opted to sustain the veto. The votes occurred during

A judge in Lancaster County, Nebraska, is allowing portions of a lawsuit challenging two medical cannabis legalization petitions to proceed, while dismissing other claims. According to a report by WOWT, Judge Susan Strong ruled last week that while the petitions met the state’s “single-subject” rule and included sufficient information about their sponsors, the claim that

With the election just weeks away, the White House is once again highlighting the Biden-Harris administration’s achievements in marijuana policy, although the language has shifted to reflect a more measured approach. An updated webpage released on Friday outlines various successes, including President Biden’s mass pardons for federal marijuana possession offenses and efforts to initiate the

Voters in the key presidential battleground states of Nevada and Arizona overwhelmingly favor cannabis legalization, according to recent polls conducted by The Tarrance Group and reported by Marijuana Moment. In Nevada, 85% of respondents supported medical cannabis, 71% backed adult-use reforms, and 80% favored banking access for the cannabis industry. Only 22% believed cannabis should

The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed the Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment (DOOBIE) Act this week, in a 9-5 vote. The bill, introduced by Michigan Sen. Gary Peters (D), aims to prevent applicants for federal positions or security clearances from being denied solely due to past cannabis use.

A former Nebraska state senator, John Kuehn, has filed a lawsuit aiming to invalidate two petitions related to legalizing medical cannabis in the state, according to a report from the Nebraska Examiner. The petitions, which seek to legalize and regulate medical cannabis, were recently approved for the November ballot. Kuehn, a veterinarian and former State