Cannabis In Politics

In a significant move towards potential legalization, the Minnesota House has approved an omnibus health bill that includes provisions for the establishment of a psychedelics task force. The legislation, which was amended to incorporate language from a standalone psychedelics measure, passed the House with a 69-58 vote. The bill will now proceed to a bicameral […]

FOX 5 DC says that lawmakers in Maryland passed a law that says cops can’t search a car just because it smells like marijuana. In the last hours of the state session, Democratic lawmakers also tried to pass a bill that would change the punishment for people caught selling a lot of cannabis. However, Republicans

The Dallas Morning News says, the Texas House passed a bill to expand the state’s medical cannabis program by raising the amount of THC that can be in cannabis products and adding chronic pain to the list of illnesses that qualify. Under the plan, the amount of THC in medical cannabis sold in Texas would

The Arkansas House of Representatives has passed a bill that makes it clear that people with medical marijuana can get concealed carry licenses for guns. The bill will now be looked at by the Arkansas Senate, as reported by Marijuana Moment. Rep. Aaron Pilkington’s (R) bill passed the full House on Tuesday with an 82-5

According to a report by Marijuana Moment, the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio said that the city will move forward with plans to seal thousands of cannabis records. This is because a new state law gives local governments the power to handle mass relief. Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed SB 288 into law in January. Mayor

Lawmakers in Oregon and people who help people with drug and alcohol problems both want the state’s law to decriminalize drugs to work, according to Marijuana Moment.  Measure 110, the state’s first-in-the-nation approach to drug addiction has had a rough start since voters passed it in 2020. Grants have been slow to come out, and

A controversial bill that would have stopped selling cannabis to adults in the state was put on hold by a Senate committee. The bill also had a part that would raise the tax on medical marijuana from 4% to 20%. The Senate Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs Committee voted 6-4 to put the bill on

The White House is currently reviewing a draft application form so those affected by President Joe Biden’s mass marijuana pardon can show they were given clemency. Those who had broken federal law or Washington, D.C law related to cannabis could potentially gain access to certificates that could help them secure jobs or apartments previously denied