Cannabis Legalization

North Carolina Democratic lawmakers have taken a significant step towards legalizing medical cannabis with the introduction of the North Carolina Compassionate Care Act. The bill aims to provide patients with access to cannabis as a treatment for debilitating conditions such as cancer, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS, Parkinson’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and for individuals receiving end-of-life […]

Lawmakers in Tennessee have passed a controversial bill that would ban the sale of hemp-derived intoxicating products, potentially shaking up the state’s thriving hemp industry. The bill, which had already cleared the House earlier in the week, passed in the Senate and now awaits action from Governor Bill Lee. According to The Tennessean, the legislation

Wyoming has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a mother-and-son hemp farming duo after law enforcement wrongly seized their crop in 2019, mistakenly suspecting the plants were illegal cannabis. According to a report from WyoFile, the settlement covers the attorney fees incurred during the legal battle and compensation for the defense

Democratic lawmakers in the North Carolina House introduced a new bill aiming to legalize adult-use cannabis, marking a significant step toward cannabis reform in the state. The bill, titled the Marijuana Legalization and Reinvestment Act, seeks to allow individuals aged 21 and older to possess, cultivate, buy, and sell cannabis in accordance with state law.

A Hmong American woman who has lived in Wisconsin since she was 8 months old was deported to Laos, following a guilty plea in 2020 related to her role in a federal cannabis trafficking case. Ma Yang, 37, was a legal permanent U.S. resident who had served 2 1/2 years in prison for her involvement