Cannabis Legalization

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

Hawaii’s Senate has voted against a proposal that would have increased the amount of cannabis a person can legally possess. The bill aimed to raise the limit from 3 grams to 15 grams—five times the current legal threshold. Despite arguments in favor of the measure, lawmakers ultimately decided not to move forward with the change,

A Michigan sheriff recently testified before a U.S. House subcommittee, advising Congress on the benefits of state-level marijuana legalization in addressing the proliferation of unregulated intoxicating hemp products. At a hearing titled “Combatting Existing and Emerging Illicit Drug Threats”, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) spoke with Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard about the growing challenges Virginia

Both chambers of Virginia’s legislature recently passed identical bills aimed at legalizing recreational marijuana sales. The legislation, which would allow adults to purchase marijuana from regulated, state-licensed retailers, now heads to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk. However, the governor has already expressed intentions to veto the bills, as he did with a similar proposal last year.