Cannabis Legalization

Currently in the state of Georgia, misdemeanor possession of cannabis represents one ounce or less of the drug. The punishment for this crime is currently a $1000 fine and up to 12 months in jail. However, there is a movement to decriminalize low-level possession of cannabis, meaning that the punishment would be a fine and

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) has completed its first round of social equity licenses. 182 social equity licenses were granted in July and early August, in addition to the three conditional adult-use dispensing organization licenses issued for the 2021 license lottery winners. A total of 185 conditional adult-use cannabis retail licenses

The campaign seeking to legalize cannabis for adult use in Missouri gathered enough signatures to put the question to voters in November. Missouri voters approved medical marijuana use in 2018. If passed, the measure would allow people 21 and older to possess up to four ounces of marijuana and grow up to six plants at

Despite the fact that medical marijuana was legalized in Florida in 2016, cannabis advocates have not come close to achieving the same with respect to recreational marijuana. Adult-use cannabis advocates have launched a new campaign in Florida to legalize cannabis use for adults. The effort is backed by the state’s largest medical cannabis company, Trulieve.

The National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana passed the Industrial Hemp Act on August 8, 2022. The act decriminalizes hemp cultivation and paves the way for a licensed industry. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha called hemp “a win-win situation for all the players involved.” In a statement to Caribbean National Weekly, Mustapha said, “For growers,

The campaign for legalizing cannabis in Arkansas filed a lawsuit to put legalization measure on the ballot after the State Board’s rejection. On August 4th, Arkansas activists took action to protect their voter-led initiative to legalize the use of cannabis by filing a lawsuit against the state. This decision came one day after the state