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Nebraska medical cannabis backers file legal challenge to petition process

Nebraska medical cannabis backers file legal challenge to petition process

Supporters of medical marijuana in Nebraska have launched a legal challenge to the state’s requirement that 5% of registered voters in at least 38 counties sign a petition to get the measure before voters on the ballot.

N.J. lawmakers seek to curb cannabis use

N.J. lawmakers seek to curb cannabis use

As New Jersey nears the end of its first month of legal recreational marijuana sales, lawmakers have introduced a series of bills aimed at restricting what types of workers can use cannabis off the job.

Missouri House votes to require disclosure of medical cannabis ownership records

Missouri House votes to require disclosure of medical cannabis ownership records

The Missouri House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to require state regulators to disclose ownership information for businesses granted medical marijuana licenses that the state has withheld from public view.

Nebraska medical cannabis group calls for ‘grassroots’ effort after losing donor

Nebraska medical cannabis group calls for ‘grassroots’ effort after losing donor

Unable to raise $1 million to replace funds from a major donor who died, Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana issued a plea Friday for supporters of the cause to take up petitions and gather signatures.

Lawmaker says GOP resistance may doom Missouri cannabis legalization

Lawmaker says GOP resistance may doom Missouri cannabis legalization

A Republican lawmaker pushing legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri says his bill is in jeopardy because of stall tactics by his GOP colleagues and the insistence of the House floor leader that it include license caps.

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Last Prisoner Project: Taking Real Action to Help Cannabis Prisoners

Last Prisoner Project: Taking Real Action to Help Cannabis Prisoners

“It really remains a fundamental injustice,” said Stephen Post, of America’s criminalization of cannabis. “We’re really helping to try to turn around those injustices.” Post works as a campaign manager for Last Prisoner Project (LPP), a nonprofit assisting cannabis prisoners.

Bryan Buckley of Helmand Valley Growers Company

Veteran-owned and operated cannabis company on a mission to heal

Bryan Buckley founded Helmand Valley Growers Company (HVGC) out of a desire to share healing through cannabis. The chief executive told Profiles in Legalization how the cannabis industry found him during a February interview. He saw the damage being done by inadequate treatment of his fellow veterans.

Confia Chief Executive on Crypto, Compliance and Social Equity

Confia Chief Executive on Crypto, Compliance and Social Equity

Mark Lozzi seems to choose his words carefully as he speaks. It’s a trait one might expect from someone who built a career out of attention to detail. This attention, after all, is the essence of regulatory compliance. 

Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong on Cameo, Expungement and Chicano Art

Cheech Marin & Tommy Chong on Cameo, Expungement and Chicano Art

When people hear Cheech & Chong, they think cannabis. Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin seared their names into the counterculture decades ago with their subversive stoner comedy. Now they’re leaving their outsized mark on legal cannabis.

Workers Who Legally Use Cannabis Can Still Lose Their Jobs

Workers Who Legally Use Cannabis Can Still Lose Their Jobs

Thirty-seven states now allow adults to use marijuana medically, recreationally or both. But in most of those states, people can be fired or denied a job for using cannabis in their free time.

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Nebraska medical cannabis backers file legal challenge to petition process

Nebraska medical cannabis backers file legal challenge to petition process

Supporters of medical marijuana in Nebraska have launched a legal challenge to the state’s requirement that 5% of registered voters in at least 38 counties sign a petition to get the measure before voters on the ballot.

Keep Reading Nebraska medical cannabis backers file legal challenge to petition process
N.J. lawmakers seek to curb cannabis use

N.J. lawmakers seek to curb cannabis use

As New Jersey nears the end of its first month of legal recreational marijuana sales, lawmakers have introduced a series of bills aimed at restricting what types of workers can use cannabis off the job.

Keep Reading N.J. lawmakers seek to curb cannabis use
Missouri House votes to require disclosure of medical cannabis ownership records

Missouri House votes to require disclosure of medical cannabis ownership records

The Missouri House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to require state regulators to disclose ownership information for businesses granted medical marijuana licenses that the state has withheld from public view.

Keep Reading Missouri House votes to require disclosure of medical cannabis ownership records
Nebraska medical cannabis group calls for ‘grassroots’ effort after losing donor

Nebraska medical cannabis group calls for ‘grassroots’ effort after losing donor

Unable to raise $1 million to replace funds from a major donor who died, Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana issued a plea Friday for supporters of the cause to take up petitions and gather signatures.

Keep Reading Nebraska medical cannabis group calls for ‘grassroots’ effort after losing donor
Lawmaker says GOP resistance may doom Missouri cannabis legalization

Lawmaker says GOP resistance may doom Missouri cannabis legalization

A Republican lawmaker pushing legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri says his bill is in jeopardy because of stall tactics by his GOP colleagues and the insistence of the House floor leader that it include license caps.

Keep Reading Lawmaker says GOP resistance may doom Missouri cannabis legalization
SD cannabis legalization campaign to submit signatures for 2022 Ballot

SD cannabis legalization campaign to submit signatures for November

Today, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws, the political group that led the 2020 campaign to legalize cannabis in South Dakota, submitted petitions to place an adult-use cannabis legalization initiated measure on the November 2022 ballot.

Keep Reading SD cannabis legalization campaign to submit signatures for November
NH senate votes down legal cannabis bills, ending chances for 2022

NH senate votes down legal cannabis bills, ending chances for 2022

The New Hampshire Senate voted down two bills to legalize cannabis Thursday, likely heading off the last opportunities for legalization in the Granite State this year. 

Keep Reading NH senate votes down legal cannabis bills, ending chances for 2022
Federal attempts to legalize cannabis flail, even as public support grows

Federal attempts to legalize cannabis flail, while public support grows

Across the country, attitudes toward cannabis are becoming more permissive and accepting, but partisan gridlock in Congress virtually ensures that legislation to decriminalize marijuana will languish and die in the U.S. Senate.

Keep Reading Federal attempts to legalize cannabis flail, while public support grows
Wisconsin GOP medical cannabis bill gets 4/20 public hearing

Wisconsin GOP medical cannabis bill gets 4/20 public hearing

The bill, authored by Sen. Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma), would legalize medicinal use of cannabis under specific conditions. Patients would need to be registered, and the cannabis must be in the form of a liquid, oil, pill, tincture or topical ointment.

Keep Reading Wisconsin GOP medical cannabis bill gets 4/20 public hearing

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Cannabis Legalization News

Nebraska medical cannabis backers file legal challenge to petition processMay 17, 2022
N.J. lawmakers seek to curb cannabis useMay 16, 2022
Missouri House votes to require disclosure of medical cannabis ownership recordsMay 11, 2022
Nebraska medical cannabis group calls for ‘grassroots’ effort after losing donorMay 9, 2022
Lawmaker says GOP resistance may doom Missouri cannabis legalizationMay 4, 2022
SD cannabis legalization campaign to submit signatures for NovemberMay 3, 2022
NH senate votes down legal cannabis bills, ending chances for 2022May 2, 2022
Last Prisoner Project: Taking Real Action to Help Cannabis PrisonersApril 27, 2022
Federal attempts to legalize cannabis flail, while public support growsApril 22, 2022
Time running short for dueling Missouri cannabis legalization effortsApril 19, 2022
N.J. medical centers given green light to sell adult-use cannabisApril 12, 2022
North Dakota cannabis legalization campaign files 2022 ballot measureApril 11, 2022
Iowa lawmakers strongly oppose cannabis despite federal legislationApril 11, 2022
Va. adult-use cannabis stalls and medical users face access challengesApril 5, 2022
U.S. House votes to decriminalize cannabis, Senate action less likelyApril 4, 2022
Cannabis advocates show support for planned MORE Act House voteMarch 25, 2022
Ne. medical cannabis drive makes urgent pitch for donors, volunteersMarch 25, 2022
NORML: US House of Representatives to Vote on MORE Act Next WeekMarch 24, 2022
Veteran-owned and operated cannabis company on a mission to healMarch 23, 2022
Marijuana Policy Project names Pennsylvania one of 19 states with worst weed lawsMarch 23, 2022
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