Cannabis Legalization News

The Kentucky Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee yesterday voted to advance the state’s recent medical cannabis proposal to the full chamber for consideration.

The Kentucky Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee will hear a medical cannabis legalization proposal today.

A recent poll found that 70% of Florida voters support the legalization of adult-use cannabis.

Two days after voting to legalize cannabis for adults, the Delaware House of Representatives passed a bill that would create an adult-use cannabis marketplace.

Delaware’s House of Representatives passed legislation this week that would eliminate penalties for the use or possession of cannabis by adults.

Voters in Oklahoma opted out of a cannabis legalization ballot initiative during yesterday’s special election with a resounding 63% of voters coming out against the reforms.

The Hawaii Senate voted 22-3 in favor of an adult-use cannabis legalization proposal yesterday; the measure moves next to the House.

Missouri’s newly legal cannabis industry topped $100 million in sales during its first month of adult-use sales.

Indiana lawmakers have opted to go at least another year without enacting cannabis reforms after killing multiple proposals which included decriminalization, medical access, and adult-use legalization and regulated sales.

The North Carolina Senate approved the state’s medical cannabis legalization proposal; it’s the second year in a row that senators have approved medical cannabis reforms.

Tennessee’s latest medical cannabis legalization proposal died in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

The North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the state’s medical cannabis legalization bill, moving it next to the chamber’s Finance Committee.

Iowa’s Democratic state lawmakers have unveiled — but stopped short of formally introducing — their proposal to legalize cannabis for adult use.

Two Hawaii Senate committees advanced an adult-use cannabis legalization proposal this week; the measure heads next to the chamber’s Judiciary Committee and Ways and Means Committee.

A study published this month found no significant links to increased psychosis-related conditions in states that have passed medical and/or adult-use cannabis legalization policies.

North Carolina lawmakers are reconsidering a proposal to legalize medical cannabis for 11 qualifying conditions and for end-of-life and palliative care.

U.S. Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) has introduced a proposal to reschedule cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.

California cannabis regulators last week asked the state attorney general’s office whether they could allow interstate cannabis commerce without sparking federal enforcement.

For the first time ever, a Minnesota Senate committee heard testimony this week related to a cannabis legalization proposal — similar bills have passed the House but were blocked in the formerly Republican-controlled Senate.

A new report found cannabis legalization does not lead to an increase in substance use disorders or the increased use of illicit drugs.

A recent Emergen Research report suggests the global cannabis market could reach $48.29 billion by 2027 with a CAGR of 24.6%.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) released $46.5 million in funding to support the state’s Cannabis Reform Act — the funds had been withheld by the previous administration.

A recent poll found that 65% of Americans support the legalization of adult-use cannabis — including majorities of Democrat, Republican, and independent or third-party voters — and 57% support the enactment of cannabis social equity measures.

The local demand for codeine drops when a state opts to legalize adult-use cannabis, according to a recent study.