marijuana legalization

“A Dire Public Safety Issue”: Cannabis Regulators Push Congress for Accessible Banking

As lawmakers work to advance marijuana banking reform, a coalition of cannabis regulators representing 40 states and United States territories…

May 18, 2022

South Dakota Voters Likely to Approve Cannabis Legalization—Again

On May 3, activists in South Dakota submitted petitions to put adult-use cannabis legalization on the ballot in November 2022.…

May 5, 2022

Ben & Jerry’s Launches 4/20 Campaign, Calls Out Senate for Stalling on Marijuana Legalization

It’s not just traditional advocates and stakeholders who are fed up with Senate inaction on marijuana legalization. Even the ice…

April 18, 2022

Federal Legalization Still Wouldn’t Free All Cannabis Prisoners

"Tell everybody in this government that y’all need to let everybody out of jail for selling weed before y’all start…

April 7, 2022

Biden Still Won’t Back Marijuana Legalization After House Passes It

President Joe Biden agrees that “our current marijuana laws are not working,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters…

April 4, 2022

New Jersey Lawmakers, Regulators Clash Over Delayed Cannabis Sales

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) voted on March 24 to approve "conditional" licenses for 68 different businesses—but chose…

April 1, 2022

Stage Set for US House to Vote on Cannabis Legalization This Week

With a vote on a bill to federally legalize marijuana set for House floor consideration this week, lawmakers released a report…

March 28, 2022

New Mexico Marijuana Legalization: Key Innovations, Big Equity Questions

New Mexico will open its first adult-use cannabis dispensaries to the public on April 1. It legalized through its legislature…

March 14, 2022

Large Coalition Urges Congress to End Ban on DC Marijuana Sales

More than 50 leading marijuana advocacy and civil rights organizations sent a letter to congressional leaders and appropriators on March…

March 7, 2022

Big Majority Want Marijuana Legalization in New Hampshire, Poll Confirms. But Which Model?

Nearly three in four New Hampshire voters support legalizing marijuana, according to a new poll. And bipartisan majorities also say…

February 28, 2022