marijuana legalization

NY Governor Wants Illicit-Cannabis Crackdown Amid Slow Legal Rollout

New York’s governor is introducing legislation to increase enforcement authority to crack down on illicit marijuana retailers as the state…

March 23, 2023

Why Wisconsinites Spend Millions on Cannabis in Other States

Wisconsin residents are spending millions of dollars buying legal cannabis out of state, while it remains illegal back home. A…

March 22, 2023

Florida’s Complicated Prospects of Cannabis Legalization

A new poll shows that a large majority of people in Florida want cannabis legalized for adult use. But efforts…

March 13, 2023

Oklahoma Voters Heavily Reject Cannabis Legalization Measure

Oklahoma voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have legalized marijuana for adult use in the state on March 7.…

March 8, 2023

Missouri Makes Promising Expungements Start, Erasing 7,500 Cannabis Records

The state of Missouri has cleared several thousand old marijuana records as it implements adult-use legalization, which voters approved in…

March 3, 2023

Cannabis Home-Grow to Remain a Felony in WA, Years After Legalization

The latest effort to allow Washington State adults to grow cannabis at home has fallen short, pulled from consideration ahead…

March 2, 2023

Hawaii Advances Bills to Legalize Cannabis, Explore Psychedelic Therapy

A pair of bills to legalize marijuana were approved in Hawaii Senate committees on February 16, and a House panel…

February 17, 2023

Are There Costs to Missouri’s Rush to Begin Adult-Use Cannabis Sales?

On February 2, Missouri state regulators announced a surprise decision to issue their first adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses the following…

February 9, 2023

Cannabis Reforms Face Uphill Struggle in “Very Conservative” Indiana

Indiana state lawmakers have filed several bills that would reform the deep-red state's harsh cannabis laws. But despite majority voter…

January 31, 2023

DC Bill Would Pay Out Cannabis Reparations—If Feds Lift Ban

Washington, DC lawmakers have filed a revised bill to create a regulated adult-use cannabis market, despite an ongoing congressional ban…

January 25, 2023