“That doesn’t mean that there are not patients who might massively benefit from this, but we haven’t defined the benefit of this.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix With nearly 900,000 registered patients, Florida has the largest medical marijuana program in the country. While campaigning against a proposed constitutional amendment that would have legalized recreational cannabis […]
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Missouri Lawmakers Approve Bills To Restrict Intoxicating Hemp Products, With An Exception For THC Beverages
“This bill will still, even with the hemp beverage carveout, shut down hundreds of Missouri businesses.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Legislation allowing low-dose intoxicating hemp drinks to continue to be sold in grocery and liquor stores won the approval of committees in both the Missouri House and Senate this week. A House committee advanced […]
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South Dakota Bill To Ease Felony Punishment For First- And Second-Time Drug Consumption Offenses Advances
“I think we’d all agree that even though we have a great system, it is failing at least a certain majority of people.” By John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Drug ingestion would no longer be a felony crime on the first or second offense under the terms of a bill endorsed by a Senate panel […]
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Tennessee Bills Would Legalize Marijuana For Adults, Which Sponsors Say Could Bring In Millions In State Revenue
“Our state has spent millions and millions of taxpayer dollars to enforce outdated cannabis laws.” By Kim Jarrett, The Center Square Two Democrats have filed bills that would legalize recreational marijuana in Tennessee, a move one of the bill’s sponsors said could add millions to the state’s general fund. House Bill 836 by Rep. Larry […]
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GOP Senator Pushes RFK Jr. On ‘Preventing The Expansion Of Marijuana’ As Trump’s Health Secretary
A GOP senator says he and President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s top health agency, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., recently met and discussed the “importance” of “preventing the expansion of marijuana.” Ahead of a Senate confirmation vote for Kennedy’s nomination to head up the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Sen. […]
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Montana: Republican Lawmaker Calls for State Surveillance of Consumers’ Retail Marijuana Purchases
“This legislation is anti-freedom, unnecessarily jeopardizes Montanans’ personal privacy, and seeks to fundamentally undermine the will of the 57 percent… Read more
Connecticut State Official Withdraws From DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearings Amid ‘Behind-The-Scenes Shenanigans’
A Connecticut state agency is withdrawing from the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) marijuana rescheduling hearings, owing to a lack of faith in the process amid administrative “shenanigans.” The Connecticut Office of the Cannabis Ombudsman (OCO), along with My Doc App, which is a medical cannabis company that facilitates patient recommendations, submitted a notice of withdrawal […]
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Florida Republican Senator Refiles Medical Marijuana Homegrow Bill, This Time Without Unrelated Hemp Product Restrictions
A Republican lawmaker in Florida has reintroduced a proposal that would allow medical marijuana patients in the state to grow up to two cannabis plants at home—this time without separate provisions he had included in prior legislation that would have also cracked down on hemp-derived cannabinoids in the state. Rep. Joe Gruters (R) last month […]
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Illinois Governor Touts Record $2 Billion In Marijuana Sales In 2024, Celebrating ‘Thriving’ Industry Despite Intoxicating Hemp Market Concerns
The governor of Illinois is touting the state’s record-setting $2 billion in marijuana sales in 2024, applauding the “thriving” industry while criticizing the “proliferation of the unregulated intoxicating hemp market.” Of the $2 billion, a record $1.722 billion came from adult-use cannabis sales. That’s more than double the first year of sales following the market […]
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New GOP Bill Would Block Marijuana Industry Tax Deductions, Even After Federal Rescheduling
Two GOP senators have introduced a bill that would continue to block marijuana businesses from taking federal tax deductions under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code 280E—even if it’s ultimately rescheduled. Sens. James Lankford (R-OK) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) filed the “No Deductions for Marijuana Businesses Act” on Thursday to maintain the tax barrier for the […]
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