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New Mexico’s Largest County Reaches Deal With Firefighters To Stop Random Drug Testing For Marijuana
After leaders of New Mexico’s most populous county voted late last year to stop punishing most government employees for off-hours marijuana use, the county has reached a revised employment agreement with the local firefighters’ union. Approved by the Bernalillo County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) on a 5–0 vote on Tuesday, the new memorandum of […]
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New Florida Legislation Would Impose Restrictions On Hemp Products
Although a measure did pass last spring, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed it in June. By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix During the past two legislative sessions, Florida lawmakers have attempted to impose significant restrictions on hemp products that industry officials said would have been devastating to their bottom line. Although a measure did pass last spring, […]
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Another Federal Judge Rules Against The Government’s Ban On Gun Ownership By Marijuana Consumers
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that a law banning gun ownership by people who use illegal substances is unconstitutional as applied to two defendants who challenged the prohibition in court. The two defendants, David Worster and Alexzandria Carl, were charged with unlawfully possessing firearms while being regular users of marijuana. Worster was […]
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Missouri Lawmakers Consider Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy To Aid Military Veterans With PTSD
“Antidepressants and years of counseling could be helpful, but it is not turning the tide.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent In hopes of helping veterans facing mental health issues, Missouri lawmakers are once again pushing legislation that would require the state to conduct a study on using psilocybin—also known as “magic mushrooms”—to treat depression, substance […]
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Ohio Senators Approve Bill To Scale Back Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Law By Reducing Home Grow And Adding New Penalties
An Ohio Senate committee has approved a bill to make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana law—by halving the number of plants adults could grow, adding certain criminal penalties and removing select social equity provisions, among other revisions. On Wednesday, the Senate General Government Committee passed the legislation from Sen. Steve Huffman (R) in […]
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Marijuana Possession Would Be Decriminalized In Texas Under Lawmaker’s New Bill
Low-level marijuana possession would be decriminalized in Texas if a new bill filed this week by a key House leader is enacted. The measure, HB 3242, from Rep. Joe Moody (D), would make simple possession of up to an ounce of cannabis flower a Class C misdemeanor—explicitly removing the risk of arrest and incarceration. Class […]
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Virginia Lawmakers Send Batch Of Marijuana Bills To GOP Governor Who Previously Vetoed Legalization Of Sales
In the coming weeks, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) will decide how to respond to a handful of cannabis bills passed by lawmakers this year, including measures to legalize retail sales to adults, expand the medical marijuana system and clear past criminal records for certain cannabis-related conduct. Other lawmaker-passed proposals sent to the governor would […]
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New Jersey Governor Proposes Marijuana Tax Hike
“In just five years, cannabis has gone from destroying lives—in the form of excessive criminal sentences—to helping save lives.” By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, New Jersey Monitor New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) wants to hike a special tax on cannabis from $2.50 to $15 an ounce to fund social service and violence intervention programs with tens […]
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Bipartisan Pennsylvania Senators Announce New Marijuana Legalization Plan, Criticizing Governor’s Proposed Cannabis Tax Rate As Too High
Bipartisan Pennsylvania senators are soliciting support from colleagues for a forthcoming marijuana legalization bill they plan to introduce soon. Sens. Dan Laughlin (R) and Sharif Street (D) are once again teaming up on the reform proposal, as they have in past session. And the circulation of their co-sponsorship memo on Tuesday comes amid escalated pressure […]
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