Category: Politics

“Our state has spent millions and millions of taxpayer dollars to enforce outdated cannabis laws.”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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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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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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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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The Arkansas Senate has approved a bill to set aside revenue from medical marijuana taxes to pay for free breakfast for students. The legislation, SB 59, would supplement federal free and reduced-price meal funds with money from a state Food Insecurity Fund, paid for by cannabis taxes as well as private grants and money from […]
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New research on the use of medical marijuana for pain finds that it was “comparatively more effective than prescription medications” for treating chronic pain after a three-month period, and that many patients reduced their use of opioid painkillers while using cannabis. The study, conducted in part by a federal researcher at the National Cancer Institute […]
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Another anti-marijuana official is assuming a critical role in the Trump White House, with the Senate confirming a director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) who has called marijuana a “gateway drug” and pushed for the rollback of state-level cannabis reform. The Senate on Thursday confirmed Russell Vought to lead OMB on a […]
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