by Steve Elliott | Aug 8, 2017 | Legislation, News
Resolution approved by state lawmakers would give states control of their own marijuana policies without federal interference The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) on Monday approved a resolution urging that the Controlled Substances Act should be...
by Steve Elliott | Jul 18, 2017 | Legislation, News
New Hampshire Last To Decriminalize In New England Gov. Chris Sununu on Tuesday signed a bill into law that will decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in New Hampshire. It will officially take effect in 60 days, making New Hampshire the 22nd state in...
by Steve Elliott | Jul 13, 2017 | Legalization, Legislation, News
Final Version of HB 215 Includes Numerous Opponents of Reforming Marijuana Laws, But No Supporters Ever feel as if the deck has been stacked? A New Hampshire cannabis legalization “study commission” — which was never much more than a delay tactic,...
by Steve Elliott | Jul 13, 2017 | Legislation, Medical, News
Amendment Approved With Bipartisan 24 to 7 Margin The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday adopted an amendment to allow military veterans to obtain medical marijuana recommendations through the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bipartisan vote was 24 to...
by Steve Elliott | Jun 26, 2017 | Legislation, Medical, News
Utah Patients Coalition on Monday launched its 2018 ballot initiative campaign to establish a medical cannabis program for patients in Utah. The proposed ballot initiative would allow patients to legally and safely access medical cannabis with the recommendation of...
by Steve Elliott | Jun 22, 2017 | Legalization, Legislation, News
A new Survey USA poll commissioned by Marijuana Majority finds the strongest support yet for letting states legalize cannabis without federal interference from the Trump Administration. In the survey of 1,500 American adults, three out of four (76 percent) say that...
by Steve Elliott | Jun 21, 2017 | Legalization, Legislation, News
Another bill that would make marijuana legal for adults in Vermont was approved by the state Senate on Wednesday, the first day of a two-day veto session. H. 511 reflects a compromise between legislative leaders and Gov. Phil Scott, who vetoed a similar bill, S. 22,...
by Steve Elliott | Jun 20, 2017 | Legislation, Medical, News
New York Poised to Become 27th State to Provide PTSD Patients With Access to Medical Marijuana The bipartisan proposal is headed to the governor’s desk after passing 50-13 in the Senate on Tuesday; it received overwhelming approval in the Assembly last month A...
by Steve Elliott | Jun 19, 2017 | Legalization, Legislation, News
It’s the old bait and switch scheme. The latest version of a recreational marijuana legalization bill — changing what was approved by voters last year — is making some cannabis supporters in Massachusetts very unhappy. After the people of...
by Steve Elliott | Jun 14, 2017 | Legislation, Medical, News
Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect the States (CARERS) Act Introduced with Senators Booker, Lee, Paul, Murkowski, Gillibrand, and Franken Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senator Rand Paul...
