Day: March 23, 2021

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Adult-use marijuana legalization in Maryland must wait at least a year after bills failed to meet Monday’s “crossover” deadline for passing one legislative chamber and being sent to the other. “Sponsors (now) are working on amendments to set the stage for legalization in ’22,” Karen O’Keefe, Marijuana Policy Project’s directorContinue Reading

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Less than a week after pro-cannabis banking legislation was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, a parallel bipartisan measure was revived in the Senate – a move that drew applause from marijuana industry advocates. Sens. Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon, and Steve Daines, a Montana Republican, and 27Continue Reading

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a measure with initial funding of $4 million that will provide loans, grants and technical assistance to social equity marijuana licensees. Lawmakers previously passed the bill, SB21-111, by a vote of 19-15 in the Senate and 40-23 in the House. The so-called marijuana entrepreneur programContinue Reading