The Mississippi Senate voted 47-5 on Thursday to legalize medical marijuana, a move that comes more than a year after voters approved a medical cannabis ballot measure that was later overturned by the state Supreme Court. If the long-awaited legislation, which now heads to the House for consideration, becomes lawContinue Reading
Advocates scored a significant number of marijuana reform victories in state legislatures in 2021, but they’re hopeful they can get even more accomplished in the new year. In states across the country, activists are already in the process of qualifying cannabis legalization and other drug policy reform measures for NovemberContinue Reading
A Republican Missouri lawmaker on Wednesday filed a bill to give residents with serious illnesses legal access to a range of psychedelic drugs like psilocybin, ibogaine and LSD through an expanded version of the state’s existing right-to-try law. This is the second time that Rep. Michael Davis (R) has filedContinue Reading
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“I think those 10 people deserve a chance to come home.” By Ned Oliver, Virginia Mercury Nearly a year after Virginia lawmakers voted to legalize possession of marijuana, they remain divided on what—if anything—to do about people currently imprisoned on marijuana charges. The committee of House and Senate lawmakers taskedContinue Reading
Italian officials certified on Wednesday that activists collected enough signatures to place a marijuana legalization referendum on the country’s ballot this spring—though there’s still one more procedural step before the measure will officially be on its way to voters. About three months after advocates turned in about 630,000 signatures forContinue Reading
Will Governor Murphy step up and stop the suffering caused by the failed War on Drugs? The post Last Prisoner Project urges NJ governor to free cannabis prisoners appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Last Prisoner Project urges NJ governor to free cannabis prisonersContinue Reading
A set of new national and state surveys funded by the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) found that a large majority of Americans think cannabis should be legal for either medical or recreational purposes. That’s not how SAM is presenting the findings of the Emerson College polls, though.Continue Reading
Cannabis is legal in Canada for people, not pets. We asked veterinarians what they think about wellness weed for animals. The post What veterinarians really think about pot and pets appeared first on Leafly. Read More: What veterinarians really think about pot and petsContinue Reading
Medical cannabis sales eclipsed recreational from February through October—adult-use sales began on January 22—but in November, those numbers were almost identical. By David Abbott, Arizona Mirror Arizona cannabis sales continued on an upward trajectory in 2021, with the Arizona Department of Revenue reporting more than $1.23 billion in combined cannabisContinue Reading
