Texas activists have turned in more than enough signatures to put a local measure on the May ballot to overturn lawmakers’ repeal of a voter-approved marijuana decriminalization initiative. But they’re also facing another legal challenge in a different city where voters passed a similar reform last month. The response fromContinue Reading
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is making a “pledge” to keep working on federally decriminalizing marijuana in 2023 after advocates faced a series of reform setbacks this month. Speaking on the Senate floor on Thursday, Schumer acknowledged the work of a key staffer, Reggie Babin, who is departing fromContinue Reading
Google will no longer ban the advertising of certain hemp and CBD products in select parts of the U.S. starting next month. The internet giant announced last week that it would be updating its “Dangerous Products and Services and Healthcare and Medicines” to permit the cannabis advertising in California, ColoradoContinue Reading
“The budget proposal is derived from the hemp task force’s recommendations to coordinate cannabis regulation/enforcement and eliminate intoxicating cannabis-derived products from unregulated channels in Virginia.” By Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury As Virginia policymakers consider ways to exert tighter control over intoxicating hemp-based products like delta-8 THC, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R)Continue Reading
The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) is endorsing broad drug decriminalization, expungements for low-level possession and the promotion of statewide harm reduction programs. A resolution approved this month by the association recommends the “removal of criminal penalties for the possession of a small quantity of illicit drug for personal use and/orContinue Reading
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