Progressives plan cannabis votes under Democratic majority (Newsletter: April 23, 2024)
Poll: Marijuana safer than alcohol & tobacco; SC medical cannabis hearing; CO legalization support grows; Senator treaty pushback; VT safe consumption Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. (function() {Continue Reading
Hawaii Senate Rejects Marijuana Decrim Expansion Bill, While Expungements Legislation Heads To Governor
Lawmakers in Hawaii’s Senate on Monday voted down a bill that would have expanded the state’s existing marijuana decriminalization law, further denying reform efforts by advocates this legislative session following the failure of a separate broader legalization bill early this month. Meanwhile, separate legislation to facilitate expungements of past cannabisContinue Reading
Three In Five Americans Say Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol Or Tobacco, Survey Finds
Nearly three in five Americans consider alcohol or tobacco to be “more harmful” to a person’s health than marijuana, according to a new poll. The YouGov survey that was released on Thursday asked respondents about a variety of cannabis use trends. One of the more telling findings is that 64Continue Reading
South Carolina Lawmakers Will Take Up Senate-Passed Medical Marijuana Bill This Week, Earning Praise From GOP Congresswoman
A South Carolina House committee will hold a hearing on a Senate-passed medical marijuana legalization bill this week—raising expectations that lawmakers may finally enact the GOP-led measure in the final days of the 2024 session after months of delay. And a Republican congresswoman from the state is urging supporters toContinue Reading
Montana Lawmakers Fail To Override Governor’s Veto Of Marijuana Revenue Distribution Bill
“Legislators also made clear that we should continue using marijuana revenue to fund addiction and recovery services, law enforcement, veterans, wildlife habitat and state parks and trails.” By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan Nearly a year after Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed (R) a widely supported, bipartisan bill to redistribute Montana’s marijuanaContinue Reading
German legalization gets underway with first 4/20
Day One takeaways on Germany legalization from the International Cannabis Business Conference. The post German legalization gets underway with first 4/20 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: German legalization gets underway with first 4/20Continue Reading
Vermont Senate Panels Advance Safe Drug Consumption Site Bill After Narrowing Scope To A Single Burlington Facility
Lawmakers in Vermont have formally adopted changes to narrow the scope of a House-passed overdose prevention site bill, which in its amended form would create and fund a facility in Burlington where people could use currently prohibited substances in a medically supervised environment—part of a pilot program aimed at quellingContinue Reading
Maine Governor Signs Bill Allowing Marijuana Convictions To Be Sealed Upon Application
“These victims of the war on drugs deserve to have their names cleared now, today.” By Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star The Maine Legislature passed two bills that would expand eligibility for sealing criminal records, one that drops the age requirements for record sealing and another that allows for sealingContinue Reading
Congressional Progressive Caucus Says Democrats Can Legalize Marijuana If They Win House And Senate Majorities In November Election
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) has unveiled a new legislative agenda that includes marijuana legalization and expungements among a list of priorities that members say Democrats “can pass with congressional majorities” if they keep the Senate and retake the House in the November elections. The Progressive Proposition Agenda that wasContinue Reading
Ohio Company Signs Deal To Grow Hemp for Bioplastic
Ohio Company Signs Deal To Grow Hemp for Bioplastic Image Cannabis News April 22, 2024 Ohio Hemp Company has inked a deal with Michigan-based Heartland Industries to grow hemp fiber for use in bioplastics. A hemp producer based in Dayton, Ohio has a new customer for its crop after theContinue Reading