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Florida AG argues adult-use marijuana ballot measure violates state Constitution

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Florida this week, arguing that the Adult Personal Use of Marijuana ballot initiative is unconstitutional. Text of the proposed constitutional amendment must be approved by the state Supreme Court. ADVERTISEMENT As of last month, Florida cannabis advocates had collected more than 600,000 […]

Watch Live: Minnesota House Holds Final Vote On Marijuana Legalization Bill

The Minnesota House of Representatives is holding its final vote on a marijuana legalization bill that was recently completed in a conference committee. If approved, the measure will head to the Senate for one more vote before it hits the governor’s desk. Thursday’s House action comes just two days days after the lead sponsor of […]

Groups Push Senators To Add Marijuana Business Stock Exchange Access To Banking Bill

A coalition of marijuana advocacy groups is asking that a bipartisan marijuana banking bill be expanded to include provisions ensuring that cannabis businesses have access to all forms of financial services—including the ability to be listed on senior U.S. stock exchanges. In a letter sent to Senate Banking Committee leadership on Thursday, the coalition SAFE […]

Rhode Island governor names members to Cannabis Control Commission

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee on Wednesday announced three appointments to the Cannabis Control Commission, which will oversee regulation, licensing and control of the state’s medical marijuana and adult-use markets. The state launched regulated marijuana sales on Dec. 1, 2022. McKee’s nominees, which must be approved by the Rhode Island Senate, include: Kimberly Ahern, chair: […]

Nebraska Activists Take First Step To Put Medical Marijuana Legalization On The 2024 Ballot

Nebraska activists are reviving their effort to put medical marijuana legalization on the ballot. As a reform bill from Sen. Anna Wishart (D) stalls in committee, Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) submitted a pair of petitions to the secretary of state’s office on Thursday to get the 2024 ballot process underway. This marks the campaign’s […]

New Hampshire Senate Tables Marijuana Legalization Bill As New Compromise Emerges In House

The New Hampshire Senate has set aside another House-passed marijuana legalization bill, as the governor predicts that a separate plan to create a state-run cannabis market that he now supports will likely be considered by lawmakers “next year.” Meanwhile, however, House lawmakers are now discussing pursuing compromise legislation next week that could be attached to […]

University of Kentucky’s Cannabis Research Center Announces Inaugural Grants

A newly launched center dedicated to cannabis research at the University of Kentucky announced its inaugural grant recipients on Wednesday. The University of Kentucky Cannabis Center said that its “first set of faculty pilot grants to support innovative and collaborative cannabis research” had been awarded to four researchers at the university’s the College of Nursing, […]

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