by InfluencER | May 5, 2022 | Politics and Law
A Delaware House committee on Tuesday approved a bill to legalize marijuana for a second time following a procedural mishap that inadvertently prevented public testimony on the proposal at an earlier meeting. Rep. Ed Osienski (D) is sponsoring the legislation to...
by InfluencER | May 5, 2022 | Politics and Law
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina died on the House floor on Wednesday following a nuanced debate over the constitutionality of the legislative process that the measure has moved through—before any discussion of the merits of the bill itself could...
by InfluencER | May 5, 2022 | Politics and Law
The backer of a plan to fully legalize marijuana in Missouri said “I’m pretty sure the bill is dead” on Wednesday as the legislative session moved closer to its final week. Rep. Ron Hicks, R-Defiance, said GOP leadership gauged caucus support, which “came back, light,...
by InfluencER | May 5, 2022 | Politics and Law
It’s déjà vu all over again for the South Dakota cannabis legalization movement. Yesterday, May 3, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) turned in over 19,000 signatures to put recreational cannabis on the state ballot…again.In a remarkable turn of events,...
by InfluencER | May 5, 2022 | Politics and Law
The Connecticut Senate approved legislation on May 4 that takes aim at cannabis advertising, gifting, and zoning, sending the bill to Gov. Ned Lamont. The Senate approved House Bill 5329 in a 22-13 vote, according to a CT News Junkie report. The legislation, which...
by InfluencER | May 5, 2022 | Politics and Law
Applicants for Vermont’s adult-use cannabis cultivation, testing, and retail licenses will have to wait a little longer to hear back about the status of their applications after the state’s Cannabis Control Board missed a May 1 deadline to begin issuing the licenses....