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,...

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,...

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...

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....

Kansas lawmakers from both chambers met on Wednesday to start discussing a path forward for medical marijuana legalization in the state. The conference committee convened one day after negotiators were appointed to finalize medical cannabis reform legislation. While...

Maryland State Senate building Maryland lawmakers approved legislation to refer to voters the question of state legalization of cannabis for adult use on the November 2022 ballot. The proposal, HB 1, passed the House in a vote of 96-34 and the Senate in a vote of...