A bill to legalize the personal use, cultivation and gifting of marijuana in New Hampshire is one step closer to becoming law. The state House of Representatives on Thursday approved the legislation on a 236-112 vote, advancing the measure to the Senate. The proposal would not legalize commercial production or sales of cannabis. Instead, adults […]| Marijuana Moment
Mississippi’s governor said on Wednesday that he’s opposed to a medical marijuana legalization initiative that’s qualified for the state’s November ballot—but he also hinted at the possibility of the legislature introducing a revised, alternative reform measure. While the secretary of state certified this week that the proposal to establish a medical cannabis system received enough […]| Marijuana Moment
The Kentucky House Judiciary Committee voted on Wednesday afternoon to advance a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. House Bill 136, which has 43 cosponsors out of the chamber’s 100 total members, would establish a medical cannabis program under a newly named Department for Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control. The state agency […]| Marijuana Moment
A measure to legalize marijuana for adult use has officially qualified for South Dakota’s November ballot, the secretary of state’s office announced on Monday. The proposed constitutional amendment, which was submitted by a former federal prosecutor in September, would allow adults 21 and older to possess and distribute up to one ounce of marijuana. Individuals […]| Marijuana Moment
For the second consecutive year, a Kentucky legislative committee has voted to approve a bill to legalize medical marijuana. The proposal still faces an uphill battle, but one of the leading opponents of last year’s effort to legalize conceded that there’s “a narrow path” to it becoming law this time around. Supporters at Wednesday’s hearing […]| Marijuana Moment
An Alabama Senate committee approved a bill on Wednesday that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. The legislation would allow patients with qualifying conditions to purchase cannabis products from licensed dispensaries. It would be a limited system, however, prohibiting patients from smoking or vaping marijuana. The Senate Judiciary Committee cleared the bill in a […]| Marijuana Moment
Create various new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; to exempt the medicinal marijuana program from existing provisions in Kentucky law to the contrary; to require the Department for Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control to implement and regulate the medicinal marijuana program in Kentucky; to establish the Division of Medicinal Marijuana within the Department of Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Control; to establish restrictions on the possession of medicinal marijuana by qualif...| apps.legislature.ky.gov