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HARTFORD, CT.– Connecticut has moved closer to legalising adult-use cannabis in a close run vote. This morning, the bill passed Connecticut's state Senate, with one Republican and six Democrats voting against it. If the bill passes, people would be allowed to buy 1.5 ounces of marijuana or possess up to 5 ounces. Licences are very expensive ...

SACRAMENTO–California has moved a step closer to decriminalizing psychedelic drugs after legislation this week was advanced by the state's Senate. The bill, SB 519 was passed by a 21-16 vote. Interestingly, the new legislation does not decriminalize sales of these drugs. Championed by Senator Scott Wiener, Senate Bill 519 permits possession and sharing of certain ...

Washington, D.C. — On Friday, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) reintroduced the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. If enacted, the MORE Act would end the federal prohibition of cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act and ending criminal penalties under federal law. Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY): US 116th Congress The Marijuana Policy Project ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.– After years of delays, stonewalling and procrastination, the US Drug Enforcement Administration has publicly announced its intent to grant cannabis cultivation licenses to a handful of third-party applicants, according to reporting by Norml, a leading advocacy group in cannabis. Despite the US government's commitment to waging the catastrophic and racist ''War On Drugs'' stretching back ...

LOS ANGELES–Herbarium is officially partnering with CBX to fundraise for The Last Prisoner Project and advocate for the decriminalization of cannabis. CBX Takeover, presented by Herbarium and CBX, will be held May 28th, 2021 in Herbarium's LA location. The war on drugs and cannabis policies have left disastrous impacts in communities throughout the United States, disproportionately ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.– For the first time, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill legalizing recreational cannabis. The House voted 72-61 to approve the bill, but that's as far as the bill will get: Republicans who control the Senate won't take it up before Monday's end of the legislative session. "It can be done ...

HELENA, Mont. — The Montana State Senate passed a bill to implement a recreational cannabis program in the state.  The bill passed the Senate with a 34-16 vote, this past Friday, 23rd of April. It next heads back to the Montana House, which will vote on the Senate amendments. Quick overview: Montanans approved a ballot ...

SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. appeals court has rejected the dispensary and branded cannabis products chain, Harborside, in their bid to overturn Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals today upheld a U.S. Tax Court ruling that Oakland-based Harborside owes millions of dollars in back taxes for taking ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., – The SAFE Banking Act passed the House today by a voice vote. The act essentially allows cannabis companies to access normal federal banking services. The House move clears the way for the law to move to the U.S. Senate where Democrats, have a slight advantage. Democrats in the Senate could well pass ...

LOS ANGELES– In celebration of National Cannabis Awareness Month taking place throughout April, Playboy Enterprises today announced a month-long initiative supporting nationwide cannabis reform and advocacy. Building on the success of their legalization and expungement campaign in September, Playboy will continue its decades-long work championing the legalization and decriminalization of cannabis using a multifaceted approach focused ...

SACRAMENTO: State Senator Scott Weiner announced his bill #SB519 easily advanced through the Health Committee on a 6-2 vote on Wednesday. This was the second hurdle in the California Senate committee has approved a bill to legalize possession of a wide range of psychedelics and create a working group to study broader reform. Just last ...

SANTA FE – New Mexico has become the 17th state to legalize recreational cannabis after Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation today, joining a national movement to decriminalize cannabis.  Cannabis laws are increasingly seen as impediments to racial justice and a good source of local state revenues. New Mexico's lawmakers passing of their bill had ...

RICHMOND – Virginia became the first of the states of the Old South, and the 16th state in the Union to legalize recreational cannabis Wednesday as lawmakers voted to approve Gov. Ralph Northam's (pictured) bill that allows adults to possess and cultivate small amounts of the drug starting in July. "The time has come for ...

SACRAMENTO – California State Senator Scott Wiener announced earlier today that his legislation to decriminalize psychedelics (#SB519) just passed the Senate Public Safety Committee on a 4-1 vote. The Senator said on Twitter:  ‘’Our legislation to decriminalize psychedelics (#SB519) just passed the Senate Public Safety Committee on a 4-1 vote. Psychedelics have so much promise ...

NEW YORK – Residents of the Empire State, New York, who are over the age of 21 will be able to legally buy Cannabis as early as next year, in a bill agreed to by both houses of the state legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo. A vote on the measure came this evening, Tuesday night, ...

OTTAWA– On October 17, 2018, the Cannabis Act came into force, introducing a strict framework for controlling cannabis within Canada. While cannabis was legalized, it does remain illegal to carry cannabis across the border without a valid permit or exemption. As part of Canada's legalization plan, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the time committed to establishing a ...

NEW YORK –  On Wednesday this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo said New York were close to an agreement legalizing recreational cannabis, and that it’s one of New York's key budget priorities. State Senator, Liz Krueger said she expects lawmakers to vote on the measure as soon as next week. “It is my understanding that the ...

CAMBRIDGE – Cambridge's City Council agreed 8-1 last month with an order written by councillor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler that the city make arresting adults with controlled substances “amongst the lowest law enforcement priority” and that the city must stop related prosecutions. The City specified that no money or resources should go into such law enforcement efforts. ...

Sacramento, CA – The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), in partnership with the Bureau of Cannabis Control, today announced $15 million in grant funding through the Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions. This program seeks to advance economic justice for populations and communities disproportionately affected by cannabis prohibition by providing funding to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Reps. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), and Warren Davidson (R-OH) reintroduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act today, which would provide protections for financial institutions serving cannabis-based businesses where it is legal. (Pictured above Nydia Velázquez, D-NY). Reps. Perlmutter, Stivers, Velázquez, and Davidson reintroduced the bill to addresses ...