Tag: legislation

Senator Liz Krueger introduced the New York State Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act.

Medical marijuana is coming down to the wire in Florida, where supporters only have a month left to gather signatures.

A majority of Indiana residents believe that marijuana should be legally regulated like alcohol and nearly 80 percent of Hoosiers support taxing it, according to recently released statewide polling data released...

The name of HR 1523 basically explains it all: Respect State Marijuana Laws Act. In summary, it would amend the Controlled Substance Act to not include anyone...

Despite experiencing setbacks when it came to reintroducing marijuana legalization legislation for the 2014 Maine legislative session, efforts are already underway to prepare for 2015. The primary...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says advocates fighting for better access to medication simply want to legalize pot.

The New Jersey Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted 4-1 in favor of Assembly Bill 2415. This legislation would legalize the licensed cultivation of industrial hemp....

This Thursday, Florida’s medical marijuana debate heads to the Supreme Court, for consideration of a 2014 ballot measure.

So, here is an interesting experience I had recently… after playing a gig at a bar with my funk band here in Denver, Colorado, I stepped out...

Massachusetts and Illinois prepare for medical marijuana dispensaries, action is picking up in state legislatures, and Americans for Safe Access issues a report on state compliance with...

State Sen. Floyd Prozanski (D-Eugene), the powerful head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, last Friday unveiled a draft bill that would ask voters in the November 2014...

A new poll by Quinnipiac University reveals that 82% of Florida voters support medical marijuana. Florida advocates are currently pushing for legislation that would allow seriously ill...

Doctor Steven Jenison helped draft New Mexico’s medical marijuana law and spoke in his home state of Iowa about passing legislation there.

013 Federal agencies are beginning to work on the banking problem for medical marijuana businesses, the District of Columbia is looking at why its program is so...

A new medical marijuana bill has been proposed in the Pennsylvania Senate by a longtime medical marijuana advocate, Senator Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery), and a socially conservative senator,...

New Approach Oregon will not move forward with a measure that kills home grows or allows for per se DUIs.

Last Friday, Florida House General Council Daniel Nordby was joined by Senate General Council George Levesque in filing a 50-page brief with the Supreme Court, in opposition...

Tennessee Senator Frank Niceley is drafting legislation to remove barriers to hemp production, legalizing hemp in Tennessee if it passes.

64% of this year’s Miami Beach Voters cast their vote for medical marijuana.

Medical marijuana advocates Arkansans for Compassionate Care (ACC) and Americans for Safe Access (ASA) have joined forces to put an initiative on the 2014 ballot. The Arkansas...