cannabis

Florida’s attorney general is asking the state Supreme Court to review the constitutionality of an initiative to legalize marijuana that activists want to put on the 2026 ballot. The court accepted the request, and has set a schedule for state officials and the cannabis campaign to file briefs next month. Smart & Safe Florida said…

A GOP senator is suggesting that President Donald Trump lied when he said during a signing ceremony for a marijuana rescheduling executive order this week that he hadn’t received any calls in opposition to the reform. During Thursday’s event, Trump noted strong public support for marijuana reform and said numerous people called him to voice…

“The simplest thing, frankly, to do is to stop it right now instead of going until the date in November set by federal law.” By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a bill into law Friday that bans intoxicating hemp products and makes various changes to the state’s voter-passed marijuana…

A Republican senator has filed an amendment that would require the federal government to track the cost of hospitalization due to marijuana use. The proposal, from Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), would require the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to compile data on “Federal and State expenditures under the Medicaid program…that…

Virginia’s Senate president pro tempore has filed a bill to provide relief for people convicted of past cannabis crimes, mandating that individuals with certain offenses automatically receive resentencing hearings and have their punishments adjusted. The legislation is similar to proposals passed by lawmakers in recent sessions that were vetoed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). The…