medical cannabis

Virginia senators have advanced an amended bill to legalize recreational marijuana sales in the Commonwealth toward a floor vote while removing new criminal penalties that were recently added to the measure—setting the stage for negotiations between both chambers of the legislature as they work to enact differing versions of the reform. At a hearing before…

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The governor of New York has signed legislation into law that revises zoning requirements for licensed marijuana businesses, granting more flexibility to retailers located within certain distances of schools and places of worship. The bills, passed by the House and Senate and signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Wednesday, also grandfather in more than…

Florida senators have approved an amended bill to increase the amount of medical marijuana a registered patient can buy and slash the fee for medical cannabis identification cards for military veterans. At a hearing before the Senate Health Policy Committee on Wednesday, members advanced the legislation from Sen. Alexis Calatayud (R) in a vote of…

Virginia lawmakers have approved a bill to legalize marijuana sales, as well as separate legislation to provide a pathway for resentencing of past cannabis convictions. On Wednesday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee passed the marijuana sales legislation from Del. Paul Krizek (D) in a 16-6 vote. This comes about a week after a similar measure advanced…

The One Plant Alliance: Why It’s Time to Stop Pretending Hemp and Marijuana Are Different Sources: Community Newspapers | One Plant Alliance Let me ask you a simple question: If I showed you two identical plants—same species, same genus, same genetic makeup—and told you one is legal and the other will get you arrested, would…

South Dakota lawmakers have rejected a pair of bills that would have ended the state’s medical marijuana program if the plant is federally rescheduled and to set strict THC potency caps on cannabis products for patients. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday took up both measures from Sen. John Carley (R), rejecting…