medical cannabis

Virginia lawmakers have approved a bill to allow qualifying patients to access medical marijuana in hospitals—but only if the federal government moves forward with a pending plan to reschedule cannabis. The Senate Education and Health Subcommittee on Health voted 4-0 on Tuesday to advance the legislation from Sen. Barbara Favola (D). The proposal would build…

A Maine campaign seeking to significantly roll back the state’s marijuana law failed to submit signatures by a deadline this week to make the November 2026 ballot, meaning the anti-cannabis activists will need to shift their focus to 2027 if they hope to put the issue before voters. Amid criticism from reform advocates, industry stakeholders…

Proponents behind a campaign to repeal key provisions of the state’s voter-approved adult-use marijuana legalization law have failed to collect the necessary signatures to place the measure on the November 2026 ballot. The effort, which thus far has been solely funded by out-of-state dark money from a single prohibitionist group, seeks to recriminalize the home-cultivation…

Ohio’s attorney general has approved a recently resubmitted referendum petition to block parts of a restrictive marijuana and hemp law from going into effect after rejecting an initial version he said was “misleading.” “Having carefully examined this submission, I conclude that the title and summary are fair and truthful statements of the proposed measure,” Attorney…

The former chair said she could not “adequately” commit the time needed for the volunteer position with her familial and physician obligations. By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) is accepting applications for a seat on the statewide voter-created Medical Cannabis Commission after its chair resigned Monday. Pillen thanked Dr. Monica Oldenburg,…

The governor of Oklahoma’s recent comments suggesting the state should reevaluate its voter-approved medical marijuana law are drawing mixed reactions from top lawmakers and officials. Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) said during his State of the State address on Monday that voters were misled into supporting the 2018 ballot initiative that created a medical cannabis program,…

“It’s not going to happen this year. I wasn’t going to waste a bill slot for a bill that I knew wasn’t going to move.” By Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle Advocates for marijuana legalization in Indiana already know 2026 won’t be the year they see it happen. Despite President Donald Trump signing an executive…

A Republican lawmaker who has built a reputation as one of the staunchest opponents of marijuana reform in Congress—and whose record includes ensuring that Washington, D.C. officials are blocked from legalizing recreational cannabis sales—may be at risk of being unseated in November due to redistricting in his state. The Maryland House of Delegates on Monday…