medical cannabis

New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidates Need To Step Up For Cannabis

“New Jersey’s cannabis consumers have a list of specific issues that Sherrill and Ciattarelli could address… And we vote—so the candidates would do well to stop by and say ‘high’ to us before Election Day.” By Chris Goldstein, NORML The Garden State is having a quiet economic revolution with legal cannabis, but both mainstream candidates…

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West Virginia Medical Marijuana Revenue Is Supposed To Support Drug

“The money in the fund will remain unallocated until federal law changes.” By Nicole Blevins, Mountain State Spotlight This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at https://mountainstatespotlight.org/newsletter. Since the state’s first dispensary opened in 2021,…

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Ohio bill to scale back cannabis legalization passed by House

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Wisconsin Lawmakers Rally for Medical Cannabis Legalization in Committee Hearing

Wisconsin state Sen. Patrick Testin watched his grandfather, Blair Testin, a “big guy,” waste away after undergoing a series of chemotherapy treatments for lung and bone cancer that robbed his appetite.This was in the 1990s, when California was the lone state in the nation to legalize medical cannabis. Yet the Testin family made the difficult…

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Ohio House Passes Bill To Remove Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization Protections

The Ohio House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law by removing several protections for consumers while also adding a series of new restrictions on hemp products that are intended to align the two sectors of the cannabis industry. After moving through several House…

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Wisconsin Senators Hold Hearing On GOP Leader’s New Medical Marijuana

Wisconsin senators on Wednesday took up a newly filed Republican-led bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. Just one week after Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R) and Sen. Patrick Testin (R) filed the legislation, members of the Senate Health Committee debated the proposal at a hearing, taking testimony from patients and other advocates. An…

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Rhode Island Cannabis Chair Steps Down; Adult-Use Dispensary Awards Months

The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) is down to two commissioners after Chairperson Kimberly Ahern, Esq., announced Oct. 21 that she’s bowing out.Gov. Dan McKee nominated Ahern for the position shortly after adult-use sales launched in December 2022 via seven existing medical dispensaries that have had a massive head start on market newcomers: The…

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Massachusetts Campaign To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization Law Is ‘On

A Massachusetts campaign says it is “on track” to collect enough signatures to put an initiative on the 2026 ballot that would roll back key aspects of adult-use marijuana legalization in the state. Meanwhile, some in the cannabis reform community are raising concerns about alleged instances where voters are being approached by signature gatherers with…

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New Hampshire Lawmakers Announce Plans For Marijuana, Psychedelics And Hemp

New Hampshire lawmakers are gearing up for a busy 2026 session when it comes to cannabis and psychedelics, filing at least a dozen requests for legislative staff to draft reform bills they plan to file next year. That includes proposals to legalize adult-use marijuana for commercial and non-commercial use, protect gun rights for medical cannabis…

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Alcohol companies lobby Congress on cannabis drinks (Newsletter: October 22,

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