For much of the last decade, Texas has occupied a contradictory place in the U.S. cannabis landscape. It maintains one of the nation’s most restrictive medical cannabis programs and enforces strict marijuana prohibition, yet quietly became a national powerhouse in hemp production after the 2018 Farm Bill. The result is a fragmented system defined by legal gray areas, regulatory…
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New Canadian research shows medical cannabis can help with pain, mood and quality of life, but outcomes vary widely by product, dose and patient. As cannabis policy debates intensify across North America, a newly published Canadian study offers something that has become rare in the medical marijuana conversation: perspective. The study, published online January 29…
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New Hampshire House lawmakers have taken up a bipartisan bill that seeks to put a constitutional amendment on the state ballot that would let voters decide if they want to legalize “a modest amount” of marijuana for adults 21 and older. As lawmakers in both chambers consider a variety of cannabis reform proposals for the…
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Delaware lawmakers have approved a bill to decriminalize public consumption of marijuana. Under current law, Delaware is the only cannabis legalization state in the U.S. that imposes the threat of jail time for the public consumption, but the House Health & Human Development Committee voted 9-5 on Wednesday to advance legislation to change that. While…
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“If the circuit court judge doesn’t take any other action besides what the commission has done, then that stay will probably be removed.” By Anna Barrett, Alabama Reflector The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) Monday extended a stay on a dispensary due to ongoing litigation. The Yellowhammer Medical Dispensary with locations planned in Birmingham, Owens and Demopolis,…
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One senator said the bill would grant discretion and authority to a commission that “has already demonstrated that it is openly hostile to the will of the voters.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission could be granted broader power to regulate patients, caregivers and health care practitioners than voters approved for…
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President Donald Trump’s order to complete the process of federally rescheduling marijuana could move the needle to enact cannabis reform in West Virginia, a top Republican lawmaker says. With proposals to legalize or decriminalize marijuana again on the table in both chambers this session, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw (R) signaled that there may be some…
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Virginia House lawmakers have approved a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana sales—one of several cannabis reform proposals under consideration in the 2026 session. After companion versions of the legislation advanced through a House subcommittee and a Senate committee last week, the full House General Laws Committee passed the measure from Del. Paul Krizek…
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