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Washington State Senators Approve Bill To Legalize Marijuana Home Grow

Washington State lawmakers have advanced a bill to expand the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law by allowing recreational consumers to grow their own cannabis plants. Weeks after Sens. Rebecca Saldaña (D), Noel Frame (D) and T’wina Nobles (D) filed the legislation, the Senate Labor & Commerce Committee on Tuesday approved the measure in a voice…

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Lawmakers In Multiple States Push To Allow Medical Marijuana Use

As 2026 brings a new wave of marijuana reform bills to state legislatures across the U.S., a theme has emerged in one specific policy area: Lawmakers are pushing to allow seriously ill patients to access medical cannabis in hospital settings, with at least 13 states exploring the reform this year. Variations of what’s become known…

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Wisconsin Democratic Lawmakers Announce New Marijuana Legalization Bill To Promote

Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers are unveiling a new bill to legalize marijuana in the state—though its prospects of passage remain dubious with Republicans still in control of both chambers of the legislature. “Legalization of cannabis is not radical. What’s radical is continuing a system that destroys lives, drains resources and ignores the will of the people,”…

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Mental Health, Stress, and the ECS: Stress vs

Over the past 20 years, public perception and conversation around the term mental health have shifted significantly. In just a few decades, the narrative has evolved from viewing mental health primarily as a negative condition or personal failing to recognizing it as a foundational component of overall health and well-being. The stigma once attached to…

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Government-Backed Party Drug-Testing: Inside Uruguay’s No-Penalty Harm Reduction Program

Far from demonizing people who use drugs—a global reality that some countries have chosen to acknowledge and address rather than forbid—Uruguay is joining an initiative that has already proven successful: testing drugs at parties, raves, and festivals, according to El Debate. Uruguay’s National Drug Board (Junta Nacional de Drogas, JND), part of the Executive Branch,…

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Majority Of Virginia Voters Back Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Sales As

As Virginia lawmakers advance legislation to expand the state’s current marijuana law by legalizing and regulating recreational sales, a new poll shows that they have the support of a majority of registered voters. Sixty percent of respondents in the survey released on Wednesday by The Wason Center at Christopher Newport University support allowing retail adult-use…

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Virginia Lawmakers Approve Bill To Provide Marijuana Sentencing Relief To

Virginia lawmakers have approved 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 former Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). The current proposal, sponsored by…

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Delaware Senate Votes To Override Governor’s Veto Of Marijuana Bill

The Delaware Senate has voted to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would prevent local governments from imposing onerous zoning restrictions that make it more challenging for marijuana businesses to operate in their jurisdictions. This comes months after Gov. Matt Meyer (D) vetoed the legislation from Sen. Trey Paradee (D), who pitched it…

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Delaware Lawmakers Approve Bill To Decriminalize Public Marijuana Use And

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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USDA Seeks White House Approval For Changes To Hemp Farming

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking White House approval for updates to a series of forms it distributes to hemp farmers and regulators to better understand the state of the industry. As a federal ban on hemp-derived THC products looms after President Donald Trump signed a large-scale bill with recriminalization provisions last year,…

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