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Both chambers of the Minnesota legislature have appointed bipartisan House and Senate conferees to negotiate a final deal on a marijuana legalization bill that can be…

“There are vigorous discussions underway to get the requisite votes to get the bill out.” By Brett Davis, The Center Square The failure by lawmakers this…

Bipartisan Senate and House lawmakers have refiled a much-anticipated bill to free up banking services for the marijuana industry. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Steve Daines…

The Hawaii legislature has approved a resolution calling on the governor to create a clemency program for people with prior marijuana convictions on their records. The…

Two House lawmakers this week reintroduced bipartisan legislation to support states that enact policies to expunge convictions for past cannabis offenses. The bill, the Harnessing Opportunities…

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) says that lawmakers are working to “resurrect” a package of marijuana reform legislation from last session, acknowledging that failure to advance a…

Two Colorado lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation to regulate intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids including the increasingly popular compound delta-8 THC. The measure, Senate Bill 271, was introduced…

“Louisiana received about $1,900 in revenue [last year] and the market is actually stamp collectors. I don’t know that they’ve even recouped the price of printing…

Oregon Representative Earl Blumenauer this week introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that would allow regulated cannabis companies to take tax deductions commonly enjoyed…

“I feel like this is operating under a loophole right now.”  By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent As he was checking out at a convenience store one…