Articles tagged with "legalization"

Support for legalization is strongest among 18-to-34-year-olds, with nearly 75% favoring it, according to a widely respected survey of social trends.

The bill envisions a robust social equity program, a pathway for small businesses to engage in the industry, and even an eco-conscious vape pen recycling program.

The bill has stalled in the Senate Finance Committee, and it doesn’t appear that the chair of the panel plans to give it a hearing.

New Mexico would become the first US state to set up its own government-run cannabis stores and subsidize medical cannabis for the poor under a bipartisan bill.

The agreement marks the first time leaders have laid out the details of the long-promised plan to legalize adult-use cannabis in the Garden State.

In Texas, Republicans ultimately determine the laws of the land. And when it comes to cannabis, the party might finally be ready for some change.

“I believe ultimately we can get there,” Cuomo said. “I believe we must get there. I don’t believe we get there in two weeks.”

The case is the latest where overseas money backed illicit cannabis-growing operations in places where the plant is legal for adults, prosecutors said.

Under the House-approved bill, adult-use cannabis stores would open for business as soon as July 2020. Will Senate Democrats stand in the way?

Is cannabis actually coming to Whole Foods? Maybe. But likely not before the next superfood has come and gone.