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Less than a month after Florida lifted a ban on smokable medical cannabis, some lawmakers want to cap potency at just 10% THC.

The “top 10 must-haves for any state cannabis legalization bill,” according to Shaleen Title of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission.

Legalization has traveled a route that looks, from a distance, like the red-and-blue maps that frame many a US political conversation. But look closer, and the trend isn’t so clear.

Legislative leaders are “making progress, but we have a ways to go,” Gov. Phil Murphy said this week.

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.

Years after voters approved a medical marijuana law in the state—and following a high-profile lawsuit—patients will finally have access to smokable cannabis flower.

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.

Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes sponsored the bill and said after the vote the ban never should have been enacted in the first place.