Marijuana Politics

Cannabis legalization largely stalled out in 2024 amid cross-chamber disagreements in state legislatures and ballot measure letdowns on Election Day. Nebraska was the lone state to advance reform last year via overwhelming support behind a pair of medical cannabis legalization measures in November

After over 15 years as a police officer, Ralph Miller took up a new job. In some ways, it’s familiar work: driving around with a partner and staying alert for potential threats. But his new ride is an unmarked van filled with cannabis. Every week Miller pulls up to a cultivator and loads up the van

In recent weeks, legislators across the nation have introduced multiple bills to recriminalize marijuana and roll back the rights of responsible cannabis consumers. These include measures repealing patients’ access to medical cannabis, imposing prohibitively high marijuana sales taxes, outlawing

Heading to the Sunshine State, spring breakers? Get ready to enjoy sun, surf and sand. ... but leave your weed vapes and edibles at home. Recreational marijuana remains illegal in Florida, although it is legal in about half the country. An amendment last year to make recreational marijuana legal in

The Italian hemp industry has received unexpected support from the centre-right Forza Italia party, strengthening its position against an existential threat from the wider government. As the Meloni administration continues its relentless efforts to impose a ‘grotesque crackdown’ on all commercial

According to a new survey, two out of three Pennsylvanians support the legalization of recreational cannabis in the Commonwealth. ResponsiblePA unveiled independent polling that indicated 68 percent of respondents back proposed legislation. That number rises to nearly 3-in-4 (75%) when voters were

The global cannabis market is poised for significant transformation in 2025, as more countries inch closer to legalizing cannabis for medical, recreational, or industrial purposes. This growing wave of legalization is driven by shifting public attitudes, economic incentives, and evolving

The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is facing another legal challenge over its handling of the cannabis rescheduling process. Doctors for Drug Policy Reform (D4DPR), a nonprofit group of medical professionals representing over 400 physicians, has become the latest organisation to accuse the

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Legislators are advancing a bill to overhaul Ohio’s recreational marijuana law, including raising the excise tax, limiting the number of dispensaries that can open in the state, and reducing the number of cannabis plants that can be grown at home. Senate Bill 56 received a

A nonprofit organization of medical professions in support of evidence-based cannabis regulation filed a brief on Feb. 17 in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit related to its exclusion from the rescheduling hearing process. Doctors for Drug Policy Reform (D4DPR) and its president, Bryon

TAMPA, Fla. - Even though recreational marijuana didn't pass in November, efforts to expand medical marijuana are now in the works. If passed, Florida Senate bill 546 would make it so patients could grow their own marijuana at home. The backstory: For some medical marijuana patients in Florida

One day after Bullrich's announcement, presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni tempered the government's stance, stating that REPROCANN would not be abolished outright but rather "reformulated." Speaking at a press briefing, Adorni acknowledged that the program had deviated from its original purpose