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The term "medical marijuana" could soon be scrubbed clean from state law and replaced instead with the phrase "medical cannabis." Lawmakers passed a bill this year that requires the state to make the change in state statutes, Hawaii Administrative Rules and in all state Department of Health...

President Donald Trump has signaled that he and the DOJ will ignore congressional mandates protecting Medical Marijuana states, Florida fails to complete Medical Marijuana implementation legislation. Thursday US AG Jeff Sessions signaled that the DOJ will enforce the laws and seek maximum...

Vermont's drug testing law is one of the most restrictive in the nation. Random testing is prohibited and some type of EAP or referral service is required in order to conduct drug testing. This law also applies to public sector workplace drug testing. However, on May 10th, 2017, the Vermont...

For years, most bills in Texas related in any way to marijuana died in committee with little to no progress. This year was a shining exception. Thursday night Texas NORML declared it the "end of the road for marijuana reform in Texas" in 2017, as none of the bills that advocates had high hopes...

Bill moves back to House for approval of change from one ounce to three-quarters. The state Senate has joined the House in passing legislation to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. The vote on Thursday afternoon in favor of an amended House Bill 640 was 17-6. The Senate...

Should adults be allowed to buy pot-infused gummy bears, lollipops or other candies? State Sens. Patricia Farley and Tick Segerblom say no, but some lawmakers say a ban would go too far in restricting the budding marijuana industry. Senate Bill 344, co-sponsored by Farley, an independent...

New Hampshire's state Senate's scheduled to vote Thursday on a measure that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Similar bills have passed through the state House of Representatives eight times over the past decade. But they've been repeatedly shot in the Senate...

Delaware took another step toward becoming the ninth state to approve recreational marijuana up to an ounce for those over 21. The General Assembly's House Revenue and Finance Committee voted 10-2 Wednesday to release legislation to legalize recreational cannabis. However, it could take...

Vermont’s Legislature become the first in the nation Wednesday to approve a recreational marijuana legalization bill. Vermont's bill, which would legalize small amounts of marijuana possession in 2018 and anticipate the possibility of a taxed and regulated legal marijuana market, was approved...

Today, the Vermont House gave final approval to a bill that would legalize possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana. If signed by Gov. Phil Scott the legislation would help further nullify the unconstitutional federal prohibition on cannabis in the state. Senate Bill 22 (S,22)...

With little time left this legislative session, supporters of House Bill 2107 will stand outside the Texas Capitol today in hopes of pressuring lawmakers to put their bill on the state Senate's calendar. If not, Texans will have to wait another two years for another crack at changing the state's...

The Delaware House Revenue & Finance Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday at 3 p.m., for legislation that, if passed, would tax and regulate the recreational use of marijuana for adults in Delaware. The committee will hear testimony before voting on House Bill 110, also known as the...

When Ana Maria Abba's autistic son started taking CBD oil, which comes from cannabis, the changes were obvious. They lived in California at the time, where medical marijuana is legal. Diagnosed as severely autistic at age two, her son often had unexpected outbursts if he became too excited or...

Time is running out for a medical marijuana bill that has attracted considerable bipartisan support this legislative session. Although the bill has nearly 80 House members from both parties signed on as co-authors, it's still not scheduled for a vote – and Thursday is the last day for the House...

Amid several pressing legislative deadlines, some lawmakers are concerned that a bill to expand the medicinal use of marijuana won’t ever get its day on the House floor. House Bill 2107 would expand the “Compassionate Use Act” — a measure that was signed into law in 2015 — and allow the use of...

Though a measure to legalize possession of marijuana passed a major milestone Wednesday, the bill is not on a trajectory to pass this year. The House gave final approval on a 75-71 vote to H.170, a bill that would allow adults to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana and grow small numbers of...

A bill that would have blocked Oregon employers from firing workers for legal, off-hours marijuana use is dead for the session. Key backer Sen. Floyd Prozanski, a Eugene Democrat, acknowledged Tuesday the demise of Senate Bill 301 in the face of virulent business opposition and skepticism among...

Adults in Vermont are one step closer toward being able to consume marijuana without worrying about going to jail after the House passed a measure this week aimed at legalizing recreational cannabis. Although only by a slim margin, the bill was approved with a 71 to 74 vote Tuesday. The bill...

Just before Olympia's regular session ended, a huge "omnibus bill" of pot laws quietly passed the legislature. The bill tackles a ton of legal issues, and it is now sitting on the governor's desk waiting for a signature. Governor Jay Inslee has 20 days to sign it, though his office declined to...

A bill to allow severely ill or disabled patients to use medical cannabis has growing, bipartisan support. But time is running out for passage. UPDATE: After a big bipartisan push on and off the House floor Friday, Public Health Committee Chair Four Price, R-Amarillo, called an impromptu...