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A hearing on the Cannabis Compassion and Care Act, a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in Kansas, received a hearing by the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs on Feb. 20. The bill was introduced by Sen. David Haley (D-Kansas City), who said his bill was the latest in...

Georgia lawmakers are working on bills that would open the state's medical cannabis registry to more patients, but folks who have post-traumatic stress disorder might not make the list. A key state House committee has endorsed letting people join the registry if they have AIDS or HIV...

Rep. Tom Garrett, R-5th, introduced legislation Monday that would federally decriminalize marijuana, according to a news release from his office. The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017 would take marijuana off the federal controlled substance list if it is passed. The release...

State lawmakers have filed a bill that would legalize marijuana for medical use in North Carolina — a perennial proposal that has failed to gain traction in the past. Longtime medical-marijuana advocate Rep. Kelly Alexander of Charlotte filed the bill Wednesday with support from 10 fellow...

Lincoln – Hemp may grow wild across Nebraska, but if you want to make clothing or other products out of the industrial cousin of marijuana, you'll have to buy it cultivated from Canada. John Lupien of Omaha, a founding partner in a hemp processing company called BastCore, said Tuesday he...

Cheyenne — A bill legalizing hemp farming in Wyoming is still alive after being passed out of a Senate committee Friday. House Bill 230 would allow the Wyoming Department of Agriculture to apply for a federal permit to begin a hemp production program in Wyoming. Once that permission is...

Logan, W.Va. – During an interview with the Logan Banner, state senator Richard Ojeda said he hopes his bill for legalized medical marijuana would help with the area's opioid addiction problem. "The bill gives doctors give practitioners the ability to prescribe medical marijuana for things they...

Des Moines – Iowa's medical cannabis program would not only be extended, but dramatically expanded under legislation that received its first hearing Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol. A three-person panel of state legislators advanced a bill that would extend the current program, which permits...

Concord, N.H. – For the first time in New Hampshire, a bill to legalize recreational marijuana is being introduced in the Senate. The bill, introduced by Sen. Jeff Woodburn, D- Dalton, might face long odds and opposition from many in law enforcement, as well as the governor. But supporters...

Indianapolis, Ind. — People who have epilepsy could be treated with a marijuana-derived oil under a bill approved by the Indiana House. The bill passed the chamber Tuesday on a 98-0 vote. The state Senate previously approved a similar measure. Indiana's legislature has long resisted...

Salem – Most Oregon employers would lose the right to fire employees or deny employment to a candidate who uses marijuana during non-work hours, under a bill proposed by lawmakers on the legislative marijuana regulation committee. The controversial legislation makes exceptions for certain...

Proposed legislation that would make significant changes to a medical marijuana initiative passed by voters last fall will be among the highlights of the final week of floor sessions prior to crossover. Senate Bill 2344 is expected to move out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday...

On the first anniversary of Australian Medicinal Cannabis legislation that was supposed to be the "missing link" for patients, I want to say that that could not be further from the truth. In fact, though it pains me to say it, it is coming very close to being an outright lie. Off the back...

A bill providing for research of the medical uses for cannabis extracts passed through a committee Thursday and will now head to the full Utah Senate for consideration. The bill's sponsor, Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem, said the bill's purpose is to gather enough credible research on cannabis extracts...

In any business, the owner can trademark the name, logo and even images associated with their business with the United States government. Every business, that is, expect the marijuana business.vThe federal government grants trademarks for businesses but the federal government still classifies...

Fort Wayne, Ind. — The Indiana Senate cleared a bill that would allow people with epilepsy to have access to cannabis oil. Many families are in favor if this. Such as Erica Walker's. Her daughter Mallory was born healthy, no indications of illness. Shortly after, that all changed. "It was...

Little Rock, Ark. - A new bill seeks to limit the way medical marijuana patients could consume the drug in Arkansas. If passed, Senate Bill 333 would outlaw what are known as marijuana "edibles." Edibles provide a way to ingest the drug and feel the effects without having to smoke it...

Cheyenne — A Senate committee on Monday scaled back a bill that modifies the penalty structure for marijuana possession and closes the "edibles loophole" for marijuana-containing products. House Bill 197 was passed by the House of Representatives last week on a 52-6-2 vote. Under the House...

Santa Fe, N.M. — A bill that would legalize and tax marijuana in New Mexico is facing a road block. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the Senate Judiciary Committee held off on making a decision on the bill Friday. The bill's sponsor Sen. Gerald Ortiz Y Pino said he will work on a revised...

A bill under consideration at the Oklahoma Legislature would legalize medical marijuana for patients with some conditions, including cancer and HIV. Rep. Eric Proctor, D-Tulsa, said he decided to introduce the bill this session after several constituents from his district had to leave the state...