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A bill that would legalize and regulate the medical use of cannabis hurdled the House committee on health more than a year after it was first filed at the House of Representatives. The House panel, chaired by Quezon 4th District Representative Angelina Tan, approved the draft committee report...

There was no shortage of comments as scores of Mainers filled a hearing room and two overflow rooms at the State House to express their concerns with proposed legislation to regulate the recreational sale of marijuana in Maine. And those testifying were not shy about spelling out what they don't...

The public will weigh in on lawmakers' plans to double the recreational marijuana sales tax to 20 percent and allow for pot drive-thrus and home delivery of pot. The Legislature's Joint Select Committee on Marijuana Legalization Implementation is holding a Tuesday hearing on an omnibus bill...

Peru has announced that it is drafting legislation to set up a wide-reaching medical cannabis program. The Congressional Committee on National Defense in Peru has agreed to the new bill, which will include a framework for medical cannabis. While officials there are not interested in...

For nearly 50 years, hemp's been banned by legislation, which classifies it as a Schedule I drug. Due to its similarities with marijuana, there are those that feel it should be kept illegal. However, there's strong opposition to the current legislation, and a number of congressmen, including Bob...

Pawel Bartoszek, a member of Parliament for Viðreisn (The Reform Party) has proposed a bill for the legalization of cannabis. The proposed bill will put in place a framework of rules about the production, sales, and handling of cannabis products alongside a general decriminalization of cannabis...

For the second time in as many days, U.S. Sen. Al Franken just added his name to a marijuana bill. On Tuesday, the Democratic lawmaker from Minnesota became the fifth cosponsor of legislation to allow cannabis cultivators and sellers operating in accordance with state laws to be taxed just...

Tucked behind acres of corn, you wouldn't believe what your eyes see in a small inlet of farmland. It looks like something that shouldn't be there. It smells like, well, like a sweet version of pot. But, it's not marijuana. Hemp is being grown locally by two farmers, Glenn Rodes and Brian...

The Liberal government's plan to have marijuana legalized by July 2018 won't wipe out the black market for some time, and could come with other unintended consequences, the committee of MPs studying the legislation heard Monday. "It will take time. We will learn what this marketplace needs...

The debate over legalizing marijuana in Delaware is about to begin anew, just weeks after legislators declined to consider the issue. A 25-member task force charged with studying how Delaware might regulate and tax legal weed will hold its first meeting today at 10 a.m. in Dover's Legislative...

The Missouri Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman plans to file industrial hemp legislation again in 2018. State Sen. Brian Munzlinger, R-Williamstown, says Missouri is "missing the boat." "I was at the Southern Legislative Conference two weeks ago and Kentucky and South Carolina, they...

The House of Commons Health Committee will reconvene in Ottawa a week ahead of Parliament resuming to hold full-day hearings on the government's marijuana legalization bill. The committee is holding the marathon session of meetings to get a head start on its study of Bill C-45, the Cannabis...

When New Jersey Senator Cory Booker introduced the Marijuana Justice Act on Aug. 1, he knew its odds of becoming law were slim to none. From a practical perspective, the bill – which would remove cannabis from the Drug Enforcement Agency's scheduling system – is likely to fare no better (and...

California legislators returned to Sacramento Aug. 21 as the Legislature reconvened following a month off. As lawmakers head back to work, there are a number of major issues left to work on. One of the bigger issues that will have a significant effect locally is working out the kinks in...

Decades before cannabis was made illegal in 1937, hemp was a big cash crop for Kentucky. In 1850, the Bluegrass State produced 40,000 tons of the stuff. During World War II, the government paid citizens to grow the plant. Now it's at the center of a bill that would legalize hemp on a federal...

Earlier this month, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the Marijuana Justice Act. To some, this bill may look like another liberal attempt to push for widespread legalization of marijuana across the country. But for those of us who work in this industry and understand the complexities and...

This week, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, sponsored the Marijuana Justice Act of 2017. Without question, this is the most progressive piece of marijuana-related legislation ever filed in the United States Congress. It goes far beyond the popular Rohrabacher-Blumenauer legislation that...

A bill filed in the state senate on Friday is pushing for the expansion of medical marijuana in Texas. State Senator Jose Menendez filed Senate Bill 79 Friday in an attempt to expand the disorders for which medical marijuana can be used. A study done in May shows support for medical...

Legislation to remove hemp from the Controlled Substances Act has a good chance of finding a home in the farm bill this year. That's according to Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., who said this would pave the way for increased cultivation of the specialty crop in all 50 states, including North...

This week Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced a sweeping bill that would not only legalize marijuana at the federal level, but would attempt to reverse the impact that the war on pot has had in poor and minority communities. The Marijuana Justice Act would remove marijuana from the list of...