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The legislature provided the latest example from a dysfunctional session Monday as a bipartisan effort to legalize recreational marijuana broke down minutes before its public announcement. Reps. Josh Elliott, D-Hamden, and Melissa Ziobron, R-East Haddam, engaged in an argument a few feet from...

It has virtually no chance of passage, but House majority leaders said Monday they may throw a bone to supporters of recreational marijuana, and allow them to bring the issue to the floor for a brief - and losing - debate. Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz and House Majority Leader said...

At the close of the 2017 legislative session, marijuana remains illegal to produce, possess, use or sell in Texas. While cities like Dallas have moved to implement cite-and-release policies, which allow police to send people holding marijuana home with a court summons, the state maintains its...

Legislation decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana in New Hampshire is on its way to Gov. Chris Sununu's desk, and he is expected to sign it into law. The House on Thursday voted to concur with a change in the bill made by the state, marking the final legislative action on...

During the 2017 legislative session, lawmakers accomplished some objectives and punted on others. Those bills included some that regulate marijuana. (Oh, you didn't think it was just legal, did you?) Here's what's up with new laws that all you responsible tokers ought to be aware of. As of...

Almost from the moment the gavel fell on the regular legislative session Monday night, there were already calls for a special session. The regular session was grinding and filled with squabbling –- and ended three days late –- and some members wanted to do it all over again. Only not really...

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...

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...

Time ran out in the Texas House late Thursday on a proposed law that would have reduced the penalty for possession of small amounts of marijuana in the state to below that of most traffic tickets. A midnight deadline passed without the full House taking up House Bill 81 for initial...

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...

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...

The House Judiciary Committee gave its approval Wednesday morning to legislation that would legalize possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana, setting the stage for a final vote on the House floor that could come as early as Wednesday afternoon. Both the House and Senate have...

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...

With the clock ticking down on the current session of the Texas Legislature, advocates for legalizing medicinal marijuana in the state are replacing their appeals to lawmakers' compassion for suffering patients with political pressure. About two dozen supporters of medicinal marijuana rallied...

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...

With just one day left to pass a bill, House and Senate Republican leaders are still struggling to strike a deal on the rollout of a voter-approved constitutional amendment legalizing marijuana for patients with debilitating conditions. The leaders have reached agreement on a variety of...

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...

There's no question that the Vermont House and Senate have very different views concerning the legalization of marijuana. In the final days of the session, some lawmakers are trying to bridge this gap with a new compromise plan. On one end of the legalization spectrum is the Senate plan to...