New Hampshire Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bill | Marijuana Policy Project
CONCORD, NH — New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed a bill into law Tuesday that will decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in the Granite State. The new law will officially take effect in 60 days, making New Hampshire the 22nd state in the nation — and the last of the New England states […]
New Hampshire Governor Signs Marijuana Decriminalization Bill | The Daily Chronic
Massachusetts High Court: Patient Fired for Medical Marijuana Use Can Sue for Discrimination | Scott Gacek
BOSTON, MA — Massachusetts’ highest court ruled on Monday that a medical marijuana patient could sue her former employer for discrimination after being fired for testing positive for the substance in a drug test. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rejected the argument made by Advantage Sales and Marketing that the patient, Christina Barbuto, could not sue for […]
Massachusetts High Court: Patient Fired for Medical Marijuana Use Can Sue for Discrimination | The Daily Chronic
Economic Stimulus Package: Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed in Wisconsin | TJ Baker
MADISON, WI — With a state budget talks at a standstill, a Wisconsin state representative has introduced a bill to create a “true economic stimulus package” for the state: legalizing and taxing marijuana sales. Wisconsin state Rep. Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) introduced the bill Thursday. This is Sargent’s third attempt to legalize marijuana in Wisconsin, having […]
Economic Stimulus Package: Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed in Wisconsin | The Daily Chronic
Uruguay, First Country in the World to Legally Regulate Marijuana, Begins Retail Sales Wednesday | Drug Policy Alliance
Uruguay will begin sales of legal marijuana for adult residents on July 19. The marijuana legalization proposal was put forward by former President José Mujica in 2012 as part of a comprehensive package aimed at improving public safety. Uruguay’s parliament gave final approval to the measure in December 2013, making theirs the first country in the world […]
Uruguay, First Country in the World to Legally Regulate Marijuana, Begins Retail Sales Wednesday | The Daily Chronic
Marijuana Advocates Ask NH Gov. to Veto Marijuana Study Commission Bill | Marijuana Policy Project
CONCORD, NH — Advocates for legalizing and regulating marijuana in New Hampshire sent a letter to Gov. Chris Sununu on Thursday, asking him to veto House Bill 215, a bill that would create a study commission to consider marijuana legalization and regulation. The letter, which was signed by leading advocates including the bill’s prime sponsor, Rep. […]
Marijuana Advocates Ask NH Gov. to Veto Marijuana Study Commission Bill | The Daily Chronic
Michigan Marijuana Legalization Drive Reaches 100,000 Signatures | Paul Armentano
Proponents of a Michigan voter initiative effort to legalize and regulate the personal use and retail sale of cannabis statewide has gathered over 100,000 signatures in the past six weeks. Advocates must collect a total of 252,523 valid signatures from registered voters by mid-November in order to qualify the measure — the Michigan Regulation and […]
Michigan Marijuana Legalization Drive Reaches 100,000 Signatures | The Daily Chronic
Action Alert: Tell the Senate to Expand Veterans’ Access to Medical Cannabis | NORML
This Wednesday, July 12th, members of the Senate Appropriations Committee will convene to discuss the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. This legislative debate provides lawmakers with the opportunity to expand much needed medical marijuana access to our nation’s veterans. Presently, V.A. doctors in states where cannabis therapy is permitted are forbidden […]
Action Alert: Tell the Senate to Expand Veterans’ Access to Medical Cannabis | The Daily Chronic
Tale of Two New Yorks as NYPD Continues Discriminatory Marijuana Arrests | Drug Policy Alliance
NEW YORK, NY — The Marijuana Arrest Research Project will release a major report Tuesday, commissioned by the Drug Policy Alliance. The report, Unjust and Unconstitutional: 60,000 Jim Crow Marijuana Arrests in Mayor de Blasio’s New York, shows that despite changing mayoral administrations and police commissioners, the NYPD continues to make large numbers of unjust and […]
Tale of Two New Yorks as NYPD Continues Discriminatory Marijuana Arrests | The Daily Chronic
Oregon’s Legal Marijuana Economy is Generating Millions, Report Says | NORML
SALEM, OR — Oregon’s state licensed cannabis industry has created over 12,500 new jobs and is generating over $ 300 million in annual wages, according to a preliminary economic report provided to the legislature’s House Committee on Economic Development and Trade. The report, authored by Whitney Economics, identified over 900 cannabis-related businesses (as of February 21, 2007), with another 1,225 businesses […]
Oregon’s Legal Marijuana Economy is Generating Millions, Report Says | The Daily Chronic
Nevada Reaps $ 500k in Pot Taxes while Massachusetts Earns Nothing | Scott Gacek
Two of the states that legalized the adult use of marijuana in November have taken very different approaches to the opening of the retail marijuana marketplace. In Nevada, where lawmakers and state regulators pushed for an early start to retail marijuana sales six months before the voter-approved measure called for it, marijuana sales began just […]
Nevada Reaps $ 500k in Pot Taxes while Massachusetts Earns Nothing | The Daily Chronic