AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Legislators in Maine have sent a compromise bill governing marijuana retail sales to Republican Gov. Paul LePage, who has vowed to veto it. The Senate gave final approval to the bill Tuesday. LePage recently said he’d veto it because it won’t combine medical and adult-use marijuana…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure to help improve diversity in Maryland’s new medical marijuana industry received final approval by the General Assembly on Monday, as lawmakers worked toward a midnight deadline when the legislative session is scheduled to end. Maryland lawmakers also will be working on measures designed to…
Colorado legislators this week doused the latest attempt to establish licensed cannabis consumption clubs in the state, but another social-use bid remains alive. A bill to establish a marijuana consumption club license and accompanying regulations for adult-use cannabis spaces failed on a vote of 6-1 in the Senate Committee on…
WASHINGTON — A $ 1.3 trillion plan to fund the federal government through the end of September won’t include protections for the recreational marijuana industry — a blow to Colorado lawmakers who tried to add that language to the must-pass bill. The legislators wanted the measure to include a provision…
Published: Feb 27, 2018, 11:04 am • Updated: Feb 27, 2018, 11:04 am By The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma lawmakers are considering regulations on the medical marijuana industry before a statewide vote in June on whether to approve its use. The Oklahoman reports that the Senate Health and…
Published: Feb 19, 2018, 11:14 am • Updated: Feb 19, 2018, 11:16 am By Michael Catalini, Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — A bipartisan group of lawmakers urged caution on marijuana legalization on Thursday and instead introduced legislation to eliminate penalties for possessing small amounts of the drug. Democratic state Sens.…
Published: Feb 12, 2018, 5:22 pm • Updated: Feb 12, 2018, 5:22 pm By The Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Some New Mexico lawmakers are pushing to add opioid addiction to the list of qualifying conditions for the state’s medical marijuana program. Supporters gathered Monday in Santa Fe…
Published: Jan 30, 2018, 7:18 am • Updated: Jan 30, 2018, 7:18 am By Bob Christie, Associated Press PHOENIX — A Republican lawmaker has persuaded nearly the entire Legislature to sign on in support of his proposal to require medical marijuana to be tested for mold and agricultural chemicals. The…
Published: Jan 17, 2018, 10:16 am • Updated: Jan 17, 2018, 10:16 am By John Frank, The Denver Post Three months ago, a special legislative session to fix a mistake Colorado lawmakers made regarding pot taxes disintegrated into partisan finger-pointing and blame. Now, with a new session underway, the discord…
Published: Dec 18, 2017, 3:09 pm • Updated: Dec 18, 2017, 3:09 pm By Marina Villeneuve, The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine lawmakers are preparing for a 2018 session where marijuana legalization is expected to take center stage. The sale of recreational marijuana is set to become legal Feb.…