013 Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rand Paul (R-KY) have introduced S. 619, the bipartisan “Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013,” allowing judges to set aside mandatory...
On Monday, Nevada became the latest state to see a marijuana legalization bill filed this year. Assemblyman Joe Hogan (D-Las Vegas) introduced Assembly Bill 402, which would allow...
A bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana in Maryland passed the state Senate Tuesday by a nearly two-to-one margin. The vote was...
013 A bill allowing seriously ill New Hampshire residents to use marijuana for medical purposes moved one step closer to becoming law Wednesday afternoon when the House...
Following overwhelming approval of the medical marijuana ballot initiative in November, Massachusetts’ patients are waiting for safe access to their medicine as the state proceeds with implementation....
Ohio Rights Group launched the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment this weekend, gathering the 1,000 signatures required to obtain a state-wide petition. The amendment would legalize medical marijuana...
As of Tuesday, there will be limited legal protections for people who witness or experience a drug overdose in the District of Columbia and summon medical assistance....
NORML will be among a number of advocacy groups in Annapolis tomorrow to testify in favor of House Bill 1453, which seeks to legalize and regulate adult marijuana...
Bills to allow for the use of medical marijuana in Minnesota have popular support and may still be introduced this year, but will be little more than...
Vermont has become the latest state to see a marijuana legalization bill filed this year. House Bill 499, “An Act Relating to Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana,” was introduced...
Nevada Assemblyman Joe Hogan will introduce a bill today legalizing marijuana in Nevada. The bill is being cosponsored by fellow Assemblymen Andrew Martin and Paul Aizley. Hogan is...
In Maryland, proving that marijuana is for a medical marijuana patient as a legal defense against marijuana possession charges has been approved by the senate. The bill...
As New Hampshire moves forward with medical marijuana, residents and legislators are looking at what works and what doesn’t in surrounding states with medical marijuana programs. One...
Last month, Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) introduced legislation, House Resolution 499, which would effectively end the federal prohibition on marijuana and allow states to set their own...
Colorado’s “Joint Select Committee on the Implementation of the Amendment 64 Task Force Recommendations” has set meetings for March 15 and March 22. The committee will be...
A bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults and depenalize the possession of up to a half pound of pot, narrowly...
House Bill 184 is scheduled for a hearing today. The bill does not decriminalize marijuana in Texas, but the penalties for possession of up to an ounce...
Joshua Sharfstein, Maryland’s health secretary, expressed support for Dan Morhaim’s medical marijuana bills. Sharfstein says the administration has changed their position on medical marijuana because the federal...
A 2011 bill devastated Montana’s medical marijuana industry. Since that bill passed, Montana MMJ patients have dropped by about 75% and providers have dropped by more than...
