Politics

Update #2: The House Appropriations Committee released its 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS) Appropriations bill, which determines the funding levels for numerous federal agencies, including the Department of Justice. Predictably, the bill does not include language — known as...

Update: On May 12th the bill was referred to state affairs. State officials in Alaska are considering legislation, HJR 21, to urge the federal government to restrain from interfering in state marijuana laws. HJR 21 urges the current Administration to respect...

Subject: Your Letter: You recently made public statements calling the notion of regulating adult marijuana use "beyond stupidity." Yet, according to a 2015 Rutgers-Eagleton poll, nearly six in ten New Jersey adults support "legalizing, taxing, and regulating marijuana for adults...

Update: The Texas House of Representatives Committee on Public Health approved HR 2107 on May 5 by a vote of 7-2. The bill will now be considered by the Calendars Committee to determine the date of the full House vote.  Update:...

Update: A. 7006 was approved by the Senate on June 20 by a vote of 50 to 13. The measure now awaits action from the Governor. Update: Companion legislation, S. 5629 has passed the Senate Health Committee and now heads...

Legislation is pending to expedite the retail sale of marijuana products to those over the age of 21. LD 1448 and LD 1491 would permit licensed medical cannabis dispensaries the opportunity to "sell limited marijuana retail products to a person...

Legislation was signed into law that permits registered medical cannabis patients to legally use marijuana while on bond in a criminal case. Senate Bill 17 states, “he court shall not require as a condition of any bond that person...

Update: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee voted in favor of AB 62 by a vote of 7-0 on April 27 and now heads to the full Assembly.  Legislation introduced by Assemblyman Jim Wood, AB 62, would ban smoking...

Update: HR 2273 and S. 1008 were referred to committees in their respective chambers. A bipartisan coalition of legislators has introduced HR 2273 to legalize the therapeutic use of cannabidiol (CBD). Senate companion legislation, S. 1008, is also pending before lawmakers. The...

Update: A hearing was held for S. 1152 on June 8th. Update: A bipartisan group of 9 Senators introduced a Senate version of the SAFE Banking Act (S. 1152) on May 18. A bipartisan coalition of more than two dozen co-sponsors...