Politics

Subject: Your Letter: Amending federal law to acknowledge the cannabis' therapeutic efficacy is a policy change supported by nearly every American - according to a 2017 Quinnipiac University National poll, 94% of Americans support the use of marijuana by...

Update: Lawmakers reconciled the House and Senate implementation bills on July 16. The reconciled language, H 3818, imposes a new statewide excise tax of 10.75 percent on top of a 6.25 percent sales tax. Cities also have the option...

Governor Brian Sandoval has signed legislation, Senate Bill 487, imposing new tax rates on marijuana-related business transactions. The measure imposes an excise tax of 15 percent on wholesale cannabis sales to both medical and recreational facilities. The measure also imposes...

Update: House Republicans blocked consideration of the bill, as reported by the Burlington Free Press. Nearly all House Republicans, who hold 53 seats, voted against the rule suspension for consid ering the marijuana measure. The bill would have allowed...

Governor Brian Sandoval vetoed legislation, Assembly Bill 259, that sought to allow minor marijuana offenders to vacate and seal their past convictions. The measure stated: "If a person has been convicted of a misdemeanor for the possession of 1 ounce...

Subject: Your Letter: America’s opioid crisis is real, and it requires evidence-based solutions. One such solution is medical cannabis access. Best evidence informs us that medical marijuana access is associated with reduced levels of opioid-related abuse, hospitalization, and mortality....

Update: The 2017 legislative session came to a close with lawmakers taking no further action on S3040A and A. 3506B.  Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) and Assemblymember Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D-Buffalo) have introduced a substantially amended version of the Marijuana Regulation and...

Governor Brian Sandoval has signed legislation, Senate Bill 396, expanding the state’s hemp law to permit broader commercial cultivation of the crop. The new law permits regulators to license growers to engage in hemp cultivation and to produce edible products...

Update: On June 14, House leadership rejected an amendment to the budget to expand the total number of dispensaries. Update: On May 18 the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended measure be held for further study, tabling it for this year. SB 176 is...

Update: AB 1159 passed the Assembly on 5/15 AB 1159, would bring much-needed clarity to the medical and recreational cannabis industry and extend protections for individuals and businesses in their dealings with their legal advisors  The current conflict between federal and...