Politics

Update: A newly formed campaign, Start Smart NY, was launched on June 12 to support legalization. Empire State NORML is a member of the coalition supporting it's efforts.  Update: The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, State Senate Bill S3040, has...

Update: Lawmakers failed to move AB 6198 out of committee. No action will be taken on this measure this legislative session. Assembly Bill 6198 prohibits “a person from operating a motor vehicle with a concentration of marijuana in the blood”...

Update: No decriminalization bill passed before the legislative crossover and likely will not be voted on this year.  Lawmakers in the House and Senate are once again considering multiple legislative bills to decriminalize the possession of up to one ounce...

Update: H. 5551, to establish a study commission to examine marijuana legalization, is scheduled to be heard May 12. Update: H. 5555 was heard on April 11 but was "held for futher study." Update: House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello’s office says it is...

UPDATE: This bill has been defeated and a new bill has been introduced that is much narrower in scope.  -------------- Wyoming State Rep. Mark Baker has introduced HB 157 to decriminalize the possession of up to 3 ounces of marijuana.  Baker’s bill...

Update: HB 2003 was not given consideration before the Arizona Legislative Crossover date therefore will not be voted on this year.  Arizona Representative Mark Cardenas has introduced legislation to permit the cultivation and retail sale of marijuana for adults. House Bill...

Update: HB 2002 was not given consideration before the Arizona Legislative Crossover date therefore will not be voted on this year.  Arizona Representative Mark Cardenas has introduced legislation, House Bill 2002, which is making its way through committee, to defelonize...

Legislation is pending to eliminate criminal penalties for marijuana possession offenses. Senate bill 1269 provides a civil penalty of no more than $100 for a first-time marijuana possession violation -- no arrest, no jail time, and no criminal record.  Under current...

Victory: Virgina Governor Terry McAuliffe signed SB 1027 into law on March 16. Update: SB1027 has been passed unanimously by both the House (99-0) and Senate (38-0) and now heads to the Governor to be signed into law or vetoed....

Update: Governor Chris Sununu signed HB 640, which amends possession penalties for up to 3/4 of an ounce of marijuana and up to five grams of hashish, into law on July 18. The new decriminalization law takes effect in...