Follow this link to contact your lawmaker right now and ask for a YES vote.Lawmakers today in the House of Representatives debated the MORE Act, which is now expected to get a vote by the entire House of Representatives tomorrow. For the first time, Congress will vote on a measure to end the federal war on cannabis.It’s a big deal. And it is a chance for you to have a direct say in the law-making process. If you haven’t already, now is the time to send a message to your lawmaker to ask for support…

Tune in to Regulate Connecticut on Facebook Live for an expert panel featuring an economist, retired police captain, nurse, and clergy member! Incoming House Speaker Matt Ritter recently told the press he thinks there’s a 50/50 chance Connecticut will legalize cannabis in 2021. We need your help to put the issue over the top. We are pleased to announce a Facebook Live community conversation on cannabis legalization and social equity this Thursday, December 3, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This legalization…

Click here to ask lawmakers to vote "yes" on cannabis legalization. Lawmakers in the House of Representatives are poised to vote on the MORE Act, which could come as early as Wednesday. It has been a historic year for cannabis reform, and December is shaping up to be no different.  Click here to send an email message to your representative in the House in support of the MORE Act.This landmark legislation would remove cannabis from the list of controlled substances, expunge criminal records related…

Prohibitionists have filed a lawsuit to overturn the legalization law passed by South Dakota voters on Election Day! Please make a donation to South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws' legal defense fund. Late on Friday, the Superintendent of the South Dakota Highway Patrol and a local County Sheriff filed a lawsuit to overturn Amendment A, the marijuana legalization ballot initiative that was approved by 54% of South Dakota voters on Election Day. Governor Kristi Noem is supporting the lawsuit,…

Ask your state legislators to embrace reform in 2021.The North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice has recognized that cannabis policy reform is essential to racial justice. It is recommending reducing the penalty for possessing up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis to a civil fine and expunging past convictions. It also called for a study of legalization.Let your state lawmakers know you want them to heed this call when they reconvene next year.The task force includes Attorney General…

I should be fired.For the past four years, I have tried to convince my party and my president to embrace marijuana policy reform. It should have been easy. After all, it is consistent with our core beliefs of freedom, individual liberty, personal responsibility, and federalism. But I failed. I know from personal experience as a former legislator who was the original lead sponsor of my state’s first medical marijuana law that drug policy advocacy by a Republican is not the third rail everyone reflexively…

Click here to ask your member of the House to vote “yes” on the MORE Act.Leadership in the House of Representatives recently announced plans to vote on the MORE Act in December. As we’ve reported, this will mark the first time the House has voted to end cannabis prohibition, and the measure takes other major steps toward cannabis policy reform. This is big, and now is the time to reach out to your member of Congress. Follow this link to send a quick message asking your Representative to vote yes…

Ask your state senator to support S.2535/ A.1897.Good news! Yesterday, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee approved S.2535/ A.1897. The combined bills would legalize possession of up to six ounces of cannabis! The measure was approved with an 11-0 vote, with one abstention. The bills now await a floor vote in the Senate. Please email your state senator today to ask them to support this important step to implement the voter-enacted legalization initiative. The amended bills would legalize possession…

Ask your state lawmakers to support legalization, not just decriminalization, immediately, and to improve the regulatory bills! Exciting news! Yesterday, key legislative committees advanced two decriminalization measures and two bills to implement legalization and regulation of cannabis.These come less than a week after New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot question to legalize and regulate cannabis for adults 21 and older. The referendum does not take effect until January 1, 2021,…

It’s been four years since the Pennsylvania General Assembly and Gov. Tom Wolf legalized medical cannabis. But Pennsylvania still has an unscientific law on the books that criminalizes driving with cannabis in one’s system. Because THC can stay in the body for a week, completely sober drivers — including medical cannabis patients — can be wrongfully branded with a DUI conviction!