Tomorrow, the U.S. House of Representatives will once again vote on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which would end the federal prohibition of cannabis and create important protections for individuals, the emerging cannabis industry, and those harmed by prohibition policies.

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has begun its public policy discussion for the retail marijuana regulations to implement Question 4. While we will address a few items during the upcoming public hearings, the first few days have generally shown encouraging results! The commission has looked at a variety of issues around marijuana business licensing and has made a few key determinations already: Businesses that derive more than 50% of revenue from marijuana may apply for a social consumption…

Connecticut has been removing prior marijuana convictions for the vast majority of people who apply since a recent state Supreme Court decision. Associated Press reports: Connecticut judges have granted more than 80 percent of requests to erase marijuana possession convictions since the state decriminalized small amounts of pot in 2011, state Judicial Branch records show. Superior Court judges have approved 32 of 39 petitions to erase convictions for marijuana possession in the past four years,…