Despite Senate President Jeb Bradley’s opposition to legalization — and his stated preference that legalization die — he did not stack the committee of conference on legalization (HB 1633) with prohibitionists.
Today and tomorrow, the New Hampshire Senate will be voting on a long list of bills, including cannabis legalization (HB 1633), annulment + resentencing (HB 1539), and legalizing home cultivation for therapeutic cannabis (HB 1231)!
On Monday, April 22nd, 2024, in a shocking turn of events, the Hawai’i Senate defeated the House-passed version of SB 2487, which would have expanded the state’s paltry decriminalization law. The Senate had previously approved an earlier version of SB 2487, 24-1. It had also passed full legalization, which died in the House Finance Committee.
Sen. Angus McKelvey was one of the 14 senators to flip from “yes” on March 5’s vote to “no” yesterday. He claimed, “The Senate sent a very good, reasonable…
On Thursday, April 25, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding hearings on two bills that would transform cannabis policy in the Granite State — legalization bill HB 1633 and annulment/resentencing bill HB 1539.
This April, we’re doing a deep dive on the past, present, and future of cannabis policy. Check out our recent posts highlighting some of the major historical milestones in cannabis policy reform and the current landscape of cannabis policy in the United States.
We're sorry to report that Hawaii’s legalization bill has died without being scheduled for a hearing in House Finance. While this is disappointing, legalization got further this year than ever before and we’re not giving up until it crosses the finish line. The bill’s House sponsor, Rep. David Tarnas, is committed to continuing working on the bill and researching the issue in the interim.
A new poll from widely respected Republican research firm Tarrance Group shows that a majority of likely voters in the United States support legalizing marijuana in all 50 states.
