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UPDATE AND CORRECTION: La.: Legalization bill passes out of committee, heads to full House!

Apr 28, 2021

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We're writing to note a correction and a handful of updates in regard to the Louisiana email sent yesterday. After the House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee approved HB 524, it passed another legalization bill — Rep. Candace Newell’s HB 243 — in a 6-5 vote. Both bills are headed to the House floor and could receive a vote as early as next week.

La.: Legalization bill passes out of committee, heads to full House!

Apr 27, 2021

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Great news! In a 6-5 vote, the Louisiana House Administration of Criminal Justice Committee voted to advance Rep. Richard Nelson’s bill to legalize and regulate marijuana for adults 21 and older. It now heads to the full House of Representatives!

Nebraska families and patients need you to contact your state senator about medical cannabis

Apr 15, 2021

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Last night, I was on a Facebook Live event with Nebraskan Families for Medical Cannabis, a coalition of patients and parents of children with epilepsy who are fighting to pass a medical cannabis law in Nebraska. Hearing their stories drives home why it’s so important for every Nebraskan to contact their state senator about medical cannabis.