For years, state leaders have stalled on meaningful cannabis reform. This ballot measure would finally show them, with no uncertainty, how strongly the people of Tennessee support access to medical cannabis for patients who need it.
Under current law, patients may legally use medical cannabis, but many healthcare facilities prohibit it on their premises. This creates a painful barrier for seriously ill patients who rely on medical cannabis for symptom relief but cannot leave their care facilities.
Last week, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission awarded the last standalone dispensary license, after a state Appeals Court dismissed a lawsuit holding up the awarding of the license.
Most medical marijuana programs in the nation allow edibles with proper labeling and dosage limits. Meanwhile, over half of the programs allow home cultivation.
While we are relieved by these votes, it is outrageous that patients are continuing to have to plead with lawmakers not to whittle away — or completely repeal — their legal protections.
The Nebraska General Affairs Committee is fast-tracking a devastating bill, which would gut the voter-enacted Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act and give more power to a hostile commission.
2026 could be the year that South Carolina finally joins dozens of other states that give patients the medical freedom to use cannabis with a doctor’s certification.