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Rhode Island lawmakers are moving ahead with an amended legalization bill

May 19, 2022

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Exciting news: Rhode Island could soon become the next state to legalize cannabis for adults!
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Del.: Simple legalization bill heads to governor; regulation bill cleared for House floor vote!

May 12, 2022

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Exciting news! Today, for the first time ever, the Delaware Senate passed a legalization bill — HB 371 — in a 13-7 vote. HB 371 would simply legalize possession of up to one ounce of cannabis for adults 21 and older in Delaware. It passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee just one day earlier.
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Kentucky medical cannabis bill passes out of committee!

Mar 11, 2022

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Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee advanced  HB 136 — the medical cannabis bill — in a 15-1 vote. It now heads to the House floor, which has passed similar bills in past years. 
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Delaware legalization bill falls short of supermajority on House floor

Mar 11, 2022

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Unfortunately, HB 305, a bill to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis for adults 21 and older, fell just two votes short of the needed supermajority (25 votes) to clear the House yesterday. The final vote count was 23 yes, 14 no, and 4 not voting.  
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Del.: Legalization bill scheduled for House floor vote TOMORROW!

Mar 09, 2022

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Big news! HB 305, a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis for adults in Delaware, is scheduled for a vote by the full House of Representatives. The vote is scheduled for TOMORROW, Thursday, March 10. Debate begins at 2 p.m.
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Miss. Senate passes medical cannabis, on to the House!

Jan 13, 2022

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Great news! This afternoon, the Mississippi Senate voted 47-5 to restore a medical cannabis law to the Magnolia State. Now, the bill heads to the House of Representatives, where it is expected to come up in committee as soon as next week.
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N.H. House votes to legalize cannabis possession — but shoots down legal sales

Jan 06, 2022

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This morning, New Hampshire’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives voted to legalize possession and home cultivation of cannabis ­— advancing HB 629 in a lopsided 241-113 vote. Unfortunately, it rejected a more comprehensive legalization bill that included sales — HB 237 — in a 163-170 vote last night.
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N.H. Legislature is back to work: Let lawmakers know it’s time to legalize!

Jan 05, 2022

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New Hampshire’s legislature convened its 2022 legislative session today, starting another year where the “Live Free or Die” State is an island of prohibition, surrounded by states and a country where cannabis is legal.
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The future of Virginia’s legalization law is on the ballot November 2!

Oct 26, 2021

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The last day to vote in the 2021 Virginia General Election is Tuesday, November 2. Virginia has accomplished sweeping cannabis policy reform over the last few years—including legalizing cannabis for adults 21 and older.
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CT legalization vote delayed until special session

Jun 10, 2021

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Yesterday, the 2021 legislative session ended without a vote in the House of Representatives on S.B.1118, which would have legalized cannabis for adults 21 and older. However, legislative leaders plan to reconvene sometime later this month to take up the issue along with implementing the state budget.
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