Mississippi’s 2026 legislative session is underway, and there are multiple medical cannabis bills proposed!

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.

Kansas remains one of only 10 states that do not have a comprehensive medical cannabis program.

There has yet to be an announced launch date for sales at additional dispensaries, but many, including Gov. Andy Beshear (D), are hoping by the end of January.

With the recent federal actions to potentially reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III substance, now is the time for Georgia to expand its very limited low-THC program.

At long last, Wisconsin has an opportunity to join the 40 other states that allow medical cannabis! Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R) recently filed a medical cannabis bill, along with two Republican cosponsors. There’s a narrow window to get the bill done, and we need all hands on deck to make it happen! If you live in Wisconsin, let your state rep and senator know it’s past time to allow patients to relieve their suffering with medical cannabis. If you have a personal connection to the issue…

Nebraska’s emergency rules for medical cannabis have gotten even worse in their latest iteration. After successfully demanding that regulators add a hard cap on medical cannabis plants, Gov. Jim Pillen (R) signed new emergency regulations into law on September 9. As emergency rules, these will need to be replaced with permanent rules.  Outrageously, the emergency rules ban the sale of all edibles, in addition to raw flower and vaporization products. They cap the total number of growers at four and…

On September 1, HB 46 took effect, significantly expanding the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), Texas’ restrictive medical cannabis law. Some parts of the law, however, required administrative rulemaking to implement: The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has proposed rules to license more dispensing organizations and to allow satellite locations.    The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has proposed rules including to create processes for requesting approval of devices for non-smoked…

It is more important than ever for constituents to reach out to their legislators and voice support for medical cannabis.