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Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs Bill to Legalize and Regulate Marijuana

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Pritzker has signed legislation legalizing the adult use of marijuana and regulating its commercial production and retail sale. Illinois is now the eleventh state to legalize adult-use marijuana, and it is the second state to legalize marijuana use via legislative action rather than by voter initiative. Illinois Gov.

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New Hampshire: House Lawmakers Approve Bill Allowing Personal Possession of Marijuana

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New Hampshire House lawmakers today approved legislation, House Bill 1648 , eliminating criminal and civil penalties for activities involving possession and home cultivation of personal use quantities of cannabis. The measure legalizes the possession of up to 3/4 of an ounce of marijuana by those age 21 or older.

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Medical Program Decline

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The Decline of Medical Marijuana in Massachusetts: What It Means for Patients In recent years, Massachusetts, once a pioneer in cannabis reform, has seen its medical marijuana program gradually overshadowed by the booming recreational market. The program aimed to provide safe, legal access to cannabis for patients with chronic conditions.

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Tribe is Expanding Cannabis Cultivation, Overgrowing the State Program

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South Dakota still has harsh penalties surrounding cannabis consumption, and its newly instated medical cannabis program remains heavily restricted. Voters legalized medical cannabis in South Dakota via ballot initiative on November 3rd, 2020. Overly Restrictive State Sanctioned MMJ Program in SD Has Room For Improvement.

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Pennsylvania: Medical Marijuana Patients Protest for Better Protections, Lower Prices

NORML

These events offer a voice to the large number of registered medical marijuana patients who are deeply dissatisfied with the current program. Key concerns: Expensive prices, product shortages and quality, few legal protections and the daily threat of a DUI charge. Employers and law enforcement are also playing catch up to the new laws.

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Virginia, Marijuana, and How Medical Legalization May Unfold in the South

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The American South has been one of the toughest (weed) cookies to crack when it comes to marijuana reform, despite legalization’s wildfire spread over the past half-decade. To be fair, Democrats didn’t mention weed legalization on their party’s official platform until 2016.). JM Pedini | Photo by Adam Ewing.

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The Rise of Anti-Legalization Efforts

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When it comes to any hot-button issue like cannabis legalization, there are always two sides, often without much middle ground. For those looking through a pro-legalization lens, efforts to continue federal prohibition and bar states from legalizing should be a thing of the past. Current Anti-Legalization Efforts in the U.S.