Canna Care Docs

JUNE 5, 2025

Legislative Action to Expand Access The Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance continues to advocate for policies that strengthen the program. In 2025, MPAA worked closely with legislators to introduce two key bills: H.163

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Given the more cannabis-accepting direction that Texas legislation has moved in, it feels somewhat less likely that Senate Bill 3, eliminating the sale of any consumable THC products, would pass in its current form. Of course, its impossible to truly know what will happen with the current cannabis bills under consideration.

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NORML

MARCH 17, 2025

"Just as patients taking traditional medications do not face punishment in the workplace unless their on-the-job performance is impaired, those who use medical cannabis during their off-hours should not face sanctions solely because of their status as a medical marijuana patient."

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2025

Comply with relevant workplace health and safety legislation. What are employer obligations regarding workplace drug testing? Employers should: Establish fair and transparent testing policies. Ensure that testing aligns with anti-discrimination and privacy laws. Can employers enforce a zero-tolerance cannabis policy?

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NORML

JUNE 21, 2025

As required by separate legislation signed by the Governor earlier this year, all pardoned cannabis possession offenses will be removed from public view by January 31, 2026. The post Maryland: Governor Issues Additional Round of Marijuana-Related Pardons appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

JUNE 2, 2025

Provisions in the bill open the program to those suffering from chronic pain, among other newly eligible conditions. It also expands the variety of cannabis formulations that may be possessed by patients and significantly increases total number of state-licensed dispensaries that can operate in the state.

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Veriheal

MARCH 19, 2025

In South Dakota, cannabis law history was finally made by being the first state to have voters approve not just the medical cannabis initiative but adult-use cannabis legislation at the same time in 2020. But this voter-approved legislation was short-lived as it was unjustly overturned in court.

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Illinois News Joint

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Additionally, hearing feedback from both legislators, constituents, and stakeholders at all levels, IDFPR has started the process to implement a new licensing system. IDFPR FY2025 goals include: Continue working with CROO and the legislature to pass legislation to expand access to cannabis for medical patients.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2025

"Marylanders already pay a premium tax on retail cannabis products. Raising these taxes even higher will undoubtedly drive prices out of reach for some consumers. They will also hurt state-licensed businesses, many of which have already invested millions of dollars in up-front costs and are still struggling to break even."

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Veriheal

MARCH 27, 2025

Are There Other Legislation Proposals For The Iowa Medical Cannabis Program? The number of medical cannabis patients in Iowa by the end of 2024 was right around 18,000. This is a slight dip from the previous year, with 18,230 registered Iowans. Currently, House Study Bill 29 would add THC-beverages to the states open container law.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 19, 2025

This legislation followed recommendations from the Intoxicating Hemp Task Force, which was established a year earlier under SB 22-205. In June 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB 23-271 (codified in C.R.S. 25-5-427 and regulated by 6 CCR 1010-24 ), a landmark bill regulating intoxicating hemp products in the state.

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 20, 2025

I previously highlighted BM 119s Constitutional and labor law exposure, and explained how this initiative arose after a stymied legislative effort by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 (UFCW 555). As expected, Judge Simons findings mirror those of Legislative Counsel in 2023 (see here and here ).

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NORML

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

"The ongoing criminalization of marijuana is a terribly destructive policy that adversely impacts thousands of North Dakotans annually. Minor marijuana possession offenders should not be saddled with an arrest, a criminal record, and with the lifelong penalties and stigma associated with it."

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LifeCannMD

JUNE 23, 2025

New legislation is working to fix this problem. There’s legislation moving through Tallahassee right now ( S0146 / H0993 ) that would protect parents who are medical cannabis patients from losing their kids just because they use their medicine responsibly. The good news?

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Canna Law Blog

MAY 12, 2025

Through legislation: STATES 2.0 Real progress requires strategic policy shifts whether through export-only programs, legislative fixes like STATES 2.0, Either DEA could move marijuana to schedule II or III under HHS current scheduling recommendation, or Attorney General Bondi could unilaterally move it to any schedule under 21 U.S.C.

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Veriheal

MAY 9, 2025

In terms of legislation, these shutdowns can be accounted for by the enactment of Bill 25-872 , the Medical Cannabis Conditional License and Unlicensed Establishment Closure Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2024. The answer is complicated.

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Veriheal

MAY 2, 2025

As the bill progresses through the legislative process, the impact on cannabis businesses, consumers, and the state’s growing hemp industry could be significant. What Is the Senate Bill 3 Texas Hemp Ban Legislation Republican state Senator Charles Perry introduced Senate Bill 3 following a December call from Lt.

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The Cannigma

JUNE 27, 2025

Known as the Compassionate Use Act, this landmark legislation became the first to legalize medical cannabis in the United States. Together, she and Peron turned love into action, transforming grassroots care into legislative change. Her motto? “I I bake the world a better place, one brownie at a time.”

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Veriheal

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

For most of these legislators, it wasn’t their first time advocating for cannabis reform. Lee was responsible for introducing the Marijuana Justice Act, which received the highest number of congressional co-sponsorships of any legislation intended to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act in history.

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Canna Law Blog

JULY 11, 2025

The 2025 Oregon legislative session adjourned on June 27, 2025. Finally, it has a “grandfather” provision for retailers that were legislated out of viability by the 1,000 foot radius rule. Six bills passed with respect to cannabis. SB 162 This one contains myriad law enforcement provisions, as detailed in last month’s post.

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NORML

MAY 8, 2025

NORML has expressed opposition to the state-monopoly model, opining "Adopting this model would arguably make the state (and its employees) vulnerable to litigation and, ultimately, federal preemption. The post Pennsylvania: House Lawmakers Advance Bill Regulating Adult-Use Marijuana Sales in State-Operated Stores appeared first on NORML.

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Illinois News Joint

MAY 30, 2025

Earlier today, the Illinois House Executive Committee approved Senate Bill 2090 , a former public funds bill that has been amended as a shell bill for a new cannabis omnibus.

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NORML

APRIL 22, 2025

"Despite the popularity of these issues among New Hampshire voters, the Senate continue to be an impediment to reform. Far too often, this body engages in partisan politics rather than working toward the interests of the majority of New Hampshire voters who want to see marijuana legal in the 'Live Free of Die' state."

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Veriheal

APRIL 17, 2025

Polling also showed that Florida had a majority of voters approved of adult-use legislation in 2024 before the election took place in November of the same year. However, polling shows that most Virginians have sided with legalization going back several years.

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NORML

JUNE 3, 2025

"California NORML is proud to have taken a leadership roll sponsoring this bill. Cannabis is already heavily over-taxed relative to comparable products like beer, wine, and tobacco in California." The post California: Assembly Votes to Halt Proposed Tax Hike on Commercially Available Cannabis Products appeared first on NORML.

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Canna Law Blog

JUNE 5, 2025

Time to cover some important legislative and OLCC updates, specifically. Legislative updates Senate Bill 558 Governor Tina Kotek signed this bill into law last week, on May 28 th. There are some key differences to the law signed by Kotek and the version of SB 558 that I previewed in January, at the start of the legislative session.

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NORML

MAY 6, 2025

"With his veto, Governor Youngkin has stripped Virginians of the reliable, direct-to-patient delivery services on which they have relied for years." The post Virginia: Governor Vetoes Medical Cannabis Bill appeared first on NORML.

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NORML

MARCH 12, 2025

"Prohibiting these products doesn't eliminate consumers demand for them. Rather, it encourages consumers to seek them out from the unregulated market -- thereby undermining the primary goal of legalization, which is to provide consumers with safe, above-ground access to lab-tested products of known purity, potency, and quality."

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Veriheal

JULY 2, 2025

While yes, we agree that there should be age restrictions and other safety laws governing the sale and use of cannabis, current legislations do more harm to our communities than good. What we need is a complete overhaul of the way cannabis is looked at and treated by the world’s governments. Not only are Black people, like Shaw, 3.73

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Illinois News Joint

JUNE 1, 2025

As with several previously legislative sessions, Illinois lawmakers again adjourned without passing one cannabis-reform item, including two closely followed bills Senate Bill 2090 and Senate Bill 0042.

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NORML

JULY 1, 2025

"Cannabis consumers are not ATMs. As lawmakers continue to push marijuana prices artificially higher, many consumers will exit the legal market -- resulting in lower overall tax revenue and weakening the legal, regulated marketplace." The post Newly-Imposed Tax Hikes on Retail Cannabis Products Take Effect in Two States appeared first on NORML.

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 16, 2025

The proposed legislation, […] By Briana Hill, Spotlight Delaware A rift has emerged between the alcohol industry and hemp store operators as each lobbies lawmakers over a pair of state bills that they say could make or break their businesses.

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The Fresh Toast

MARCH 28, 2025

Mixed Messages From The Feds About Cannabis Thousands of businesses and millions of medical patients are worried about the mixed message from the feds about cannabis. The post Mixed Messages From The Feds About Cannabis appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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Canna Law Blog

MARCH 21, 2025

I havent talked to anyone down in Salem in a minute; my guess is this report will galvanize some conversations around proposed cannabis bills in the ongoing legislative session. Still, Oregon keeps saying we will give this a shot. Elsewhere, the news cycle on this should fade pretty fast.

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Americans for Safe Access

JUNE 25, 2025

Congress must act now: keep the amendment and pass comprehensive legislation, such as the Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoid Act (MCCA), to establish a permanent, patient-centered federal program. For over a decade, the CJS Amendment has protected patients and caregivers from federal interference.

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NORML

JUNE 10, 2025

"Minnesotans already pay a premium tax on retail cannabis products. Raising these taxes even higher will undoubtedly drive prices out of reach for some consumers. This will push consumers back to the unregulated market, thereby undermining the primary goal of legalization."

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The Fresh Toast

MAY 28, 2025

Pardons Are A Priority Over Marijuana Rescheduling Once again patients and veterans fall to the bottom of the list as pardons are a priority over marijuana rescheduling. The post Pardons Are A Priority Over Marijuana Rescheduling appeared first on The Fresh Toast.

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