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A 14th Minnesota House committee has approved a bill to legalize marijuana, after members adopted a large-scale amendment to overhaul various tax provisions of the legislation. The House Taxes Committee passed the measure from Rep. Zack Stephenson (D) in a voice vote on Thursday. Members also received a much-anticipated fiscal note and revenue projection ahead […]

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The Kentucky House is one step away from sending a medical marijuana legalization bill to the governor, with members of a committee advancing it to the floor on Thursday for a final vote that is expected by the end of the day. The House Licensing, Occupations and Administrative Regulations Committee took up and passed the […]

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Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have refiled a bill to provide military veterans with access to medical marijuana. Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, are the chief sponsors of the Veterans Equal Access Act. The measure has been introduced several times in recent years with bipartisan support but has […]

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The Maryland Senate has advanced a bill to legalize marijuana sales to prepare the state for pending legalization, adopting a series of amendments ahead of a final vote in the chamber that’s expected soon. The legislation from Sens. Brian Feldman (D) and Antonio Hayes (D) passed on second reading in the Senate on Thursday, an […]

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“We owe it to Oregonians to make sure that the voters that passed ballot measures are getting what they asked for in a more timely, transparent and accountable manner.” By Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon lawmakers and providers who serve people with drug and alcohol addictions have a common goal: making the state’s decriminalization […]

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