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After a busy week, legislators left Raleigh on Thursday for the foreseeable future. Although they did not pass a new 2024 budget bill, they did appropriate funds for certain purposes and are authorized to return later this...more
The House and the Senate considered significantly different budget bills this week and legislators discussed bills on a variety of other topics....more
While legislators continue to discuss a new state budget bill, the North Carolina General Assembly this week considered bills on a variety of topics. Budget Work- Legislators are working on a budget bill for FY 25,...more
The 2024 session of the Virginia General Assembly has come to a close, and as with its 2023 session, which saw relatively little action with regard to employment legislation, there were relatively few employment-related bills...more
A revamped Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act heads to Gov. Tate Reeves’s desk after both chambers amended the law in several key respects, most notably to help improve patient count numbers that have created quite a bit of...more
Cannabis has long been a source of inspiration for musicians like Willie Nelson and Hank Williams Jr. Outlaws like Willie and Hank paved the way for the next generation of country artists to sing their cannabis praises. Margo...more
Ah, South Carolina. Its siren song has tempted cannabis advocates for years with its diversity – political, geographic, geologic, and otherwise. But to date, nada. That may change soon, as the South Carolina Compassionate...more
The changes in the cannabis industry in Southeastern United States represent some of the most surprising and remarkable changes in the history of the industry... Originally published by Bloomberg Law....more
On July 21, 2022, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) formally filed the much-anticipated Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act...more
Legislators continued work on the budget bill this week and considered other bills on various topics. Although the end of the 2022 session may be a few weeks away, it is uncertain whether bills on a number of notable topics...more
Legislators continued work on the budget bill this week and considered other bills on various topics. State Budget Bill - With the beginning of FY 23 on July 1 approaching, legislative appropriation leaders have been...more
This week, the Senate passed some notable bills while both chambers continued work on the budget bill behind closed doors. Senate Health Care Bill - The Senate this week passed a health care bill (H 149) that would...more
When Neil Young wrote that “Southern change gonna come at last,” he wasn’t talking about cannabis— but he might as well have been in light of the recent and extraordinary developments in the cannabis industry in the southern...more
Back in February, we blogged about the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy (the “Committee”) releasing a cannabis bill (H. 174/S. 72) through Committee without any opposition. This bill proposed major changes to...more
Beginning the downhill slide into the second half of the 2022 Legislative Session on Monday, the Georgia State Senate spent its morning discussing the Second Amendment while the House discussed divesting any Russian assets...more
The General Assembly wrapped up its workweek on Thursday by taking up a number of weighty issues in each chamber. The House approved the much-discussed “Student Technology Protection Act” (HB 1217), legislation allowing for...more
The General Assembly returned to the State Capitol for Legislative Day 19 on Twos-day (2/22/22) with multiple measures up for consideration in each chamber. The House approved a number of health-related propositions,...more
Yesterday, just after 5 p.m., the Mississippi House voted 104-14 to approve an amended version of the Medical Cannabis Act that the Senate approved earlier this week. The three amendments to the Senate’s version of the act...more
Despite leadership of both chambers of the Mississippi legislature agreeing on the text of a bill for a Mississippi medical marijuana program a few months back, Governor Tate Reeves did not call a special session before the...more
Earlier this week, leadership from both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature agreed to a draft bill for a Mississippi medical marijuana program. Lawmakers have asked Gov. Tate Reeves to call them into special session on...more
The Mississippi Medical Marijuana program will not go forward – at least not at this time. On Friday, the Mississippi Supreme Court handed down its decision in the City of Madison’s challenge to Initiative 65, Mary Hawkins...more
On Monday, March 29, 2021, legislative conferees representing the Mississippi House of Representatives and the Mississippi Senate filed a Conference Report for House Bill 119, legislation that had been amended by the Senate...more
WHAT HAPPENED. On Thursday, March 18, 2021, the Mississippi House of Representatives voted to Invite Conference on House Bill 119, legislation that includes an alternate Medical Marijuana program previously passed by the...more
In November 2020, voters in five states (Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota) voted in favor of legalizing medical and/or recreational marijuana. Since then, there have been several developments within...more
When Alabama’s Legislature convenes for its annual session on February 2, lawmakers will once again be asked to consider a bill that would provide certain Alabamians with access to medical cannabis. And this time, supporters...more