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The Week in Weed: October 2024

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we check in on ballot initiatives, or rather, lawsuits surrounding ballot initiatives. Then we see a new...more

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Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 38 - March 2024

Legislative Day 38 provided more healthcare drama than an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. Just hours before the Senate’s committee action deadline on Thursday, a bipartisan group of Senators made a last-minute run at advancing...more

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Gold Dome Report - Committee Work Day - February 2024

There may be a calm before most storms, but there certainly isn’t one before Crossover Day in the Georgia General Assembly. Contrary to the popular idiom, House members spent late Tuesday and Wednesday pleading, cajoling,...more

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Psilocybin: Updates in Oregon and Around the Country

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Oregon is the first state in the country to offer controlled use of psilocybin to the public. As we detailed in a prior Update, the state had finalized regulations. Now, the state has licensed its first psilocybin service...more

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Washington Psilocybin Law Faces Delay

People hoping Washington would closely follow Oregon into the regulated use of psilocybin overseen by licensed practitioners faced a delay when a committee of the Washington legislature converted Senate Bill 5263 from...more

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Half-Baked: An Overview of Current Cannabinoid Laws & Regulations

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Over 50 years ago President Nixon declared a “War on Drugs,” leaving housewives over the country proclaiming marijuana to be the devil’s lettuce and urging sweet Billy to steer clear of the gateway drug...more

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Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 16 2022

The House and Senate largely avoided each other on Valentine’s Day, with the Senate quickly gaveling in and taking care of business this morning before the House rolled in for an afternoon convening. It’s unclear whether the...more

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Gold Dome Report – Legislative Day 13 2022

The House Chamber was filled with black robes (and maybe a nervous member or two) as the Georgia Supreme Court and Georgia Court of Appeals assembled for the annual State of the Judiciary Address on Tuesday. ...more

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West Virginia Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Meaningful Changes to Cannabis Laws

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Consensus in American politics is increasingly rare - except, it seems, when it comes to the legalization of cannabis. According to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in April 2021, over 91% of Americans believe marijuana...more

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Colorado Representative Introduces Bill to Expand State’s Lawful Activities Law to Include Cannabis

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On January 10, 2020, Colorado Representative Jovan Melton (D) introduced House Bill 20-1089, which proposes to clarify that the existing prohibition on an employer terminating an employee for the employee’s lawful off-duty...more

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The Week in Weed: January 2020 #4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The big news in cannabis this week comes from New Mexico.  Legislation introduced last Thursday would legalize...more

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Legislation Affecting the Pharmaceutical Industry

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During a year in which legislative activity was restrained by a variety of factors, most notably the Senate’s inability to maintain a consistent majority, the New York State Legislature nonetheless still passed 641 bills,...more

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New York State Enacted Budget Includes Opioid Legislation

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As part of the 2018-2019 New York State Budget, the Governor and the Legislature have agreed to a package of legislation addressing the opioid crisis in New York that includes requiring opioid manufacturers and distributors...more

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Indiana 2018 Legislative Wrap-Up

Indiana lawmakers concluded their 2018 short legislative session a little after midnight on March 14, having completed most of their legislative agenda and a lot of important work. Despite the productive session, Governor...more

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