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Polls in Nebraska are showing that citizens are in support of medical marijuana and state legislators have begun drafting both a bill and a ballot initiative that would end with the legalization of medical marijuana. If enough lawmakers support the bill including the governor then that could mean available medical cannabis to patients much faster, however if not then ...

Connecticut Democratic lawmakers are proposing to legalize recreational marijuana in the state for adults 21 years old and up. The new governor in Connecticut announced his support for the measure alongside other Democratic talking points like providing debt-free college for certain qualifying students. The bill would mean the regulation, taxation and sale of legal ca...

A Democratic Senator in Iowa has proposed a recreational marijuana bill that would legalize the plant to be regulated and treated like beer and alcohol. Though some opposing lawmakers agree it's time to begin a dialogue, the Republican run Iowa legislature will likely have heavy opposition to full cannabis legalization. The state's medical marijuana program wa...

Earlier this month the third standalone cannabis bill was filed in Congress, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, or better known as H.R. 420. It's hard to say if the bill has enough support or not in Congress to pass but it's clear with the growing number of voters who have changed state laws towards cannabis reform that Americans want cannabis legalized....

Several Minnesota lawmakers have sponsored a bill submitted this week that would legalize a comprehensive recreational marijuana program in the state for adults 21 years old and up to possess, grow and purchase cannabis. The state would license cannabis businesses and include testing labs to protect consumers. Lawmakers are acknowledging that the prohibition of cannab...

New Mexico legislators have been working on a bill that could bring the state a legal recreational cannabis market. With the support of the governor and several key lawmakers the bill could make it's way through the New Mexico House but it might have trouble in the conservative run Senate. If passed the program would allow medical marijuana patients registered wit...

Governor Cuomo of New York announced his plan to legalize recreational marijuana this week alongside several other details in the bill that would help remove previous low level cannabis convictions from people's records and incorporate multiple taxes on the program to help fund the program itself, keeping the roads safe, substance abuse programs, mental health and...

Advocates for cannabis legalization in Minniapolis, Minnesota have gathered with many representatives around the community to form the group Responsible Marijuana Regulation. Minnesota legalized medical marijuana back in 2014 and now advocates believe the state and it's residents are ready for recreational cannabis which around 62% of Americans support. Responsibl...

Luxembourg recently announced their plan to legalize recreational marijuana and though only small official updates have come out since an inside anonymous source has offered further information regarding the coming legislation. As mentioned in their earlier announcement the country's lawmakers are not interested in any cannabis-based tourism and will only allow re...

Michigan's legalization of marijuana officially begins on December 6th, very soon, and law enforcement on college campuses want to make sure students are aware that most campuses are not allowing cannabis any more than before. While charges for possession of under 2.5 ounces of cannabis will no longer come with an arrest and possible jail time, students will still...

Legislators in New York recently began debates on whether or not to support the state's incoming recreational cannabis legalization bill and while there was definitely opposition, officials voted 13-1 in favor of supporting legalization. The opposition did not come from the legislation itself but rather the person's opinion on cannabis and it's recreationa...

A wave of new countries and states have legalized recreational marijuana with the newest being Luxembourg as their Consumer Choice Center announced that this decision is part of their coalition manifesto for the next five years. Several nations around Europe have reputations for decriminalized cannabis or even just tolerating it, but this will mean that Luxembourg wil...