Politics

Republican lawmakers optimistic about passing cannabis legislation in 2018 - Cannabis News

A recent Gallup poll shows a majority of Republicans now support legalizing marijuana.

San Francisco will wipe out thousands of marijuana convictions dating to 1975 - Cannabis News

San Francisco's move could be the beginning of a larger movement to address old pot convictions, though it's still far from clear how many other counties will follow the famously liberal city's lead.

California: Governor candidate Chiang urges creating a public bank for pot businesses - Cannabis News

State Treasurer John Chiang laid out a plan Tuesday to create a public bank for marijuana merchants in open defiance of what he called an “out of step” Trump administration fixing to take the hose to California’s sizzling new herbal trade.

January was the biggest month yet for marijuana legalization - Cannabis News

California opened the world’s biggest legal pot market, and Vermont’s state legislature became the first to legalize marijuana.

Idaho bill would allow use of cannabis-derived CBD oil - Cannabis News

A recently introduced bill would allow residents to use oil extracted from cannabis plants as long as the product is prescribed by a licensed practitioner.

Trump Administration should back off of marijuana, 54 members of Congress write in letter to president - Cannabis News

Bipartisan lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to back off of marijuana, they wrote in a letter on Thursday.

NBC/WSJ poll: 60 percent of Americans now support marijuana legalization - Cannabis News

A growing majority of Americans support the legalization of recreational marijuana, though divides continue to exist along party lines, according to the most recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.

Could Sessions’ marijuana policy shift benefit the cannabis industry in 2018? - Cannabis News

The A.G.'s unilateral moves have forced politicians to take sides on marijuana legalization, the leader of the National Cannabis Industry Association told Colorado members.

New Jersey Governor Orders Medical Marijuana Expansion - Cannabis News

New Jersey’s newly inaugurated governor is directing officials to study the state’s limited medical marijuana program with a “focus on expanding patient access.”

All the U.S. Federal Marijuana Bills You Should Be Aware Of - Cannabis News

"If Congress changes marijuana laws in the next year or two, we may have Jeff Sessions to thank for it."


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