By Monterey Bud The chair of the House Rules Committee, Texas Republican Rep. Pete Sessions, may face an uphil…
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Report: States’ General Funds Won’t be Flush With Marijuana Money
By Geoff Mulvihill Associated Press A new report finds that legalizing and taxing cannabis boosts general fund…
Arkansas Supreme Court to Review Ruling That Halted Licenses for Medical Marijuana
By Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court says it’ll hear oral arguments over a …
Missouri Medical Marijuana Groups Submit Signatures for November Vote
By Blake Nelson JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Supporters of legalizing medical marijuana in Missouri turned in si…
Georgia Governor Faces Deadline to Sign or Veto Legislation
By Ben Nadler ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor has only a few days left to decide whether to veto or sign the…
Regulator Considers MI Qualifying Conditions, Pro-Weed Group Backs O’Neill for Iowa Governor
By Associated Press Regulator to consider authorizing pot use for 10 conditions LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michig…
This Weed In News, May 5: Pelosi Pushes Marijuana, ME Policymakers Override LePage, IL Senate Green Lights Industrial Hemp
By Monterey Bud The wild power of cannabis reform was on full display for the week of April 30 – May 4, 2018. …
Former Utah Republican Behind Promising CBD Study
By Don Jergler Chris Cannon, a former Republican congressman from Utah who was also the state’s GOP party chai…
‘Once or Twice’: Pro-marijuana New Jersey Governor Says He Was Once a User, Too
By Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has lifted the haze over whether he’s eve…
Italian Researchers: Crime Fell in Oregon, Washington Following Legalization of Marijuana
By Jessica Peralta Crime is frequently cited as a reason not to legalize cannabis, but a February study from r…