Evelyn Chase

The North Dakota House of Representatives approved HB 1420 for cannabis legalization on February 23rd under a measure sponsored by Rep. Jason Dockter (R). While Dockter is opposed to policy…

Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy (D) signed long-awaited bill on February 22nd that will allow for voter-approved cannabis legalization to proceed to launch. The signing comes after Murphy refused…

Lawmakers in the state of Hawaii voted to advance two bills on February 16 including a bill for adult-use, recreational cannabis legalization and a second bill to increase possession limits…

20-year-old Kansas lawmaker Rep. Aaron Coleman (D) introduced a bill to broadly decriminalize drug and cannabis possession in the state of Kansas, citing inspiration from a voter-approved initiative in Oregon…

A poll conducted by Elon University has revealed support for both medical marijuana and adult-use recreational cannabis in the state of North Carolina, with 73% in favor of medical legalization…

With West Virginia planning to eliminate personal income tax in 2021 due to the pandemic, the state is facing $2.1 billion in revenue losses and considering cannabis legalization. As a…

Governor of Wisconsin Tony Evers (D) revealed a plan to legalize cannabis in the state on February 7th as part of his forthcoming budget proposal. Evers said that the policy…

Proposals to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis in the state of Virginia were approved by key committee votes in the House and Senate over the last weekend in January. The rush…

Lawmakers in the state of Idaho have approved a resolution to amend the Idaho Constitution to prevent psychoactive drugs and cannabis from being legalized in the state. The Senate Affairs…

Governor Tim Walz (D) is pushing for the Minnesota legislature to take a hard look into legalizing adult-use recreational cannabis. The governor joins a stampede of states looking to legalize,…

Adult-use recreational cannabis sales officially began in the state of Arizona on Friday, January 22nd after state officials notified the first round of retail businesses that their license applications had…

Governor of Connecticut Ned Lamont (D) has been soliciting feedback from state agencies as he circles the draft of his bill to legalize Connecticut cannabis. Hoping to enact the policy…

With anticipation building about the potential to legalize cannabis by April 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo has unveiled additional details about his New York cannabis legalization proposal, most notably plans that…

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) announced that cannabis legalization will be of top priority for her administration’s 2021 legislative goals. Grisham plans to use marijuana as a means…

Lawmakers in the state of Kentucky have officially filed a new bill that seeks to legalize medical-use cannabis after Governor Andy Beshear (D) called for reform during a State of…

Nearly 40 Democrats from across the state of Iowa put their collective voice together on January 6th to call for cannabis legalization in 2021. Legislators ranging from city council members…

New data released by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shows that over $1 billion worth of Illinois cannabis sales were produced in the year 2020, marking a…

Voters could be asked to decide whether to legalize Missouri cannabis in 2022 under a new plan pre-filed this week in the Missouri House of Representatives. The proposed legislation would…

A coalition of civil rights and drug policy reform groups in the state of New Jersey—including ACLU of New Jersey and NAACP New Jersey State Conference—has called upon Gov. Phil…

Lawmakers in the state of Washington are set again to evaluate whether or not to allow residents to grow cannabis at home, a debate that has stretched on for years…

As of Jan. 3, a mandate in the state of California will require that cannabis health warning labels be put on all products sold. Industry attorneys predict that this could…

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) published a contract extension to allow the deferral monopoly on growing government cannabis for research to continue. The NIDA announced the intent to…

Republican lawmakers in the state of South Carolina have filed two versions of The South Carolina Compassionate Care Act which would legalize medical marijuana in the state in 2021. The…

A new survey conducted by the University of Wyoming shows that residents of the state support legalizing cannabis with strong super-majority backing for more modest reforms such as penalty reductions…

Regulators in the city of Los Angeles, California have issued a highly anticipated list of 200 finalists for social equity cannabis retail permits. While it’s unclear exactly when any of…

The state of Arkansas’ medical marijuana market is growing fast. After a slow start following the program launch in May of 2019, more than 80% of the state’s dispensaries are…

Democratic House Speaker-designate of Connecticut Matt Ritter put 50-50 odds for cannabis legalization passing the state legislature in the upcoming 2021 session after years of failed attempts to legalize in…

Geographical Information System (GIS) Mapping produced by the Center for Disease control has shown that 7 of 8 states with recreationally legalized adult-use cannabis saw sharp declines in teen treatment…

Recreational cannabis sales in the state of Colorado continued to climb during summer months despite the state’s tourism revenue taking a dive of more than 50% due to the onset…

Proposals to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis in Virginia are set for hearings when the General Assembly meets in January. With the current Senate climate and Governor Ralph Northam’s office, “certainly…

Rhode Island Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey (D) addressed his colleagues after being reelected to serve the position, saying that, “The time has come to legalize adult cannabis use.” The…

South Dakota voters decisively legalized both medical (69% in favor) and recreational cannabis (53% in favor) in Tuesday’s election—the first state to legalize both measures at one time. However, South…

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves made a final plea against medical marijuana on Twitter ahead of election day on November 3rd, where voters in the state will be asked to approve…