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New Hampshire Senate Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Bill

We are pleased that the Senate Health, Education, and Human Services Committee unanimously voted Tuesday to approve HB 573 and send it forward to the Senate floor. However, we were...



Cato Institute Interviews Rep. Steve Cohen On Marijuana Policy

In this interview posted today, Cato Institute’s Caleb Brown talks with Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) about the federal government’s reaction to the end of marijuana prohibition in Colorado and Washington...


Colorado Legislature Makes Marijuana History

As you have probably heard, there was big news in Denver yesterday. The Colorado Legislature approved legislation to tax and...


Texas Judge Spills the Beans

We often make the case that some law enforcement officials want to maintain marijuana prohibition because enforcing it provides them...


Minnesota Medical Marijuana Advocates Share Their Stories

Joni Whiting At a press conference held by Minnesotans for Compassionate Care last week to announce the introduction of a medical...


New Hampshire Patients Fighting for Cultivation Rights

Clayton Holton As New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan attempts to strip the provisions allowing patients to grow a limited amount of...


Texas Considers Lessening Penalties for Possession, Allowing Medical Defense

Last week, the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee approved Rep. Harold Dutton’s bill to keep marijuana users from being sent to jail...


Medical Marijuana Legislation Advances in Hawaii

Two pieces of legislation that will make changes to the state’s medical marijuana program have passed the Hawaii Legislature. Both...


Vermont Decriminalization Bill Heads to Senate Floor

Yesterday, in a 4-1 vote, Vermont’s Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve a bill that would reduce penalties for possessing small...


Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Minnesota

Earlier today, a bipartisan group of Minnesota state lawmakers joined patients and advocates from Minnesotans for Compassionate Care for a news conference...



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