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• South Dakota Bill To Eliminate Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee Fails In Senate Panel March 8, 2026
  The House had already passed the legislation, which could be revived by the full Senate. By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight The committee that oversees South Dakota’s medical marijuana program should continue its work for at least another year, a panel of state senators decided. But the full Senate could have the final say. A bill that […]
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• Oregon Bill To Ban Marijuana Edibles With More Than 10 Milligrams Of THC Fails March 7, 2026
  “I thought that this fight was winnable. It’s a bill that does not cost the state a cent and that protects children from life-threatening overdoses of marijuana. I was wrong.” By Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle An attempt to limit how much THC can be in an individual edible isn’t advancing this year in Oregon. […]
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• West Virginia House Passes Bill To Allocate Medical Marijuana Revenue, With Some Supporting Psychedelic Research March 7, 2026
  “I don’t want to waste the money on something not dedicated to cannabis.” By Henry Culvyhouse, Mountain State Spotlight This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at https://mountainstatespotlight.org/newsletter. Lawmakers cleared a key hurdle Wednesday to […]
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• Colorado Lawmakers Approve Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In Hospitals By Terminally Ill Patients March 6, 2026
  Colorado House lawmakers have approved a Senate-passed bill to allow terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana in healthcare facilities such as hospitals—though advocates have warned that recent amendments to the measure undermine its original intent. Weeks after advancing through the Senate, with amendments, the legislation from Sen. Kyle Mullica (D) cleared the House Health […]
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• Virginia Legislation To Provide Marijuana Resentencing Relief For Prior Convictions Heads To Governor’s Desk March 6, 2026
  Virginia lawmakers have sent the governor legislation to provide a pathway to resentencing for people with prior marijuana convictions. The Senate on Friday voted 21-19 to approve the House of Delegates’s changes to SB 62, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Louise Lucas (D). A companion House measure, HB 26 from Rozia A. Henson, Jr. […]
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