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• Congress Will Not Pursue Marijuana Banking Reform Through Must-Pass Aviation Bill, Industry Group Says April 26, 2024
  Congressional lawmakers have abandoned plans to pursue a marijuana banking bill through unrelated must-pass aviation legislation, determining that it’s “insufficiently germane,” according to a top industry association that cited sources familiar with the decision. That might come as unwelcome news for supporters, including stakeholders who were alerted to the development by an internal U.S. Cannabis […]
  Kyle Jaeger
• Kansas Senate Rejects Motion To Revive Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill April 26, 2024
  The Kansas Senate has rejected a motion to revive a medical marijuana legalization bill after a GOP member forced a vote on the issue. The chamber struck down the motion to take up the bill from Sen. Robert Olson (R) in a 12-25 vote on Friday. This comes weeks after a legislative committee shot down […]
  Kyle Jaeger
• Biden Campaign Says Trump ‘Took Marijuana Reform Backwards’ By Rescinding Enforcement Memo, Despite Current Admin Failing To Reinstate It April 26, 2024
  The Biden reelection campaign says the Trump administration “took marijuana reform backwards” by rescinding Justice Department guidance that promoted discretion in federal cannabis prosecutions. In an email distributed on Thursday, the Biden-Harris campaign touted the vice president’s White House roundtable with recent pardon recipients who received clemency for drug-related convictions and contrasted various criminal justice […]
  Kyle Jaeger
• North Dakota Secretary Of State Approves Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure For Signature Collection April 26, 2024
  Activists will need to collect 15,582 valid signatures from registered voters to qualify the initiative. By North Dakota Monitor North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe (R) on Thursday approved a petition for circulation that seeks to put a measure to legalize cannabis on the election ballot. The proposal, if passed, would make it legal […]
  Marijuana Moment
• New Hampshire Senate President Wants Changes To Marijuana Legalization Bill Passed By House April 26, 2024
  A New Hampshire marijuana legalization bill already passed by the House of Representatives landed in a Senate committee on Thursday, where opponents of the current version—including Sen. Daryl Abbas (R) and Senate President Jeb Bradley (R)—unveiled amendments that would revise major portions of the proposal. The panel also heard three other cannabis-related measures, including a proposal […]
  Ben Adlin