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Economic Stimulus Package: Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed in Wisconsin | TJ Baker MADISON, WI — With a state budget talks at a standstill, a Wisconsin state representative has introduced a bill to create a “true economic stimulus package” for the state: legalizing and taxing marijuana sales. Wisconsin state Rep. Melissa Sargent (D-Madison) introduced the bill […]

No, Legalizing Marijuana (Still) Doesn’t Lead to More Kids Smoking Pot | Paul Armentano Yet another study has once again affirmed that the regulation of marijuana for medical or recreational purposes is not associated with increases in problematic cannabis use by young people. Writing in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, federal investigators from the US […]

BY STEVE LeBLANC ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) – The state’s top Democratic lawmakers clashed Wednesday over who’s to blame for the failure to pass two key pieces of legislation: an overdue state budget and a highly-watched bill making changes to the state’s voter-approved recreational marijuana law. Speaker Robert DeLeo late Wednesday issued a statement asking […]

Can Nevada’s Recreational Marijuana Supply Keep Up With Demand? | Scott Gacek It’s been less than a week since recreational marijuana sales began in Nevada, and business is booming.  With sales even higher than expected, combined with an ongoing legal battle with alcohol distributors, supply issues could soon cause a buzz kill. Early recreational marijuana […]

BY BOB SALSBERG ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON (AP) — House and Senate negotiators chased what appeared to be an increasingly elusive compromise over the state’s recreational marijuana law on Friday, a day that legislators had earlier pegged as a self-imposed deadline for reaching a deal. A six-member conference committee shed little light on its discussions while […]

With the commencement of voting for the next American president, the residents in the state of Florida made a smart choice by voting yes to medical marijuana. On November 8, 2016, Florida voters approved Amendment 2 with … Read more › The post MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN FLORIDA MADE MORE ACCESSIBLE appeared first on MedicalMarijuanaBlog.com.

BY MARK SCOLFORD ASSOCIATED PRESS HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — State regulators on Thursday announced the 27 entities that have been selected to operate dispensaries under Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana law, a program expected to be up and running next year. The Health Department said not all of them are currently opting to run three locations, so […]

Americans Want States, Not the Feds, to Have Final Say Regarding Marijuana Policies | NORML NEW YORK, NY —  By a margin of more than six to one, Americans say that individual states should be autonomous with regard to laws governing the use and sale of marijuana, according to survey data compiled by Survey USA and commissioned […]