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Cuomo Signs N.Y. Pot Bill, With Sales Due as Soon as 2022

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01
Apr

New York is set to become the nation’s second-largest legal marijuana market after Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday signed legislation allowing the licensing of dispensaries. Cannabis storefronts will be allowed to open as soon as next year under the measure (S.854A/A.1248A), which the Legislature cleared on Tuesday. New York is the 16th state to decide […]

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Mexico To Pass Marijuana Legalization Bill Next Week, Former President Says

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06
Mar

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox said on Friday he expected Congress to pass its new law to legalize cannabis next week, a move that would effectively create one of the world’s largest weed markets. The bill, backed by the administration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, would mark a major shift in a country bedeviled […]

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Democratic Senators Will Push To Pass Pot Reform Bill This Year

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03
Feb

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and two other Democratic senators said Monday that they will push to pass this year sweeping legislation that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana, which has been legalized to some degree by many states. That reform also would provide so-called restorative justice for people who have been convicted of […]

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Cannabis Got A Big Win In Congress, But Legal Cannabis Isn’t Around The Corner

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05
Dec

Cannabis just had a victory in Congress. But the industry and its supporters may not want to get too excited just yet. The US House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to end the federal prohibition on cannabis. But the historic vote on the landmark legislation — which if put into law would be […]

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More Utah Doctors Will Be Able To Recommend Medical Cannabis Under New Bill

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18
Nov

More Utah doctors will be able to recommend medical cannabis to qualifying patients, under a new bill being proposed. The forthcoming legislation will allow physicians to recommend cannabis for up to 15 patients without having to go through hours of specialized training through the state. But if a doctor does, they can help up to […]

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Cannabis Bill Must Permit Home Growing

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08
Nov

There is no greater issue involving potential cannabis legalization in New Mexico than the issue of a home-growing option. It so important to the current political apparatus — mostly Democratic leadership — that they do not not want to discuss it. Because if the issue is discussed, then their opposition is exposed for what it […]

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