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Marijuana legalization and the 2020 election

The Republican and Democratic platforms lack specifics about marijuana reform. But coupled with the positions of the presidential…

News October 1
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Marijuana reform and the 2020 election: Five questions with Saphira Galoob

Washington DC lobbyist Saphira Galoob discusses how the 2020 election could impact marijuana reform and legalization.

News October 1
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Montana recreational marijuana ballot measure would allow only local operators

Montana voters will decide in November if they want to join the growing list of states with adult-use…

News September 23
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Both medical and adult-use cannabis legalization on South Dakota ballot for November

South Dakota could become the first state in the nation to simultaneously legalize medical and adult-use marijuana in…

News September 14
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Nebraska advocates to seek medical cannabis vote in 2022

Nebraska advocates are targeting 2022 to place medical marijuana back on the ballot after taking a crushing blow…

News September 11
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Nebraska high court pulls medical cannabis from ballot

Nebraska voters won't get an opportunity to legalize medical marijuana this year after a state Supreme Court ruling…

News September 10
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Mississippi heads for potentially close November vote on medical cannabis legalization

A business-friendly medical marijuana initiative with no license caps in the Deep South state of Mississippi faces a…

News September 9
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Week in Review: US House sets marijuana legalization vote, new Massachusetts rules, MedMen woes & more

The MORE Act, which would deschedule cannabis and thereby legalize it federally in the U.S., is scheduled to…

News September 5
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Federal marijuana reform momentum expected to continue despite absence from party conventions

The Democratic and Republican national conventions barely touched on federal marijuana reform. The Republicans didn’t even write a…

News August 31
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Week in Review: Cannabis ballot measures finalized, Florida gets edibles, capital raises rebounding & more

A recreational marijuana legalization ballot measure in Arizona got the final go-ahead, while a medical cannabis legalization initiative…

News August 29
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