Marijuana Decriminalization

A new University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll comes ahead of the November election. It showed the majority of Texans or 68% of those asked, including a plurality of Republicans, think the penalty for possession or use of cannabis should be reduced to a citation and fine, reported Marijuana...

Nearly 150 social workers have issued a call to President Joe Biden to remove marijuana entirely from the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), despite the administration’s proposal to downgrade the substance from Schedule I to Schedule III. The letter, sent last week, stressed the urgent...

Residents of Lubbock, West Texas’ largest city with 264,000 residents, said no to a measure to decriminalize local low-level marijuana offenses. On Saturday, in a 65–35 vote, Lubbock chose not to enact marijuana policy reform. Adam Hernandez, the Lubbock decriminalization campaign director,...

Residents of Lubbock, West Texas' largest city with 264,000 residents, are slated to vote next week to decriminalize local low-level marijuana offenses, making it yet another city in the Lone Star State, to do so. For the May 4 vote, which has been raising dust for months, Gov. Greg Abbott (R)...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey (D) announced on Wednesday she is pardoning all people convicted of simple cannabis possession at the state level, reported NBC Boston. The move, approved by the governor’s council, comes on the heels of President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech,...

The organization supporting the initiative to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Lubbock, Texas has condemned Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's decision to sue five cities “for adopting amnesty and non-prosecution policies that violate Texas laws.” Lubbock...

As Governor Andy Beshear (D) pushes to expand medical marijuana access in Kentucky with an additional 15 conditions for which it can be dispensed, state lawmakers are seeking to keep the commonwealth’s laws unchanged through new policy changes. Beshear signed Senate Bill 47 into law, making...

Marijuana Decriminalization On May 2024 Ballot In Lubbock, Texas Lawmakers in Lubbock, Texas gave the green light to a resolution that will allow the inclusion of a local marijuana decriminalization initiative on the ballot next spring. This decision comes following the months-long efforts by...

Bad News For Prohibitionists As Support For Marijuana Decriminalization Grows  Cannabis activists in Lubbock, Texas, have garnered enough signatures to put a marijuana decriminalization initiative on the ballot. On Tuesday, which was the deadline for submitting signatures, they turned in 10,...

New Push To Extend Deadline For Cannabis Retail Applicants In Illinois A measure giving retail applicants permission to open recreational cannabis dispensaries an additional year to secure locations for their stores and acquire funds before receiving final approval to...

San Antonio Votes Against Marijuana Decriminalization As Broader Bill Awaits Senate Consideration San Antonio residents rejected a ballot measure past weekend that would have decriminalized recreational cannabis, reported Marijuana Moment. The measure sought to decriminalize local low-level...

Following the passage of a bill to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana last week by the Texas House of Representatives, another push to legalize cannabis came from a Democratic lawmaker. State Sen. Roland Gutierrez (D) filed a cannabis amendment to an...

A push to decriminalize possession of small amounts of cannabis in Indiana got its first hearing ever before a House committee this week, reported Indiana Capital Chronicle. However, lawmakers did not vote on the bill from state Rep. Heath VanNatter, (R-Kokomo) on Wednesday and are not planning any...

The Wichita City Council recently green-lighted marijuana possession within the city limits, making the largest city in Kansas the least restrictive on cannabis possession statewide. The decriminalization measure seeks to cut down on arrests and...

Another cannabis-themed ETF is hitting the public markets and its launch coincides with a day that fans of cannabis know all too well. What Happened: Thematic fund company Roundhill Investments announced today, April 20 or 4/20 to those who celebrate, the launch of the Roundhill Cannabis ETF (BATS...