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Nearly three weeks after releasing a draft ballot explanation for a proposal that would repeal South Dakota's medical cannabis program, the state Attorney General Marty Jackley (R) released a final summary for the initiative, reported Marijuana Moment. Republican activist Travis Ismay is behind...

Activists in Florida have collected a sufficient number of valid signatures to put marijuana legalization on the 2024 ballot, state officials said on Thursday, reported Marijuana Moment. As of the end of May, the Florida Division of Elections verified 967,528 petition signatures...

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R) formally submitted an initiative to legalize adult-use cannabis to the state Supreme Court earlier this month. Some two weeks later, the court provided more details on the next steps, reported Marijuana Moment. Last week, the court addressed Moody's...

Florida Marijuana Proposal Gains Momentum, Nears Ballot Spot In 2024 A measure filed this past summer by Smart & Safe Florida, the political committee proposing a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational cannabis, has garnered well over two-thirds of the votes needed to be...

DEA Confirms Cannabis Seeds Are Considered Legal Hemp If Consisting Less Than 0.3% THC The 2018 Farm Bill removed hemp from the definition of marijuana in the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Marijuana, on the other hand, remains federally prohibited, which can't be said for the plant'...

South Dakota Gov. Urges Against Marijuana Legalization As Election Day nears on Nov. 3, and five states consider some form of cannabis legalization, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem is advocating against marijuana. In a recently released No Way On Amendment A committee's video ad,...