Karen O'Keefe

Virginia legalized recreational cannabis over two years ago but still has not established a framework for selling it. In view of their governor's stance on the issue, Virginians might have to wait until 2026, , reported Virginia Mercury. Members of Republican Gov. Glenn...

South Carolina is one of the few states where both medical and recreational cannabis is still illegal. But state Sen. Tom Davis (R) is trying to change that with a revised bill he just introduced to legalize MMJ by the 2023 session. On Jan. 19, the S.C. Compassionate...

Maryland's House of Delegates gave the green light to two bills in February that would allow state voters to decide in November whether to legalize recreational marijuana possession and use for adults over 21. Now, after both chambers recently passed separate measures to put the...

States that have legalized marijuana have collectively garnered more than $10 billion in cannabis tax revenue since the first legal sales started in 2014, according to a report released by the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP).  According to the report “as of December 2021, states reported...

Last month, 34 state attorneys general wrote Congress urging that the SAFE Banking Act be included in the COVID-19 stimulus package working its way through Capitol Hill. The letter cited public safety and the need for banking access as core reasons why legislation must pass. As the debate...

Earlier this week, the Marijuana Policy Project released a report looking into cannabis policy reform efforts in 2019. The Marijuana Policy Project’s 2019 progress report looks back on one of the most active legislative sessions in history for marijuana policy reform. Bills to...