November 2018

Senate Majority Leader: Farm Bill Will Lift Federal Hemp Ban | NORML

WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has reaffirmed that provisions lifting the federal prohibition of hemp will be included in the engrossed language of H.R. 2: The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka the 2018 Farm Bill). The must-pass legislation is currently being debated by leadership in conference committee. “If there’s a Farm […]

Senate Majority Leader: Farm Bill Will Lift Federal Hemp Ban | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/92457/senate-majority-leader-farm-bill-will-lift-federal-hemp-ban/

With New York on Brink of Marijuana Legalization, Conference Lays Out Blueprint for Legalization Rooted in Racial, Economic, and Social Justice | Drug Policy Alliance

ALBANY, NY — Momentum for marijuana reform continues to build across the country and in New York. On November 6, Michigan became the tenth state to legalize marijuana for adult use and in September Governor Cuomo endorsed legalization and established a workgroup to draft legislation to legalize, tax, and regulate adult-use marijuana in New York. […]

With New York on Brink of Marijuana Legalization, Conference Lays Out Blueprint for Legalization Rooted in Racial, Economic, and Social Justice | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/92470/new-york-brink-marijuana-legalization-first-its-kind-conference-lays-out/

Legal Marijuana Sales to Begin in Massachusetts on Tuesday | Marijuana Policy Project

Legal adult marijuana sales will begin in Massachusetts Tuesday, with retailers in Northampton and Leicester reportedly set to be the first to open. The state is the seventh in the nation to establish a regulated marijuana market for adults. Adults 21 and older with a valid ID will be able to purchase up to one […]

Legal Marijuana Sales to Begin in Massachusetts on Tuesday | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/92466/legal-marijuana-sales-begin-massachusetts-tuesday/

Massachusetts Marijuana Sales Begin; Rep. Joe Kennedy Supports Legalization | Justin Strekal

Citizens of the Bay State have much to be thankful for this week. On November 20th, just two days before Thanksgiving, adults over the age of 21 were able to legally purchase marijuana in the state of Massachusetts for the first time in over a century. Massachusetts was the first state to enact marijuana prohibition — doing […]

Massachusetts Marijuana Sales Begin; Rep. Joe Kennedy Supports Legalization | The Daily Chronic

http://www.thedailychronic.net/2018/92489/massachusetts-marijuana-sales-begin-rep-joe-kennedy-supports-legalization/