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Governor Shapiro and Legislators Revive Push for Adult-Use Cannabis in Pennsylvania

Is this the year that Pennsylvania finally legalizes adult-use cannabis? While some battle-scarred skeptics remain, there is fresh optimism in the Commonwealth with both the Governor and several key legislators pushing for...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Legislative Top 5 - January 2023 #2

Driver’s Licenses for All - In 2003, the Legislature passed a law requiring Minnesotans to show proof of legal residence in the United States in order to obtain a driver’s license. This year, a bill has been introduced...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Virginia 2022 Legislative Session Preview

The Virginia 2022 General Assembly convened Jan. 12, 2022, in Richmond for a 60-day session, and Glenn Youngkin was sworn into office on Jan. 15, 2022, as the commonwealth’s 74th governor. Given the changes in the House of...more

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Deal Hashed Out For Legal Cannabis in the Empire State

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New York appears to be on deck as the next state to join the list of cannabis-friendly environments in which these businesses might have a chance to thrive. The deal recently struck between Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and lawmakers...more

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Virginia 2021 Legislative Preview

The Virginia 2021 General Assembly session will be unlike any we have seen in the past. Coming off a months-long special session, Republicans in the Senate and House of Delegates intend to keep the session to the 30-day...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Cannabis and the Law

Rhode Island Governor Proposes Recreational Cannabis with State-Owned Dispensaries

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s fiscal year 2021 budget includes over $20 million in revenue that the Governor expects to be generated by legalizing cannabis for recreational use. While the Governor’s support for...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: January 2020 #4

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. The big news in cannabis this week comes from New Mexico.  Legislation introduced last Thursday would legalize...more

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Illinois End of Session Report

New Governor, New General Assembly, Democratic Trifecta - The 2019 legislative session began with the inauguration of a new governor and the members of the 101st General Assembly. With a large number of retirements and...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

NYS 2019-2020 Budget Does Not Provide for Recreational Marijuana Legalization

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The New York State budget, which took effect yesterday to start the new fiscal year on Monday, April 1, does not include a plan for the legalization of adult recreational marijuana use. Instead, Governor Cuomo and the New...more

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Local Gov’t Takes a Hit Under Proposal to Legalize Marijuana

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A significant portion of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s original fiscal year 2020 budget proposal discusses in detail his idea for a “Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act,” to be known colloquially as the “cannabis law.” ...more

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