FEDERAL
Colorado Rep. Polis introduces bill to decriminalize marijuana and regulate like alcohol
The bill would allow for the federally legal existence of state-based marijuana programs without opening the door for interstate commerce
(4) Marijuana Revenue and Regulation Act SummaryBipartisan “Path to Marijuana Reform” bills introduced to decriminalize, protect, regulate cannabis industry
Three marijuana-related bills address issues such as taxation, banking, civil forfeiture, de-scheduling, decriminalization, research, individual protections and regulation
BREAKING: Sweeping Bipartisan Marijuana Legislation Introduced in U.S. House & Senate
Patent No. 6,630,507: Why the U.S. government holds a patent on cannabis plant compounds |
Marijuana’s Biggest Enemy Is Not Jeff Sessions–It’s Big Pharma
http://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/health/a54160/big-pharma-against-legal-weed/
Activists’ worst fears about this David-versus-Goliath scenario have come true over the last six months. Recent news could very well represent a tipping point in Big Pharma’s quest to squash voter-approved pot-legalizing initiatives while preserving the medical marijuana market for its own products: pills and sprays made of synthetic cannabis components such as THC and CBD.
KANSAS
Kansas City, Missouri Voting Tuesday on Cannabis Decriminalization
MASSACHUSETTS
Financial snafu could slow Massachusetts’ rec cannabis rollout
TENNESSEE
Tennessee blocking cities’ push to ease marijuana punishment
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/29/tennessee-bill-would-kill-laxer-marijuana-laws-in-/
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – As some states and cities around the nation look to ease criminal punishment for marijuana possession, Tennessee’s conservative Republican legislature is blocking that trend in Nashville and Memphis.
As a result, police in those cities could soon lose their option of giving minor citations for carrying small amounts of marijuana.
Tennessee lawmakers have agreed to bar cities from issuing civil citations for marijuana possession, and GOP Gov. Bill Haslam is deferring to the legislature, said spokeswoman Jennifer Donnals.