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Capitol Confidential: COVID-19 suspends legislative sessions across USA
Ben Adlin - Published on March 22, 2020Read moreNew York works on its budget, which is unlikely to include legalization. Other legislatures are shuttering for the interim.
Capitol Confidential: Rivals join forces on Arizona legalization measure
Ben Adlin - Published on March 16, 2020Read moreAlso: California considers a cannabis tax holiday, New York’s legalization effort withers, and Virginia adopts a decrim measure.
Capitol Confidential: COVID-19 could derail New York cannabis legalization
Ben Adlin - Published on March 8, 2020Read moreAll of a sudden Gov. Andrew Cuomo has higher priorities and travel limitations.
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Bernie Sanders says he’d legalize cannabis by executive order. Can he do that?
Ben Adlin - Published on March 4, 2020Read moreIt’s a great stump speech crowd-pleaser. But can a president actually make it happen? It’s complicated.
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Capitol Confidential: California dustup over cannabis unions
Ben Adlin - Published on March 1, 2020Read moreMore rumors about THC potency bills, and Vermont nears an agreement to allow retail stores.
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Capitol Confidential: THC bill would kill Arizona’s medical marijuana system
Ben Adlin - Published on February 24, 2020Read moreA 2% THC cap would force the state’s 200,000 patients to turn to the illegal market for effective products.
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Capitol Confidential: Colorado moves to protect jobs of legal consumers
Ben Adlin - Published on February 17, 2020Read moreStop firing people for relaxing on their own time, Colorado Boss. Also: Kentucky makes progress on medical legalization, and Virginia may decriminalize.
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Why is Trump targeting medical marijuana in an election year?
Ben Adlin - Published on February 11, 2020Read moreMedical marijuana has a 92% favorable rating. Trump’s budget would let federal prosecutors target state-legal patients. What gives?
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Capitol Confidential: How cannabis laws are changing in your state this week
Ben Adlin - Published on February 10, 2020Read moreFlorida judges roast a legalization measure, Oregon wants to ban vaping, and Connecticut just might legalize it.
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Colorado tests program that recycles CO2 from beer breweries for cannabis grows
Ben Adlin - Published on February 5, 2020Read moreTurns out beer and weed really do go together—Colorado is conducting a pilot program that recycles excess CO2 from beer breweries for cannabis grows.
