Marijuana

Florida’s marijuana industry nearly doubled jobs, approached $1.23 billion in sales in 2020

Florida’s marijuana industry nearly doubled jobs, approached $1.23 billion in sales in 2020

Washington Examiner · February 23, 2021 12:00 am

A marijuana plant is seen on Hippie Hill in San Francisco, Friday, April 20, 2018.

New Jersey legalizes recreational marijuana

Kaelan Deese · February 22, 2021 9:00 pm

FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2015, file photo, a bud tender holds two marijuana buds on his fingers on the way to a customer at the Denver Kush Club in north Denver. A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced legislation that would ensure states have the right to enact their own marijuana policies within their borders. The Marijuana Business Daily reports the matching bills brought back to the House and Senate on Thursday, April 4, 2019 would create an exemption in the Controlled Substances Act to protect statesâ ability to determine their own best approaches to cannabis without fear of federal reprisal.

Legal marijauana bills not yet at agreement as Virginia House, Senate pass different bills again

Washington Examiner · February 17, 2021 2:30 pm

New Mexico bills seek to legalize recreational marijuana

Washington Examiner · February 17, 2021 12:00 am

Virginia House committee advances substitute marijuana bill, intends conference committee

Washington Examiner · February 12, 2021 10:00 pm

Gov. Kristi Noem gives her first budget address to lawmakers at the state Capitol.

Kristi Noem asks for another year to implement South Dakota’s medical marijuana program

Zach Halaschak · February 10, 2021 7:54 pm

FILE - This Nov. 8, 2012 file photo shows marijuana plants flourishing under the lights at a grow house in Denver. President Barack Obama says he won't go after Washington state and Colorado for legalizing marijuana. In a Barbara Walters interview airing Friday on ABC, Obama is asked whether he supports making pot legal. He says, "I wouldn't go that far." (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)

Colorado marijuana sales top $186M in December

Washington Examiner · February 10, 2021 7:00 pm

FILE - This April 23, 2008, file photo, shows the Altria Group Inc. corporate headquarters in Richmond, Va. Altria reports quarterly earnings on Thursday, April 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Tobacco company Altria backs legal marijuana, gets involved in Virginia lobbying

Washington Examiner · February 10, 2021 1:00 pm

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2018, file photo, Tony Evers, right, the Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor and lieutenant governor Mandela Barnes speak with the media in Madison a day after winning their Democratic primaries. Evers and Republican Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, both cancer survivors, are clashing over health care. Kleefisch has a new television ad out Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, that says as long as she and Gov. Scott Walker are in office, people with pre-existing conditions will be guaranteed health insurance. But Evers says Walker has no credibility on the issue because he's been an ardent opponent of the Affordable Care Act, which guarantees coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.

Wisconsin Lt. Gov. turning to marijuana puns in legalization push

Washington Examiner · February 9, 2021 7:00 pm

FILE - This Feb. 1, 2011 file photo shows medical marijuana clone plants at a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif. Illinois officials released figures Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014 detailing how medical marijuana business applications are distributed around the state, the first indication of where competition will be fiercest for a limited number of cultivation center and dispensary permits. The Illinois Department of Agriculture received 159 applications for cultivation centers and expects to award 21 licenses, one in each Illinois State Police district. ( AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Virginia House, Senate pass marijuana legalization, end most mandatory minimums

Washington Examiner · February 8, 2021 8:00 pm

West Virginians can register for medical marijuana, but state still needs testing lab

Washington Examiner · February 6, 2021 1:00 am

Bill to legalize marijuana clears first hurdle in Virginia Senate

Washington Examiner · January 25, 2021 8:00 pm