HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) -- In an historic vote, a Pennsylvania state senate committee today gave its approval to a bill to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. The bill is sponsored by state senator Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon County), who advocated tirelessly and passionately for it. Folm...
Senate spikes sending marijuana legalization to voters ; Supporters said lawmakers should act now to regulate the drug, but opponents worried the bill would be viewed as an endorsement.Steve Mistler , State House Reporter
The legalization of marijuana for medical or adult use in Hawaii would wipe away another layer of laws supporting cannabis prohibition in the state. This is significant because FBI statistics show that law enforcement makes approximately 99 of 100 marijuana arrests under ...
"This bill is not about the legalization ofmarijuana," said Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento. "It does seek to assure that patients who need medical cannabis have access to it. It is intended to assure that drug cartels and other criminals do not benefit from the lac...
The Senate Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee passed the legislation from Sen. Lindsey Port (D) in a 5-4 vote. The measure is expected to go through a total of 18 panels in the chamber. Senate Assistant Majority Leader Erin Murphy (D) said at the beginning of Monday’...
One prohibition group, Moms Against Marijuana, brought in a physician who moved to the state from Colorado who said that after recreational legalization in Colorado about “a quarter” of her patients were suddenly “daily users.” Gov. Pete Ricketts also opposed the bill, arguing that medicinal...
One Orange County immigrant’s vote to oppose discrimination: ‘I belong here’ By Christine Mai-Duc Douglas Guzman, 39, casts his ballot at an early voting center in Buena Park on Saturday. (Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times) Douglas Guzman hasn’t lik...
One Orange County immigrant’s vote to oppose discrimination: ‘I belong here’ By Christine Mai-Duc Douglas Guzman, 39, casts his ballot at an early voting center in Buena Park on Saturday. (Christine Mai-Duc / Los Angeles Times) Douglas Guzman hasn’t liked...
Spencer Kimball, Executive Director of Emerson College Polling noted, “former President Donald Trump’s potential endorsement holds significant weight in the Republican primary: 61% of Republican primary voters say they are more likely to vote for a...
Minnesota House passes recreational marijuana bill in vote of 71-59 ST. PAUL, Minn. --The Minnesota House on Tuesday passed a 300-page bill that would allow adults 21 and older to buy, sell and use marijuana, joining nearly two dozen other states that have legalized the cannabis plant for...