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Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval

Nevada lawmakers finalize cannabis tax

June 6, 2017

Nevada lawmakers passed a measure Sunday night that would set cannabis tax rates at 10 percent for retail sales and 15 percent for wholesale. Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval is expected to approve the...

Gov. Chris Sununu

Decriminalization bill heads to New Hampshire governor

June 2, 2017

Republican Gov. Chris Sununu is expected to pass a decriminalization bill the New Hampshire House passed without debate on Thursday. Possession of up to three-quarters of an ounce of cannabis will be...

Vermont governor vetoes legalization bill

Vermont governor vetoes legalization bill

May 24, 2017

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced Wednesday he will veto a legalization bill that would have made Vermont the first state to pass legalization through the legislature without a public vote. The bill would...

Legalization bill in California reduces cannabis convictions

Legalization bill in California reduces cannabis convictions

May 23, 2017

Since California legalized cannabis for social use in November, thousands of people convicted of cannabis crimes are requesting to get their records reduced. The provisions of Proposition 64, which...

Nevada to allow early sale of social cannabis

Nevada to allow early sale of social cannabis

May 23, 2017

Licensed medical cannabis dispensaries in Nevada will allowed to sell cannabis to adults for social use as early as July 1, 2017, as long as they are in good standing with the state. Earlier this month,...

New Mexico's medical cannabis industry balloons at 40,000 patients

New Mexico’s medical cannabis industry balloons at 40,000 patients

May 19, 2017

New Mexico's medical cannabis industry continues its rapid growth as more patients enroll in the program, reports by the Albuquerque Journal. The program gained more than 8,000 patients since January...

Trump hints at defying Congress and going after medical states

Trump hints at defying Congress and going after medical states

May 16, 2017

While Congress' budget bill included a provision protecting the 29 states who have legalized medical cannabis and 15 others who may do so from federal intervention, President Trump hinted that he may have...

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