Apr 9, 2026 | Press Releases
The North Dakota House on Tuesday approved a bill to legalize marijuana—a measure that’s being sponsored by a Republican lawmaker who is opposed to the policy change but prefers the legislature sets the rules rather than leave it up to activists via a ballot measure....
Apr 9, 2026 | Press Releases
A bill essentially legalizing recreational use of cannabis in Maryland would be an important step toward addressing social equity and racial injustices, advocates said. “This is the year we are talking about equity,” Del. Jazz Lewis, D-Prince George’s, sponsor of the...
Apr 9, 2026 | Press Releases
State senators say they want to keep Idaho “clean.” The Idaho Senate has passed a resolution that bans the production, sale, and possession of cannabis in the state. The decision is in sharp contrast to what lawmakers and voters are doing in other states....
Apr 9, 2026 | Press Releases
The head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) told Congress this week that the federal agency would “prefer” for state-legal marijuana businesses to be able to pay taxes electronically, as the current largely cash-based system under federal cannabis prohibition is...
Apr 9, 2026 | Press Releases
More than 18,000 workers are employed in Michigan’s marijuana industry, nearly double the number of cannabis jobs in the state a year ago, according to a new cannabis industry jobs report. “There are now more cannabis workers than cops in Michigan,” said the fifth...
Apr 9, 2026 | Press Releases
NPR California voters legalized recreational marijuana, but its cannabis market remains largely illicit. NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with reporter Amanda Chicago Lewis about why. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Tomorrow marks five years since California voters passed...
