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A New Hampshire commission charged with drafting a bill to legalize marijuana sales through a system of state-run stores by the end of this month met again on Friday, making slow progress through a line-by-line review of sample legislation that the panel is using as a reference point. The committee made it through about a […]

Alabama Judge Amends Cannabis Licensing Restraining Order

A New Hampshire commission charged with drafting legislation to legalize marijuana through a series of state-owned stores heard from a representative of the state attorney general’s office on Thursday who spoke to some of the unique legal considerations that could arise from the state-run sales model. Myles Matteson, a senior assistant attorney general who heads […]

A New Hampshire commission charged with preparing legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis through a system of state-run stores heard testimony from leaders of the state’s medical marijuana program on Thursday, during a meeting that at times was marked by visible impatience and frustration. The bulk of the meeting centered on a presentation by Michael Holt, […]

During the second meeting of a New Hampshire commission tasked with preparing legislation to legalize marijuana through a novel system of state-run stores, members on Monday considered an alternative proposal that would instead establish a franchise model for cannabis sales. “The model that we are looking to put into place, that we feel would be […]

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what's happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have an update on South Dakota's ballot initiative.

Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have an update on South Dakota’s ballot initiative. We note the...

A New Hampshire commission tasked with preparing legislation to legalize marijuana sales through a system of state-run stores held its first meeting on Friday, with members electing leaders of the panel and offering a sense of the specific policy issues they will be exploring. The governor signed a bill to create the commission earlier last month after […]