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NORML In advance of the 2021 legislative sessions, NORML will be providing a more detailed break down of legislative efforts in various states across the nation that are poised to enact significant marijuana reforms next year. This is the latest in a series of blogs examining where state-specific reform efforts stand. State lawmakers held a hearing in November to discuss the prospects of legalizing the adult-use marijuana market in 2021.  Senator Ryan Pearson (D), the incoming Chairman of the state Senate Finance Committee predicted that lawmakers will formally debate the issue as early as J...

Will the House take up a charter schools moratorium this session? Incoming Speaker says it might be time for a "pause." Linda Borg, The Providence Journal © File / Getty Images Stand for Children and four pro-charter candidates were heard before the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance. Stock photo. Students raising hands. PROVIDENCE — House Speaker-elect Joseph Shekarchi said it might be time for a “pause” on the expansion of charter schools, alluding to a recent op-ed in the Journal by state Rep. Gregg Amore calling for such action.     “It seems to me it w...