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May 16, 2017

Statement Regarding Connecticut Democrats’ Proposed Budget, Which Includes Regulating and Taxing Marijuana for Adult Use


Democratic state lawmakers proposed a budget that includes regulating and taxing marijuana for use by adults 21 and older.

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May 11, 2017

New Hampshire Senate Passes Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession


The state Senate passed a bill that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in New Hampshire.

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May 10, 2017

Delaware House Committee Approves Bill to Regulate and Tax Marijuana Like Alcohol


The Delaware House Revenue and Finance Committee approved a bill (9-2) that would make marijuana legal for adults and regulate it similarly to alcohol.

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May 10, 2017

Vermont Legislature Passes Bill to Make Marijuana Legal for Adults; Historic Measure Now Headed to the Governor’s Desk


A bill that would make marijuana legal for adults in Vermont has received final approval from state legislators and is headed to the desk of Gov. Phil Scott.

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"Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within a supervised routine of medical care. ... It would be unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious for DEA to continue to stand between those sufferers and the benefits of this substance in light of the evidence in this record."
DEA Chief Administrative Law Judge Francis L. Young, Ruling in the matter of Marijuana Rescheduling Petition, September 6, 1988