Maine lawmakers voted to override Gov. Paul LePage’s veto of a bill that would establish regulations for the legal marijuana market, with the House voting l09-39 and the Senate voting 28-6 to approve the measure.
Read MoreThe Michigan State Board of Canvassers certified that the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA) has enough signatures to place an initiative that would make marijuana legal and regulated for adults on the state’s November ballot.
Read MoreThe House Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs (3M) Committee overwhelmingly approved a medical marijuana bill in a vote of 14-3, sending it to the full House for consideration.
Read MoreAt a recent hearing, the Department of Health approved changes to the Pennsylvania medical marijuana program that were recommended by the Medical Marijuana Advisory Board on April 9.
Read More"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."