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In 2019, twenty seven U.S. states proposed cannabis reform legislation for medical marijuana and non-medical adult use. [1] State-level legalization remains at odds with cannabis' status as a Schedule I narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act at the Federal level.
The status of THC as an illegal drug in most countries imposes restrictions on research material supply and funding, such as in the United States where the National Institute on Drug Abuse and Drug Enforcement Administration continue to control the sole federally-legal source of cannabis for researchers.
A bill to remove jail time and limit fines for possession passed the house on May 11. [51] On June 7, it was approved by a Senate floor vote, and the state governor signed it into law on June 15. [52] [53] HB391 Law April 1, 2021: Medical (expansion) Allows prescription of smokable form.
[52] [53] A special order on the bill received two thirds majority vote of the state senate on February 7, bypassing further committees and debate before a full floor vote. [54] [55] The bill was passed by the senate on February 14. [56] Kentucky HB 420 to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult use was introduced by Keturah Herron on January ...
The year 2022 began with several United States cannabis reform proposals pre-filed in 2021 for the upcoming year's legislative session. Among the remaining prohibitionist states, legalization of adult use in Delaware and Oklahoma was considered most likely, and Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island somewhat less likely; medical cannabis in Mississippi was called likely at the beginning ...
Bill number(s) Date introduced Sponsor(s) # of cosponsors Latest status 116th Congress: MORE Act of 2019 H.R. 3884: July 23, 2019 Jerry Nadler (D-NY) 120 Passed in the House S.2227: July 23, 2019 Kamala Harris (D-CA) 8 Died in Committee 117th Congress: MORE Act of 2021 H.R. 3617: May 28, 2021 Jerry Nadler (D-NY) 114 Passed in the House 118th ...
Senate Bill 47, the cannabis bill sponsored by Sen. Steve West, R-Paris, was assigned to the Licensing & Occupations Committee after weeks of no movement. Medical marijuana: KY Senate bill moves ...
In 2018, U.S. states proposed or are expected to propose cannabis reform legislation for medical marijuana and non-medical adult use. State-level legalization remains at odds with cannabis' status as a Schedule I narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act at the Federal level, and the Cannabis policy of the Donald Trump administration appeared to become more hostile than that of the previous ...