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Bills decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana are frequently pitched in the Indiana General Assembly, but only in 2023 did one such bill finally get a hearing. Gov. Gov.
Ohio voters' decision to legalize recreational marijuana has once again surfaced the topic in Indiana, and it could be an issue in Hoosiers' election of a new governor in 2024.. Legalization is ...
Advocates say it's one step closer to full legalization of marijuana at the federal level, but Indiana and other states have a lot of catching up to do.
Introduced in the Senate as S. 4226 by Cory Booker on May 1, 2024. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (S.4226 in the 118th Congress) is a proposed bill in the United States Congress to recognize legalization of cannabis by the states. The authors are Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Cory Booker, and Senator Ron Wyden.
The future of marijuana legalization in the United States (streaming video). CNBC.: "how public sentiment surrounding marijuana has shifted in the United States and where the law may be headed from here" Adams, Dan (January 22, 2021). "Federal marijuana reform looms after Senate flip — and Massachusetts could end up a loser". The Boston Globe.
This was the first time in history a congressional committee approved a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition. [10] [11] The legislation was scheduled for a hearing by the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Health on January 15, 2020, titled "Cannabis Policies For The New Decade". [12] [13]
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has argued that marijuana legalization should wait for federal action, as cannabis possession and use remains a federal crime. At one time, I was sympathetic to that ...
In February 2013, a bill to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana was killed in committee. Following that, the Senate offered an amendment to the previously-approved House Bill 1006, which had included decreased penalties for cannabis possession, with an amendment to instead raise certain types of possession from misdemeanors to felonies.