In his address on the executive budget proposal for New York state on January 16, Governor Cuomo called for a state-funded study on the impacts of recreational marijuana legalization.
When the people of Massachusetts voted to approve medical marijuana it was 2012, yet it wasn’t until almost three years later that they opened their first dispensary.
The attorneys general across the nation are joining forces to urge Congress to do its job and pass legislation that would allow cannabis companies to access banks and other financial institutions.
While many leaders at the state and federal levels remain on the sidelines in the battle against Jeff Sessions over cannabis regulation, the mayors of major cities are leading the way.
In California, laws were eased to assist those with previous marijuana convictions on their records. Read all about this and more in The Fresh Toast’s Marijuana Legislative Roundup for Jan. 16.