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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
April 2, 2024 IA HF 2605 Establishes Hemp Regulations and Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
March 19, 2024 DE HB 334 Amends and Makes Changes Related to the Marijuana Control Act Bill Passed - House (29 - 10)
March 12, 2024 IA HF 2605 Establishes Hemp Regulations and Penalties Bill Passed - House (79 - 16)
March 9, 2024 WV SB 679 Amends Cannabis Oversight Under the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 26)
March 8, 2024 NH HB 1539 Authorizes an Automatic Annulment Process for All Cannabis Possession Bill Passed - House (283 - 80)
March 7, 2024 OR HB 4121 Amends State Laws About Marijuana and Hemp Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7)
March 5, 2024 HI SB 2487 Expands the Uniform Controlled Substances Act Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
March 4, 2024 SD SB 191 Requires Parolees Attain Additional Sign-Offs from Healthcare Practitioners to get a Medical Cannabis Card Bill Passed - House (63 - 7)
Feb. 28, 2024 SD SB 43 Establishes Procedures for the Imposition of Fines and Probation Against Medical Cannabis Establishments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
Feb. 28, 2024 SD HB 1125 Prohibits Hemp-Derived "Diet Weed" Products such as Delta 8 and Delta 9 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 1)
Feb. 28, 2024 SD SB 71 Repeals Prohibition on Law Enforcement Ability to Inspect, Search, Seize, and Prosecute Cannabis Dispensaries Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
Feb. 26, 2024 SD HB 1125 Prohibits Hemp-Derived "Diet Weed" Products such as Delta 8 and Delta 9 Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
Feb. 26, 2024 SD SB 43 Establishes Procedures for the Imposition of Fines and Probation Against Medical Cannabis Establishments Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
Feb. 20, 2024 SD SB 191 Requires Parolees Attain Additional Sign-Offs from Healthcare Practitioners to get a Medical Cannabis Card Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
Feb. 13, 2024 NM HB 239 Establishes Cannabis as Prison Contraband Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
Feb. 13, 2024 NM SB 6 Amends Various State Cannabis Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (55 - 5)
Feb. 13, 2024 SC S 423 Authorizes Medical Cannabis Use for Adults Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 19)
Feb. 12, 2024 NM HB 239 Establishes Cannabis as Prison Contraband Bill Passed - House (57 - 4)
Feb. 12, 2024 VA HB 698 Authorizes Legal Recreational Cannabis for Adults Bill Passed - House (52 - 48)
Feb. 5, 2024 NM SB 6 Amends Various State Cannabis Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
Jan. 25, 2024 DE HB 285 Repeals Certain Requirments for Medical Marijuana Card Bill Passed - House (26 - 10)
Jan. 22, 2024 SD SB 71 Repeals Prohibition on Law Enforcement Ability to Inspect, Search, Seize, and Prosecute Cannabis Dispensaries Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
Jan. 16, 2024 SD HB 1036 Requires Cannabis Dispensary's Post Public Notice on the Federal Prohibition on Firearm Ownership While Using Cannabis Bill Passed - House (42 - 27)
Jan. 16, 2024 SD HB 1024 Require Applications for Medical Cannabis Licenses have Notice on the Federal Prohibition on Firearm Ownership While Using Cannabis Bill Passed - House (68 - 1)
Oct. 11, 2023 OH SJR 216 Alleges Opposition to Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
Oct. 5, 2023 MI SB 179 Authorizes Native American Tribes and the State to Form Individual Regulations and Taxes for Cannabis Bill Passed - House (91 - 15)
Sept. 20, 2023 PA SB 773 Authorizes State Medical Cannabis Growers and Processors to Sell Their Products Directly to Patients Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 3)
June 23, 2023 OR HB 2931 Establishes New Cannabis Reference Laboratories to Support Enforcement of Cannabis Regulation Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 1)
June 20, 2023 NJ A 4151 Amends Certain Restrictions on Cannabis Establishment Owners Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
June 14, 2023 MI SB 179 Authorizes Native American Tribes and the State to Form Individual Regulations and Taxes for Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
June 5, 2023 LA HB 286 Authorizes Expungements for Certain Amounts of Possession of Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 7)
June 5, 2023 NV SB 277 Expands the Amount of Legal Cannabis Individual's Can Possess Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
May 31, 2023 NV SB 277 Expands the Amount of Legal Cannabis Individual's Can Possess Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
May 26, 2023 OK SB 437 Authorizes the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to Select a Vendor for Seed-to-Sale Inventory Tracking Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 20)
May 25, 2023 OK SB 437 Authorizes the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to Select a Vendor for Seed-to-Sale Inventory Tracking Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 8)
May 23, 2023 LA HB 286 Authorizes Expungements for Certain Amounts of Possession of Marijuana Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
May 19, 2023 OK SB 475 Amends Registration Suspension and Revocation Guidelines to Prohibit Fraudulent Businesses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 3)
May 12, 2023 MO HB 202 Amends State Industrial Hemp Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (105 - 47)
April 28, 2023 MN HF 100 Establishes Cannabis Policy and Finances Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 32)
April 26, 2023 MT SB 442 Authorizes Counties to Use of 20% of Cannabis Revenues for Construction and Repair of Rural Roads Bill Passed - House (82 - 17)
April 25, 2023 MN HF 100 Establishes Cannabis Policy and Finances Bill Passed - House (71 - 59)
April 14, 2023 WA SB 5069 Authorizes Interstate Cannabis Agreements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 8)
April 12, 2023 VA SB 903 Authorizes New Limits on the THC Amount in Hemp Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 41)
April 12, 2023 VA SB 903 Authorizes New Limits on the THC Amount in Hemp Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
April 12, 2023 VA SB 1533 Requires the Board of Pharmacy Consider Certain Factors when Determining Additional Cultivation Locations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 16)
April 12, 2023 VA SB 1337 Establishes New Regulations and Provisions to the Medical Marijuana Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 20)
April 12, 2023 WA SB 5069 Authorizes Interstate Cannabis Agreements Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
April 10, 2023 MD SB 516 Authorizes an Independent Maryland Cannabis Administration Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
April 10, 2023 MD SB 516 Authorizes an Independent Maryland Cannabis Administration Bill Passed - House (102 - 35)
April 10, 2023 OR SB 326 Requires Owner of Property Where the Manufacture of Marijuana Takes Place to Clean Up Waste Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
Date No. Title Outcome
4/02 HF 2605 Establishes Hemp Regulations and Penalties Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 18)
3/19 HB 334 Amends and Makes Changes Related to the Marijuana Control Act Bill Passed - House (29 - 10)
3/12 HF 2605 Establishes Hemp Regulations and Penalties Bill Passed - House (79 - 16)
3/09 SB 679 Amends Cannabis Oversight Under the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Concurrence Vote Passed - House (71 - 26)
3/08 HB 1539 Authorizes an Automatic Annulment Process for All Cannabis Possession Bill Passed - House (283 - 80)
3/07 HB 4121 Amends State Laws About Marijuana and Hemp Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7)
3/05 SB 2487 Expands the Uniform Controlled Substances Act Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 1)
3/04 SB 191 Requires Parolees Attain Additional Sign-Offs from Healthcare Practitioners to get a Medical Cannabis Card Bill Passed - House (63 - 7)
2/28 SB 43 Establishes Procedures for the Imposition of Fines and Probation Against Medical Cannabis Establishments Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (28 - 6)
2/28 HB 1125 Prohibits Hemp-Derived "Diet Weed" Products such as Delta 8 and Delta 9 Concurrence Vote Passed - House (69 - 1)
2/28 SB 71 Repeals Prohibition on Law Enforcement Ability to Inspect, Search, Seize, and Prosecute Cannabis Dispensaries Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
2/26 HB 1125 Prohibits Hemp-Derived "Diet Weed" Products such as Delta 8 and Delta 9 Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 1)
2/26 SB 43 Establishes Procedures for the Imposition of Fines and Probation Against Medical Cannabis Establishments Bill Passed - House (59 - 10)
2/20 SB 191 Requires Parolees Attain Additional Sign-Offs from Healthcare Practitioners to get a Medical Cannabis Card Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 4)
2/13 HB 239 Establishes Cannabis as Prison Contraband Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 3)
2/13 SB 6 Amends Various State Cannabis Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - House (55 - 5)
2/13 S 423 Authorizes Medical Cannabis Use for Adults Bill Passed - Senate (24 - 19)
2/12 HB 239 Establishes Cannabis as Prison Contraband Bill Passed - House (57 - 4)
2/12 HB 698 Authorizes Legal Recreational Cannabis for Adults Bill Passed - House (52 - 48)
2/05 SB 6 Amends Various State Cannabis Policies and Regulations Bill Passed - Senate (25 - 15)
1/25 HB 285 Repeals Certain Requirments for Medical Marijuana Card Bill Passed - House (26 - 10)
1/22 SB 71 Repeals Prohibition on Law Enforcement Ability to Inspect, Search, Seize, and Prosecute Cannabis Dispensaries Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7)
1/16 HB 1036 Requires Cannabis Dispensary's Post Public Notice on the Federal Prohibition on Firearm Ownership While Using Cannabis Bill Passed - House (42 - 27)
1/16 HB 1024 Require Applications for Medical Cannabis Licenses have Notice on the Federal Prohibition on Firearm Ownership While Using Cannabis Bill Passed - House (68 - 1)
10/11 SJR 216 Alleges Opposition to Proposed Constitutional Amendment 2 Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
10/05 SB 179 Authorizes Native American Tribes and the State to Form Individual Regulations and Taxes for Cannabis Bill Passed - House (91 - 15)
9/20 SB 773 Authorizes State Medical Cannabis Growers and Processors to Sell Their Products Directly to Patients Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 3)
6/23 HB 2931 Establishes New Cannabis Reference Laboratories to Support Enforcement of Cannabis Regulation Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 1)
6/20 A 4151 Amends Certain Restrictions on Cannabis Establishment Owners Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 8)
6/14 SB 179 Authorizes Native American Tribes and the State to Form Individual Regulations and Taxes for Cannabis Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 9)
6/05 HB 286 Authorizes Expungements for Certain Amounts of Possession of Marijuana Bill Passed - Senate (32 - 7)
6/05 SB 277 Expands the Amount of Legal Cannabis Individual's Can Possess Bill Passed - House (28 - 14)
5/31 SB 277 Expands the Amount of Legal Cannabis Individual's Can Possess Bill Passed - Senate (14 - 6)
5/26 SB 437 Authorizes the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to Select a Vendor for Seed-to-Sale Inventory Tracking Concurrence Vote Passed - House (72 - 20)
5/25 SB 437 Authorizes the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to Select a Vendor for Seed-to-Sale Inventory Tracking Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (36 - 8)
5/23 HB 286 Authorizes Expungements for Certain Amounts of Possession of Marijuana Bill Passed - House (69 - 30)
5/19 SB 475 Amends Registration Suspension and Revocation Guidelines to Prohibit Fraudulent Businesses Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 3)
5/12 HB 202 Amends State Industrial Hemp Regulations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (105 - 47)
4/28 HF 100 Establishes Cannabis Policy and Finances Bill Passed - Senate (34 - 32)
4/26 SB 442 Authorizes Counties to Use of 20% of Cannabis Revenues for Construction and Repair of Rural Roads Bill Passed - House (82 - 17)
4/25 HF 100 Establishes Cannabis Policy and Finances Bill Passed - House (71 - 59)
4/14 SB 5069 Authorizes Interstate Cannabis Agreements Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (38 - 8)
4/12 SB 903 Authorizes New Limits on the THC Amount in Hemp Products Concurrence Vote Passed - House (52 - 41)
4/12 SB 903 Authorizes New Limits on the THC Amount in Hemp Products Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 7)
4/12 SB 1533 Requires the Board of Pharmacy Consider Certain Factors when Determining Additional Cultivation Locations Concurrence Vote Passed - House (78 - 16)
4/12 SB 1337 Establishes New Regulations and Provisions to the Medical Marijuana Program Concurrence Vote Passed - House (74 - 20)
4/12 SB 5069 Authorizes Interstate Cannabis Agreements Bill Passed - House (71 - 26)
4/10 SB 516 Authorizes an Independent Maryland Cannabis Administration Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (33 - 13)
4/10 SB 516 Authorizes an Independent Maryland Cannabis Administration Bill Passed - House (102 - 35)
4/10 SB 326 Requires Owner of Property Where the Manufacture of Marijuana Takes Place to Clean Up Waste Bill Passed - Senate (16 - 12)
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