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"North Carolina remains one of only a few states that have not legalized marijuana in any form. Supporters argue that legalization could provide a new source of funding at a time when lawmakers are facing budget pressures and growing costs."
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Debate over marijuana legalization continues in North Carolina as lawmakers weigh revenue potential
Advocates point to billions in tax revenue nationwide, while legislators study how a legal market could work in the Tar Heel State.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM
"North Carolina remains one of only a few states that have not legalized marijuana in any form. Supporters argue that legalization could provide a new source of funding at a time when lawmakers are facing budget pressures and growing costs."
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This Presidents' Day, we honor the progress made and the leaders who have listened to the people. But most importantly, we honor the advocates and voters who made it impossible for the White House to stay silent any longer.
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A Presidents’ Day Retrospective: The Long Road to Cannabis Rescheduling
While some past presidents took a hard stance against cannabis, others have called for reform and even acknowledged using it at some point in their lives.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This Presidents' Day, we honor the progress made and the leaders who have listened to the people. But most importantly, we honor the advocates and voters who made it impossible for the White House to stay silent any longer.
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blog.mpp.org/blog/a-presi...
New Jersey legalized cannabis for adults, but it still bans home cultivation. That means adults can legally buy cannabis — but they can’t grow it themselves.
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New Jersey lawmakers can finally allow home grow!
Home cultivation promotes personal freedom and fairness. Adults can brew beer at home. They should not face criminal penalties for growing a limited number of cannabis plants.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:56 PM
New Jersey legalized cannabis for adults, but it still bans home cultivation. That means adults can legally buy cannabis — but they can’t grow it themselves.
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"Hawai’i voters deserve a chance to legalize cannabis if their lawmakers are unwilling to do so. And they deserve to know which lawmakers are responsible for their continued criminalization." -Karen O'Keefe, MPP's director of state policies
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Hawaii Marijuana Legalization Bills Are Likely Dead For 2026 Session, Key Lawmakers Say - Marijuana Moment
A pair of Hawaii House bills aimed at legalizing marijuana in the state are effectively dead for the 2026 session, key lawmakers say. Despite renewed hopes that the proposals—including one from House…
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February 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
"Hawai’i voters deserve a chance to legalize cannabis if their lawmakers are unwilling to do so. And they deserve to know which lawmakers are responsible for their continued criminalization." -Karen O'Keefe, MPP's director of state policies
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Good news! The South Dakota Senate Health and Human Services Committee defeated medical cannabis repeal and potency cap bills. A landslide 70% of voters approved medical cannabis protections in 2020. Legislators need to honor the will of the people.
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S.D committee kills two bills attacking medical cannabis program!
While we are relieved by these votes, it is outrageous that patients are continuing to have to plead with lawmakers not to whittle away — or completely repeal — their legal protections.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Good news! The South Dakota Senate Health and Human Services Committee defeated medical cannabis repeal and potency cap bills. A landslide 70% of voters approved medical cannabis protections in 2020. Legislators need to honor the will of the people.
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Home cultivation promotes personal freedom, reduces unnecessary criminal penalties, and treats cannabis more like other legal adult activities — such as home brewing or gardening. It’s time to finish the job and modernize Washington’s cannabis laws.
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Washington Legislature can finally allow home grow!
Washington legalized cannabis over a decade ago — but adults are still prohibited from growing it at home. SB 6204 would finally fix that injustice.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Home cultivation promotes personal freedom, reduces unnecessary criminal penalties, and treats cannabis more like other legal adult activities — such as home brewing or gardening. It’s time to finish the job and modernize Washington’s cannabis laws.
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A broad coalition of stakeholders, including MPP, sent a letter to Gov. Shapiro urging him to prioritize adult-use cannabis legalization this year by convening formal “five-party” leadership discussions to finally deliver this long-overdue reform.
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Pennsylvania Governor Should Lead On Marijuana Legalization By Convening Bipartisan Lawmakers For Negotiations, Advocates Say - Marijuana Moment
As Pennsylvania’s governor promotes his latest call for marijuana legalization in the Keystone State, a coalition of drug policy and civil liberties organizations are urging him to play a leadership…
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February 9, 2026 at 10:44 PM
A broad coalition of stakeholders, including MPP, sent a letter to Gov. Shapiro urging him to prioritize adult-use cannabis legalization this year by convening formal “five-party” leadership discussions to finally deliver this long-overdue reform.
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Black History Month offers an opportunity to reflect on how laws are shaped, and how they shape lives. Cannabis policy is not just about a plant, but about whose voices were heard, whose were ignored, and how history continues to inform present-day outcomes.
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Why understanding Black history is essential to understanding past and present cannabis policy
MPP Honors Black History Month
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February 7, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Black History Month offers an opportunity to reflect on how laws are shaped, and how they shape lives. Cannabis policy is not just about a plant, but about whose voices were heard, whose were ignored, and how history continues to inform present-day outcomes.
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It’s past time to allow patients in Wisconsin to relieve their suffering with medical cannabis. blog.mpp.org/blog/wiscons...
Wisconsin medical cannabis bill on the move!
Medical cannabis has 86% popular support in Wisconsin. But the bill’s passage is far from a slam dunk.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
It’s past time to allow patients in Wisconsin to relieve their suffering with medical cannabis. blog.mpp.org/blog/wiscons...
This year could prove to be the most decisive in cannabis policy for Massachusetts since cannabis was legalized in 2016. From the fight against a regressive repeal initiative to new positive bills for employment protections and expungement, our work isn't over. blog.mpp.org/blog/massach...
Massachusetts 2026: A Year of Progress and Peril!
Despite an attempted rollback on adult-use cannabis sales, there are many more opportunities for progress in the Legislature.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This year could prove to be the most decisive in cannabis policy for Massachusetts since cannabis was legalized in 2016. From the fight against a regressive repeal initiative to new positive bills for employment protections and expungement, our work isn't over. blog.mpp.org/blog/massach...
As MPP mobilizes to combat a series of troubling attempts by prohibitionist groups to gut and roll back adult-use laws through exploiting the ballot initiative process, we are continuing to press forward in supporting legalization efforts in multiple states!
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The most promising opportunities for cannabis policy reform in 2026
2026 holds both great potential and great peril for cannabis policy reform.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:31 PM
As MPP mobilizes to combat a series of troubling attempts by prohibitionist groups to gut and roll back adult-use laws through exploiting the ballot initiative process, we are continuing to press forward in supporting legalization efforts in multiple states!
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"This seems to be a concerted attack on direct democracy by the DeSantis administration. Obviously, we know their opposition to cannabis policy reform and specifically legalization." -Kevin Caldwell, MPP's Southeast Legislative Manager
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Will Florida ever legalize adult-use marijuana?
It's an open question after Gov. Ron DeSantis deployed substantial state resources to thwart an MSO-funded marijuana legalization campaign.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:28 PM
"This seems to be a concerted attack on direct democracy by the DeSantis administration. Obviously, we know their opposition to cannabis policy reform and specifically legalization." -Kevin Caldwell, MPP's Southeast Legislative Manager
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It's been over a decade since Washington legalized adult-use cannabis, and yet home grow remains a felony for anyone except medical patients. It’s time for Washington to finally allow adults to grow their own cannabis without fear of punishment. www.marijuanamoment.net/washington-s...
Washington State Senators Approve Bill To Legalize Marijuana Home Grow For Adults - Marijuana Moment
Washington State lawmakers have advanced a bill to expand the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law by allowing recreational consumers to grow their own cannabis plants. Weeks after Sens.…
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February 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
It's been over a decade since Washington legalized adult-use cannabis, and yet home grow remains a felony for anyone except medical patients. It’s time for Washington to finally allow adults to grow their own cannabis without fear of punishment. www.marijuanamoment.net/washington-s...
Pennsylvania has a real chance to finally legalize cannabis this year! Currently, Pennsylvania is lagging behind its neighbors as it continues to ruin vast numbers of lives with criminal charges over a plant that is safer than alcohol. www.abc27.com/josh-shapiro...
Pennsylvania governor proposes legalizing marijuana
(WHTM) — Governor Shapiro’s 2026/27 state budget proposal includes plans to legalize adult-use cannabis in Pennsylvania. In his proposal, Shapiro estimates that Pennsylvania will receive $729…
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February 4, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Pennsylvania has a real chance to finally legalize cannabis this year! Currently, Pennsylvania is lagging behind its neighbors as it continues to ruin vast numbers of lives with criminal charges over a plant that is safer than alcohol. www.abc27.com/josh-shapiro...
Nearly 15 years after the first states legalized adult-use cannabis, we’ve seen the benefits of regulated markets firsthand: safer products, job creation, and billions in tax revenue. Turns out that we were right the whole time. Regulation works.
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Prohibition Failed, Regulation Works.
Nearly a decade and a half since the first states legalized adult use, the arguments against prohibition and in favor of regulated markets haven’t changed.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Nearly 15 years after the first states legalized adult-use cannabis, we’ve seen the benefits of regulated markets firsthand: safer products, job creation, and billions in tax revenue. Turns out that we were right the whole time. Regulation works.
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"The fact that people have to suffer or live in a pharmaceutical haze, rather than have access to a medicine that many know will improve their quality of life, is heartbreaking." -Kevin Caldwell, MPP's Southeast Legislative Manager
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Lawmakers In Multiple States Push To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In Hospitals By Qualifying Patients - Marijuana Moment
As 2026 brings a new wave of marijuana reform bills to state legislatures across the U.S., a theme has emerged in one specific policy area: Lawmakers are pushing to allow seriously ill patients to…
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February 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM
"The fact that people have to suffer or live in a pharmaceutical haze, rather than have access to a medicine that many know will improve their quality of life, is heartbreaking." -Kevin Caldwell, MPP's Southeast Legislative Manager
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Despite advocates submitting over 1.4 million signatures, the Florida Department of State has declared that the adult-use cannabis legalization initiative will not appear on the 2026 ballot. blog.mpp.org/blog/florida...
Florida asserts ballot initiative will not appear on the ballot in 2026
The campaign will challenge the Department’s findings, questioning the state’s transparency and good faith in this process.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Despite advocates submitting over 1.4 million signatures, the Florida Department of State has declared that the adult-use cannabis legalization initiative will not appear on the 2026 ballot. blog.mpp.org/blog/florida...
The Nebraska General Affairs Committee is fast-tracking a devastating bill that would gut the voter-enacted Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act and give more power to a hostile commission.
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Neb.: Upcoming hearing on gutting patient protections!
The Nebraska General Affairs Committee is fast-tracking a devastating bill, which would gut the voter-enacted Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act and give more power to a hostile…
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January 30, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The Nebraska General Affairs Committee is fast-tracking a devastating bill that would gut the voter-enacted Nebraska Medical Cannabis Patient Protection Act and give more power to a hostile commission.
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For years, South Carolina patients and advocates have fought to legalize medical cannabis. Let’s make 2026 the year we finally pass the S.C. Compassionate Care Act and bring relief to those who need it most! blog.mpp.org/blog/sc-legi...
S.C.: Legislature convened; put medical cannabis on the agenda!
2026 could be the year that South Carolina finally joins dozens of other states that give patients the medical freedom to use cannabis with a doctor’s certification.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:33 PM
For years, South Carolina patients and advocates have fought to legalize medical cannabis. Let’s make 2026 the year we finally pass the S.C. Compassionate Care Act and bring relief to those who need it most! blog.mpp.org/blog/sc-legi...
By continuing to criminalize cannabis, Hawai‘i continues to miss out on millions in tax revenue and thousands of local jobs. www.marijuanamoment.net/legalizing-m...
Legalizing Marijuana In Hawaii Could Drive $90 Million In Monthly Sales—With Mixed Tourism Impacts—Report Commissioned By State Finds - Marijuana Moment
Hawaii officials have released a report on the potential economic impact of recreational marijuana legalization in the state, including revenue implications related to domestic and international…
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January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
By continuing to criminalize cannabis, Hawai‘i continues to miss out on millions in tax revenue and thousands of local jobs. www.marijuanamoment.net/legalizing-m...
Kansas remains one of the few states without a comprehensive medical cannabis law, leaving patients without safe, legal access. It’s time for leadership to listen to the voters and put cannabis on the agenda this session!
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Kansas legislature convened, let’s put cannabis on the agenda!
Kansas remains one of only 10 states that do not have a comprehensive medical cannabis program.
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January 28, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Kansas remains one of the few states without a comprehensive medical cannabis law, leaving patients without safe, legal access. It’s time for leadership to listen to the voters and put cannabis on the agenda this session!
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Legalization in Pennsylvania should be a no-brainer. It’s popular, it expands freedom, and it would generate hundreds of millions in annual tax revenue that is currently flowing across state lines.
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Let’s make 2026 the year PA legalizes cannabis!
Pennsylvania has a real chance to finally legalize cannabis this year, but it’s crucial that supporters mobilize!
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January 28, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Legalization in Pennsylvania should be a no-brainer. It’s popular, it expands freedom, and it would generate hundreds of millions in annual tax revenue that is currently flowing across state lines.
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Under current Utah law, possession of as little as an ounce of marijuana can result in a six-month jail sentence. There is no reason for a minor infraction like cannabis possession to land a person in jail or carry life-altering consequences.
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January 27, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Under current Utah law, possession of as little as an ounce of marijuana can result in a six-month jail sentence. There is no reason for a minor infraction like cannabis possession to land a person in jail or carry life-altering consequences.
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"Legalizing adult-use cannabis sales in the Old Dominion State is important for cannabis policy reform both regionally and nationally." -Kevin Caldwell, MPP's Southeast Legislative Manager www.forbes.com/sites/ajherr...
Virginia Moves Closer To Launching Regulated Cannabis Sales
The proposal would finally establish a statewide cannabis marketplace, addressing years of unchecked gray‑market activity and regulatory gaps.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:09 PM
"Legalizing adult-use cannabis sales in the Old Dominion State is important for cannabis policy reform both regionally and nationally." -Kevin Caldwell, MPP's Southeast Legislative Manager www.forbes.com/sites/ajherr...
Following President Trump’s Executive Order to expedite the rescheduling of cannabis to Schedule III, many are asking: What happens next? Our latest blog breaks down the timeline, the legal hurdles, and why the fight for full descheduling continues.
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What’s the deal on rescheduling and federal cannabis policy in 2026?
MPP will continue to advocate in Congress for long-overdue action to address the failed approach of federal cannabis prohibition with sensible policies that respect states with existing adult-use…
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January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Following President Trump’s Executive Order to expedite the rescheduling of cannabis to Schedule III, many are asking: What happens next? Our latest blog breaks down the timeline, the legal hurdles, and why the fight for full descheduling continues.
blog.mpp.org/blog/whats-t...
blog.mpp.org/blog/whats-t...