Nearly 150 new Florida laws went into effect on July 1 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed 11 more the day before. Here is what ...

After a years-long legislative battle, optometrists will now be able to perform some procedures previously reserved for ...

New laws passed during the 2024-25 legislative session went into effect on Tuesday. Several laws will affect bathrooms, ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is calling lawmakers back to Austin to put new regulations on the booming hemp industry.

The federal government effectively legalized cannabis nationwide with no rules attached, creating a quandary for ...

New York officials have launched a new online map that’s meant to help adults locate licensed marijuana retailers—one of their latest efforts to encourage consumers to buy their cannabis from the ...

Why It Matters As of March 2024, 24 states had legalized and taxed adult-use cannabis sales, with 22 of those states generating tax revenue. Together, the sales brought in $20,068,051,561 ...

Other states in the top 10 earners of tax revenue from adult-use marijuana include: Illinois: $1.98 billion Michigan: $1.22 billion Nevada: $1.1 billion Oregon: $1 billion Massachusetts: $989 million ...

DeWine wants to increase the tax rate on recreational marijuana from 10% to 20% while state Senate Republicans want to increase it to 15%. DeWine and the Senate Republicans also want to eliminate ...

DeWine said he still wants changes to how state legislative and congressional redistricting is handled in Ohio. The state legislative map was approved in 2023 and will be in place for eight years.

Even though federal reform remains at a standstill, the majority of Americans live in a state where marijuana is legal. Currently, 24 states and Washington, D.C., have legalized recreational use ...