During the last day of the legislative session the Maryland Senate overwhelmingly approved a medical marijuana bill. It passed in a vote of 42 yes to 4 no. The bill, HB 1101, had previously cleared the House of Delegates last month. It now goes to the desk  of Gov. Martin O’Malley (D). While O’Malley opposed [...]

Medical marijuana took a very important step forward in Maryland today. The state House of Delegates approved HB 1101 in an overwhelming vote of 108 yes to 28 no. The legislation now moves on to the state Senate for consideration where its chances of passage look good. If the bill is approved it would create [...]

Efforts to getting medical marijuana legalized in Florida recently received a huge boost. Two important political fundraisers  in Florida decided to get behind an effort to put medical marijuana on the ballot in 2014. From Reuters: “I’m prepared to keep raising money and writing checks until I get the signatures to put it on the [...]

The legal use of medical marijuana in New Hampshire just took a big step towards becoming a reality today. The New Hampshire House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved HB 573 in a 286 to 64 vote. The bill would allow people with certain serious medical conditions to use medical marijuana if they get a doctor’s recommendation. Patients [...]

The voters of Minnesota overwhelmingly want to see medical marijuana approved in their state. According to a new survey by Public Policy Polling for the Marijuana Policy Project, voters in the state back medical marijuana by greater than a two-to-one margin. Minnesota PPP (3/1-2) Do you support or oppose changing the law in Minnesota to [...]