MPP's director of state policies, Karen O'Keefe, explains in a new op-ed why New Hampshire’s legalization approach should include a safety valve to automatically allow private sales in case state-run stores ultimately do not open.
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"States that have made the decision to legalize and regulate cannabis are benefiting from hundreds of millions in tax revenue each year." -Toi Hutchinson, MPP's President & CEO
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Minnesota’s cannabis legalization bill is headed to Gov. Tim Walz’s desk, who has said he will sign it into law! Once he does so, Minnesota will become the 23rd legalization state.
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"This study suggests a favorable association between medical cannabis treatment and quality of life among patients with a diverse range of conditions."
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"Key negotiators working on legislation to legalize recreational cannabis for adults 21 and older in Minnesota reached a final deal Tuesday, teeing up a vote in the House and Senate in the last few days of the session."
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Join us today for a discussion on the difficulties in cannabis legalization campaigns, which forms of advocacy and campaigning are most successful, and what it would mean for the cannabis industry to have 10 more legal states just three years from today! https://t.co/VVj1ycxzOS
Join us this Wednesday for a webinar with @rootwurks, where we will discuss our "10 States in 3 Years" campaign, where legalization is heading in the next few years, and why changing the legal status of cannabis remains so challenging.
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@OglesbyPat As you've noted, in La, "Those universities decided to contract out the actual growing to private parties, reportedly ... because federal agencies ... were uncomfortable with the universities growing directly themselves." Preemption is also a real concern.
"I wish he had engaged six months ago, instead of waiting until the day after the Senate killed legalization to voice tepid support." -Karen O'Keefe, MPP's director of state policies
"However, state-run stores are all but certain to be a costly boondoggle that don't get up and running unless and until federal law changes. That would simply delay a regulatory model that works—and Gov. Sununu also said he'd veto any other approach."
"It's encouraging to see @GovChrisSununu acknowledge that the will of New Hampshire voters will ultimately prevail, and to express some openness to cannabis legalization."
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Outrageously, the New Hampshire Senate has once again ignored Granite State voters and killed a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis.
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If you live in New Hampshire, contact Gov. Sununu and your state senator today and urge them to live up to NH's "Live Free" motto and join the rest of New England by legalizing cannabis this year!
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Join us tonight for a virtual town hall on cannabis legalization with @AFP_NH! Don’t miss this chance to learn about New Hampshire’s bipartisan cannabis legalization bill.
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RT @AdamSextonWMUR: Majority Leader @Osborne4NH on the increasingly precarious fate of the House cannabis legalization bill now in @TheNHSenate: "...there are a lot of Senate bills in the possession of the House right now & it would be a shame if anythin…
"From organizing lobby days, rallies, and town halls, testifying in key committees, conducting media outreach, voter guides, and so much more, years of effective advocacy and teamwork helped us reach this moment." -Olivia Naugle, MPPs senior policy analy… https://t.co/fwZoYRPDto
RT @VicenteLLP: In the next three years, the @MarijuanaPolicy Project’s “10 States in 3 Years" initiative will push for legalization in 10 states spreading from #Hawaii to #Delaware. But how?
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"Even as more states have moved to legalize marijuana, rates of current and lifetime cannabis use among high school students have continued to drop, newly released federal data shows."
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