State & Local Executive Branches

A New York bill aims to crack down on illicit weed sales, a Hawaii bill to deepen pot decriminalization advances, and more.

A quiet week on the medical marijuana front, but there was action in a couple of state capitals.

A New Hampshire marijuana legalization bill is moving in the House but faces obstacles in the Senate, a Connecticut bill to address remaining marijuana prisoners advances, and more.

Hawaii activists are pressing for action ahead of a Thursday deadline for a marijuana legalization bill, Oregon will make drug possession a misdemeanor as of September 1, and more.

Complementary psychedelic task force bills are moving in Maryland, the New Hampshire House approves a bill to help people clear the records of pot offenses, and more.

New Hampshire's path to marijuana legalization just got twistier, Kansas lawmakers vote down even a pilot program for medical marijuana, and more.

Mom-and-pop legal marijuana farmers trying to grow in the most Earth-friendly fashion face many obstacles, but they keep on keepin' on.

A bipartisan pair of senators has filed a bill to require State Department reporting on xylazine, Colombia's president nudges rightist narco-paramilitaries toward peace negotiations, and more.

South Dakota's MAGA governor cracks down on dispensaries and insults Native Americans, a Pennsylvania bill would end cash bail for some fentanyl offenses, and more.

UN anti-drug bureaucrats are wrapping up their annual meeting in Vienna, Montana lawmakers will finally get a chance to override a months-old veto of a marijuana revenues allocation bill, and more.