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A Republican plan to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is dead

FILE – Assembly Speaker Robin Vos watches Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers give his annual State of the State address, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Madison, Wis. A Republican proposal to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin is dead. Vos said Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, that there will still be a public hearing to build support for […]

Gov. Shapiro aims to legalize recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania

Twenty-four states have legalized recreational marijuana. Gov. Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvania to be No. 25. “Obviously, there’s an economic benefit to it and that’s something that Governor Shapiro was talking about. Generating revenue through taxing legal sale of cannabis, as opposed to untaxed cannabis sales in the illicit market,” said marijuana legalization advocate Patrick Nightingale, […]

Ukraine moves to legalize medical marijuana to help treat trauma of war

Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday adopted a new law legalizing medical marijuana to help treat PTSD and oncological diseases acquired as a result of war, according to the official website of Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. Access to medical marijuana as treatment for war-related conditions has garnered momentum recently, as the country approaches nearly two years […]