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27 Feb Kansas Committee Rejects Lower Penalties for Marijuana Possession
In a disappointing and borderline archaic move Kansas’ House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee voted 7 to 4 to reject a bill that would have simply made marijuana possession a misdemeanor regardless of how many times someone is caught with it, rather than a felony...
14 May Arkansas First Ever Medical Marijuana Dispensary Now Open
The first legal medical marijuana dispensary in state history is now open in Arkansas. It took 2.5 years after voters legalized the medicine, but Arkansas’ first medical marijuana dispensary opened its doors on Saturday, reports the Associated Press. Doctor’s Orders RX in Hot Springs was...
24 Apr Kansas Governor Signs Hemp Bill Into Law
Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer has signed an industrial hemp bill into law. Governor Colyer’s signed Senate Bill 263 yesterday following a 123 to 1 vote in the House of Representatives, and a 36 to 3 vote in the Senate. The Alternative Crop Research Act alters the definition of...
28 Mar Industrial Hemp Bill Passed by Kansas Legislature
Kansas’ full House of Representatives has given approval to legislation allowing hemp to be legally cultivated (the bill’s already passed the Senate). The Kansas House of Representatives voted 123 to 1 today to approve Senate Bill 263. The vote comes roughly a month after the...
26 Feb Hemp Legalization Bill Approved by Full Kansas Senate
Kansas’ full Senate has voted overwhelmingly to approve a measure that would allow hemp to be legally cultivated. Senate Bill 263 was given approval Thursday by the Kansas Senate in a 36 to 3 vote. The measure now moves to the House of Representatives, where passage...
04 Apr Kansas City Voters Decriminalize Marijuana
Kansas City voters have passed an initiative to decriminalize marijuana. Marijuana will soon be decriminalized in Missouri’s most populated city after voters gave approval tonight to Question 5. The initiative decriminalizes the possession of up to 35 grams of cannabis for those 21 and older,...
03 Apr Kansas City Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative Up for Vote Tomorrow
In Kansas City, Missouri an initiative to decriminalize marijuana possession is up for a vote tomorrow, April 4th. Question 5, up for a vote tomorrow, would decriminalize the possession of up to 35 grams of cannabis, making it a simple $25 fine rather than a...
27 Mar Arkansas Bill Amending Medical Cannabis Law Sent to Governor
Legislation that amends Arkansas’ medical cannabis law has been passed through the state’s legislature and sent to Governor Asa Hutchinson for consideration. House Bill 1400 was passed by the House of Representatives on March 17th with a unanimous 88 to 0 vote; six days later...