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Arkansas Supreme Court Signs off on Legalization Ballot Measure
The Arkansas ruling means the votes on the proposal will count.
September 23, 2022
Oklahoma Supreme Court To Consider Whether Legalization Initiative Will Qualify For Ballot
The fate of a recreational cannabis proposal in Oklahoma hangs in the balance.
August 31, 2022
Recreational Pot Question Back on Arkansas Ballot—But Will Votes Count?
The state Supreme Court ordered the amendment back on the ballot, but uncertainty remains.
August 12, 2022
Texas Supreme Court Bans Smokable Hemp Production, Sales
Texas maintains a ban on smokable hemp, which could lead to millions of dollars lost in tax revenue when companies move out of state to operate.
June 29, 2022
Supreme Court Takes On Abortion, Guns, Prayer in School—But Not Weed
An emboldened, conservative Supreme Court has churned out a torrent of seismic decisions in the last week.
June 28, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Cases Seeking Workers’ Comp for Medical Cannabis
The Supreme Court declined to hear two cases challenging Minnesota’s denial of workers’ compensation for medical pot used to treat work-related injuries.
June 23, 2022
Mississippi Supreme Court Upholds Life Sentence for Weed Possession
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for a man convicted of possessing less than two ounces of pot.
June 21, 2022
Mexican Supreme Court Issues Vague Support for Ending Prohibition
The country’s highest court again weighs in on the connection between cannabis use and constitutional guarantees of freedom—but problems still remain.
May 26, 2022
Mexico Supreme Court Decriminalizes Recreational Cannabis
Mexico’s highest court struck down the nation’s laws against consumption and personal cultivation of marijuana on Monday, more than five years after a limited ruling that declared the prohibitions against recreational cannabis unconstitutional.
June 29, 2021
Supreme Court Justice Calls for the Reversal of Marijuana Prohibition
The expiration date of cannabis prohibition has long passed in America, according to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
June 28, 2021