Updated March 06, 2025 State Medical Cannabis Laws Find out the latest state legislative activity in regards to medical cannabis/marijuana. Health Map Table
Updated November 19, 2024 NCSL Town Hall Takeaways: 2024 State Election Results The Nov. 5 election reduced the number of states where one party has a trifecta—controlling both chambers in the legislature as well as the governor’s seat—and added two where neither party will dominate, NCSL elections experts say. It could yield more bipartisan governance at state level. Elections State Legislatures News
Updated November 08, 2024 2024 Election Ballot Measures: Abortion, Drug Policy, Elections and More Voters in the 2024 election weigh in on a total of 150 statewide measures on abortion, drug policy, elections and more. Elections State Legislatures News
Updated August 05, 2024 Multi-Drug Use Among Drivers Creates Challenge for Police Drugs create complex problems for law enforcement officers trying to determine the causes of traffic accidents and press charges. Blood alcohol levels can reliably show if someone is unfit to drive, but there are no established standards for impairment by drugs. Transportation State Legislatures News
Updated July 22, 2024 NCSL Comment on DEA Cannabis Rescheduling NCSL responds to Drug Enforcement Administration's request for public comments on cannabis rescheduling. The response urges the DEA to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. It also requests the DEA consider removing cannabis from the CSA entirely to enable states to create and implement their own cannabis policies. State-Federal
Updated May 02, 2024 NCSL Urges DOJ to Prioritize the Removal of Cannabis From Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act NCSL urges Attorney General and Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator to remove cannabis from Schedule I classification under the Controlled Substances Act. In August, the Department of Health and Human Services recommended that the DEA move cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance. The letter requests the DEA to quickly finish its review of the August HHS report and remove cannabis from Schedule I, per HHS’s recommendation. Health State-Federal
Updated November 08, 2023 Fiscal Ballot Measures: Voters Favor Property Tax Relief Three states had tax and budget initiatives on the ballot Tuesday, with a fourth state to weigh in later this month. This story breaks down the results and looks ahead to coming votes. Elections Fiscal State Legislatures News
Updated November 08, 2023 Voters Approve Ballot Measures on Abortion Rights, Recreational Cannabis Voters pass headline-grabbing ballot measures on Abortion Rights and Recreational Cannabis. Meanwhile, most other ballot measures this year dealt with taxes and state funds, with voters generally approving those creating or broadening tax exemptions. Elections State Legislatures News
Updated March 21, 2023 Against All Odds: How the Minority Gets Work Done in Supermajority Chambers Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say legislative effectiveness, supermajority or not, hinges on two things: a willingness to maintain personal relationships and a determination to focus on good ideas over partisan ideals. About State Legislatures State Legislatures News
Updated October 18, 2022 Capitol to Capitol | Oct. 17, 2022 In this issue of Capitol to Capitol White House Hosts Virtual Summit on 'Accelerating Infrastructure', Medicare Drug Manufacturers Subject to Penalties for Inflationary Increases and more.
Updated March 08, 2022 Banking and Cannabis: Yearning to Be Buds? Although they are a drop in the bucket compared with broad-based taxes, cannabis tax revenues are still significant, even exceeding cigarette and alcohol tax collections in many states. In 2019, marijuana tax revenues represented about 0.36% of state budgets, on average, in the seven states that had programs in place for the full year. In a few states, it’s a little higher than 1% of total revenue. Fiscal State Legislatures Magazine State Legislatures News
Updated March 01, 2022 In the News | March 2021 This page contains links to articles in which NCSL is quoted or cited in March 2021.