A federal judge sided with three plaintiffs from Florida and California who challenged Rhode Island’s residency requirement to own a pot shop

Gov. Tate Reeves' vetoes this year have mostly been directed toward public health bills so far, with more likely to come.

In spite of a veto that could have further delayed the spending of $38 million in medical marijuana money collected over the last four years, West Virginia Treasurer Larry Pack now says he will release the funds under the original mandate. On April 2, 2026, Gov. Patrick Morrisey vetoed a bill that would have required the release of medical marijuana funds to help the homeless and expedite child abuse and neglect cases in the court system. He said the bill tied up monies for future spending. But West Virgina Treasurer Larry Pack said he'll spend the money per the original law mandating the disbursal.

Battenfeld: A bill to revamp Massachusetts’ dysfunctional pot control agency does nothing to address the growing hazards of marijuana and is simply a power grab by Gov. Maura Healey’s office.

State Sen. John Cavanaugh of Omaha introduced a bill to protect health professionals who recommend medical cannabis, but he ultimately withdrew the proposal after other lawmakers attached unrelated amendments that he deemed unacceptable.