State of the Leaf: Costa Rica Gets Closer to Legalizing Medical Marijuana

International progress abounds from beyond the borders! Costa Rica already decriminalized cannabis, but now it's considering a major medical marijuana program, New Zealand’s Labour Party is trying to solve a problem like medical cannabis access, and the United Kingdom found that the number of cannabis arrests have been cut nearly in half in the last five years.

Stateside, Alaska’s retail licenses are being held up by the Legislature, Arizona’s recreational campaign calls out the hypocrisy of a critic, New Hampshire could decriminalize cannabis possession (again), and Vermont is a hop, skip and one House vote away from legalizing recreational cannabis. This year will be historical for cannabis – are you paying attention?

U.S. Cannabis News Updates

ALASKA

Alaska is gearing up to issue licenses to retail cannabis businesses, but the process could be delayed or in jeopardy due to a bill on the docket that the Legislature must pass. The...

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