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{{United States cannabis reform proposals
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The year 2022 began with several '''United States cannabis reform proposals''' pre-filed in 2021 for the upcoming year's legislative session. Among the remaining prohibitionist states, legalization of adult use in Delaware and Oklahoma was considered most likely, and Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island somewhat less likely; medical cannabis in Mississippi was called likely at the beginning of 2022.<ref>{{cite news|title=Five cannabis trends to watch in 2022|author1=Alex Malyshev |author2=Sarah Ganley |date=January 13, 2022|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/five-cannabis-trends-watch-2022-2022-01-13/}}</ref> At the federal level, "a lack of consensus on the legislative strategy" shown in competing bills with both comprehensive and incremental approaches was said by a lobbyist at the beginning of the year to be "stunting the legalization effort".<ref>{{cite news|title=Big Weed is on the brink of scoring big political wins. So where are they?|author1=Hailey Fuchs |author2=Natalie Fertig |date=January 22, 2022 |work=[[Politico]]|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/22/big-weed-brink-scoring-political-wins-527604}}</ref> The likely approaches to legalization were reflected by the [[Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act]] (MORE), the [[Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act]] (CAOA) and the [[States Reform Act]] (SRA), and the more modest less-than-legalization [[SAFE Banking Act]], considered "the least controversial of all the cannabis-reform bills" with "substantial bipartisan appeal".<ref>{{citation|title= Federal Cannabis Reform – Is 2022 the Year?|author=Jennifer N. Le|date=February 11, 2022|work=[[National Law Review]]|url= https://www.natlawreview.com/article/federal-cannabis-reform-2022-year}}</ref>
==Legislation and initiatives introduced in 2021 for 2022 sessions==
===State===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
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! scope="col" | State
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Date introduced
! scope="col" | Short description
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Detail
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|Pennsylvania
|HB 204
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2021-01-21|format=mdy}}
|Decriminalization
|Filed January 21, 2021<ref>[https://legiscan.com/PA/bill/HB204/2021 PA HB204] at Legiscan, accessed March 27, 2022</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|Indiana
|HB1070
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2021-12-31|format=mdy}}
|Decriminalization
|Pre-filed for 2022 session<ref name=Jaeger20211231>{{cite web|title=Indiana Marijuana Legalization And Regulatory Bills Pre-Filed For 2022 Session|date=December 31, 2021|author= Kyle Jaeger|website=Marijuana Moment|url=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/indiana-marijuana-legalization-and-regulatory-bills-pre-filed-for-2022-session/}}</ref>
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|HB1049
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2021-12-31|format=mdy}}
|Regulation
|Pre-filed for 2022 session by representatives [[Sue Errington]] and [[Chris Campbell (politician)|Chris Campbell]]. Establishes Cannabis Compliance Commission and Cannabis Compliance Advisory Committee.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marijuana advocates cautiously optimistic about cannabis infrastructure bill: Rep. Sue Errington's bill wouldn't legalize or decriminalize pot, but it would create a commission for possible legalization in the future.|author=Cierra Putman |date=December 13, 2021|publisher=[[WTHR]]|url=https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/indiana/marijuana-pot-weed-advocates-cautiously-optimistic-about-cannabis-infrastructure-bill/531-a80a2004-c16d-4d86-b80c-7b8439e084c4}}</ref><ref name=Jaeger20211231/>
|-
| style="background: green; color: white;"|{{anchor|Maryland House Bill 1}}Maryland
| style="background: green; color: white;"|HB 1
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Referendum
| style="background: green; color: white;"|{{Date table sorting|2021-12-26|format=mdy}} (bill prefiled)
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Legalization
|On July 16, 2021, the speaker of the state House of Delegates, [[Adrienne A. Jones]], created a committee to draft a referendum on legalization to place before voters in 2022.<ref>{{cite news|title=Maryland House speaker supports 2022 vote on marijuana legalization|author1=Pamela Wood |author2=Bryn Stole |newspaper=[[Baltimore Sun]]|date=July 16, 2021|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-speaker-marijuana-20210716-a4ab5oqi65cajltzp6gw2pmdke-story.html|access-date=July 17, 2021|archive-date=July 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717041414/https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-speaker-marijuana-20210716-a4ab5oqi65cajltzp6gw2pmdke-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Around December 25, the chairman of the state House Cannabis Referendum and Legalization Workgroup, [[Luke Clippinger]], pre-filed House Bill 1 for the 2022 session, to initiate the citizen referendum in 2022 that would create a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Maryland legislature to consider voter referendum on legalizing marijuana for 2022 ballot|author=Dan Friedell |date=December 25, 2021|publisher=[[WTOP-FM]]|url=https://wtop.com/maryland/2021/12/maryland-legislature-to-consider-voter-referendum-on-legalizing-marijuana-for-2022-ballot/}}</ref> The referendum bill and accompanying implementation bill, [[#Maryland House Bill 837|House Bill 837]] received public testimony and were discussed by the House Judiciary Committee on February 14, 2022.<ref name=Wood20220214>{{cite news|title=Maryland lawmakers get first look at plan for full marijuana legalization|author=Pamela Wood|date=February 14, 2022|newspaper=Baltimore Sun|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-ga-marijuana-referendum-20220214-t64m2allrrd7rlpjp3w46ei7mu-story.html}}</ref> House Bill 1 was passed by the house 96–34 on February 25.<ref name=Herrington2022>{{cite news|work=High Times|title=Maryland House Advances Cannabis Legalization Bills|author=A.J. Herrington|date=February 25, 2022|url=https://hightimes.com/news/maryland-house-advances-cannabis-legalization-bills/}}</ref><ref>[https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/Hb0001 Constitutional Amendment - Cannabis - Adult Use and Possession (HB0001) history], Maryland legislature official website, accessed February 25, 2022</ref> Senate Finance Committee hearings on the bills began on March 23.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dearth of medical cannabis licenses concerns advocates of pot legalization|author=Bryan P. Sears|newspaper=[[Daily Record (Maryland)|Daily Record]]|location=Baltimore|date=March 22, 2022|url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/03/22/dearth-of-medical-cannabis-licenses-concerns-advocates-of-pot-legalization/}}</ref> The constitutional referendum and the legalization bill were both passed by the Maryland Senate on April 1.<ref name=AP20220401>{{cite news|title=Maryland voters to decide recreational marijuana in November|author=Brian Witte|publisher=Associated Press|date=April 1, 2022|url=https://apnews.com/article/larry-hogan-maryland-marijuana-constitutional-amendments-constitutions-1f60d69c21e364499b81b0e76caf65ed}}</ref>
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| style="background: green; color: white;"|Missouri
| style="background: green; color: white;"| [[2022 Missouri marijuana legalization initiative|2022 Missouri Constitutional Amendment 3 (Missouri legalization initiative)]]
| style="background: green; color: white"|Initiative
| style="background: green; color: white"|{{Date table sorting|2020-03-03|format=mdy}}
| style="background: green; color: white"|Legalization
|Passed by voters on November 8, 2022<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |title= Missouri voters approve legalizing recreational marijuana|author=Kurt Erickson |url= https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-voters-approve-legalizing-recreational-marijuana/article_d9455920-e6f4-5b02-adab-1f128d36cf2f.html }}</ref>
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|North Dakota
|{{vanchor|North Dakota Legalize Marijuana and Allow Home Growth Initiative}}
|Initiative
|{{Date table sorting|2021-01-22|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|On January 22, 2021, the North Dakota Secretary of State approved signature gathering on an initiated constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis, the North Dakota Legalize Marijuana and Allow Home Growth Initiative, which could appear on the November 2022 ballot if 15,600 valid signatures are returned.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[Ballotpedia]]|title=North Dakota Legalize Marijuana and Allow Home Growth Initiative (2022)|access-date=January 26, 2021|url=https://ballotpedia.org/North_Dakota_Legalize_Marijuana_and_Allow_Home_Growth_Initiative_(2022)}}</ref>
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|North Carolina
|SB 711
NC Compassionate Care Act
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2021-04-07|format=mdy}}
| Medical
|Filed April 7, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/s711|title=SB 711 bill information|website=North Carolina legislature official website|accessdate=June 2, 2022}}</ref> Would allow cannabis prescriptions for cancer, epilepsy, glaucoma, PTSD, sickle cell anemia, HIV/AIDS, Crohn's disease, Parkinson's disease, ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease, multiple sclerosis, wasting syndrome, severe nausea and "other debilitating medical conditions of the same kind or class". Passed Senate committee on June 30, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Have questions about medical marijuana rules in North Carolina? We've got answers.|author=Will Doran|date=June 30, 2021|newspaper=Charlotte Observer|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article252468903.html|access-date=July 1, 2021|archive-date=June 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630181130/https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article252468903.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Approved by senate on June 2, 2022.<ref>{{cite news|title=Medical marijuana legalization passes NC Senate with bipartisan support|author=Will Doran|newspaper=The Charlotte Observer|date=June 2, 2022 |via=MSN|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/medical-marijuana-legalization-passes-nc-senate-with-bipartisan-support/ar-AAY0jtj}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"| Wyoming
| Wyoming Cannabis Amendments
|Initiative
|{{Date table sorting|2021-06-09|format=mdy}}
|Decriminalization
|<ref name=Gerst>{{cite news|newspaper=Jasper Star-Tribune|location=Jasper, Wyoming|title=Organizers announce two marijuana initiatives for 2022 election in Wyoming|author1=Victoria Eavis |author2=Ellen Gerst |date=June 9, 2021|url=https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/organizers-announce-two-marijuana-initiatives-for-2022-election-in-wyoming/article_bd6feba4-d05f-57dd-9eab-ee22de1bb986.html|access-date=June 12, 2021|archive-date=June 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612041913/https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/organizers-announce-two-marijuana-initiatives-for-2022-election-in-wyoming/article_bd6feba4-d05f-57dd-9eab-ee22de1bb986.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| Wyoming Patient Cannabis Act of 2022
|Initiative
|{{Date table sorting|2021-06-09|format=mdy}}
|Medical
|<ref name=Gerst/>
|-
|New Hampshire
|HB 1598
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2021-12-21|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Introduced December 21 by Rep. [[Daryl Abbas]],<ref>[https://legiscan.com/NH/bill/HB1598/2022 HB 1598 bill information], legiscan, accessed March 21, 2022</ref> would create ten or more retail sales locations operated by the state as a monopoly.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://news.yahoo.com/questions-criticisms-dog-bill-state-235200151.html | title=Questions, criticisms dog bill for state monopoly of marijuana sales | date=3 March 2022 }}</ref> Passed by state house of representatives on March 31, 2022.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=InDepthNH.org|title=House Approves State-Run Cannabis Retail Business Concept|author=Garry Rayno|date=March 31, 2022|url=https://indepthnh.org/2022/03/31/house-approves-state-run-cannabis-retail-business-concept/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Legalizing pot for adults survives final house test|newspaper=[[New Hampshire Union Leader]]|location=Manchester, New Hampshire |date=March 31, 2022|author=Kevin Landrigan|url=https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/state/legalizing-pot-for-adults-survives-final-house-test/article_0283682d-2287-5f82-87f6-c12af299011e.html}}</ref> Defeated in senate on April 28.<ref name=Bookman20220429>{{cite news|title=N.H. Senate snuffs latest cannabis legalization effort|date=April 29, 2022|author=Todd Bookman|publisher=[[WBUR]]|location=Boston|url=https://www.wbur.org/news/2022/04/29/legal-weed-new-hampshire-bill-failed}}</ref>
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:{{Small|Note: Green highlighting indicates passage into law, and may not indicate adult-use legalization.}}
===Federal===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
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! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Date introduced
! scope="col" | Short description
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Detail
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|[[Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act]] (MORE)
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2021-05-28|format=mdy}}
|Federal legalization with regulation, taxation
|Passed by House of Representatives on April 1<ref>{{cite news|title=House approves bill legalizing marijuana|author=Cristina Marcos|work=The Hill|url=https://thehill.com/news/house/3256370-house-approves-bill-legalizing-marijuana/}}</ref>
|-
|H.R.5657
Medical Marijuana Research Act
|Bill
|
|Medical research
|Introduced October 22, 2021 by Rep. [[Earl Blumenauer]]; passed by House on a 343–75 vote on April 4, 2022<ref>{{citation|work=The Hill|title=House passes bill to facilitate medical marijuana research|author=Cristina Marcos|date=April 4, 2022 |url=https://thehill.com/news/house/3258967-house-passes-bill-to-facilitate-medical-marijuana-research/}}</ref>
|}
:{{Small|Note: Light red highlighting indicates voter questions on November 2022 ballot.}}
==Legislation and initiatives introduced in 2022==
===State, territory, or district===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | State, territory, or district
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Date introduced
! scope="col" | Short description
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Detail
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|rowspan="2"|South Dakota
|SB 3
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-02|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Legalizes purchase and possession by adults. Bill introduced January 2 by [[Michael Rohl (politician)|Michael Rohl]] (R).<ref>[https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/22615 Senate Bill 3] bill history, South Dakota legislature official website, accessed February 17, 2022</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Goss|first=Austin|title=SD state lawmakers set to consider legal recreational marijuana in 2022|url=https://www.blackhillsfox.com/2022/01/05/sd-state-lawmakers-set-consider-legal-recreational-marijuana-2022/|access-date=2022-02-03|website=www.blackhillsfox.com|date=5 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Cleared Senate Commerce and Energy Committee on February 17 for senate floor vote.<ref>{{cite news|title=South Dakota pot legalization bill cleared for Senate vote|date=February 17, 2022|publisher=Associated Press|via=U.S. News & World Report|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/south-dakota/articles/2022-02-17/south-dakota-pot-legalization-bill-cleared-for-senate-vote}}</ref> Passed by South Dakota Senate on February 23.<ref>{{cite news|title=South Dakota Senate passes bill to legalize recreational pot|author=Stephen Groves|publisher=Associated Press|date=February 24, 2022|url=https://apnews.com/article/health-marijuana-recreational-marijuana-kristi-noem-medical-marijuana-fe1accc473d0430ccfef8b7f1eb07f10}}</ref> After being squashed in the House State Affairs Committee, the bill was pulled back on March 1 through a procedure called "smokeout" for a House floor vote.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[KELO-TV]]|location=Sioux Falls, South Dakota|title=Jamison gets adult-use pot to House floor|author=Bob Mercer|date=March 1, 2022 |url=https://www.keloland.com/news/capitol-news-bureau/jamison-gets-adult-use-pot-to-house-floor/}}</ref> The bill "met its final end" on March 4 when the House voted not to calendar it.<ref>{{cite news|title=Recreational marijuana bill killed in S.D. House|author=Jacob Newton|date=March 3, 2022|publisher=KELO-TV|url=https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/recreational-marijuana-bill-killed-in-s-d-house/}}</ref>
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|[[South Dakota Initiated Measure 27]]
Marijuana Legalization Initiative
|Initiative
|
|Legalization
|Initiative qualified in May, 2022 for the November 8, 2022 ballot<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaeger |first=Kyle |date=2022-05-03 |title=South Dakota Activists Turn In Signatures To Put Marijuana Legalization On The Ballot |url=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/south-dakota-activists-turn-in-signatures-to-put-marijuana-legalization-on-the-ballot/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=Marijuana Moment |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|title=After Election Day, marijuana could be legal in 24 states and DC|author=Mary Jane Gibson|date=November 7, 2022|url=https://www.vox.com/2022/11/7/23445044/2022-elections-marijuana-legal-maryland-missouri}}</ref> Defeated by voters in November.
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| style="background: pink; color: black;" rowspan="2"|Oklahoma
| style="background: pink; color: black;"|[[Oklahoma State Question 820]]
| style="background: pink; color: black;"|Initiative
| style="background: pink; color: black;"|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-03|format=mdy}}
| style="background: pink; color: black;"|Legalization
| Slated for March 2023 special election<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Associated Press|via=The Hill|title=Oklahoma governor sets March election for marijuana question|author=Sean Murphy|date=October 18, 2022|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/ap-oklahoma-governor-sets-march-election-for-marijuana-question/}}</ref>
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|Oklahoma State Question 813
|Initiative
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-05|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Oklahoma State Question 813, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2022)|website=[[Ballotpedia]]|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_State_Question_813,_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2022)|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref>
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|rowspan="4"|Kentucky
|{{anchor|Kentucky House Bill 136}}House Bill 136
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-04|format=mdy}}
|Medical
|Introduced on January 4.<ref>[https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22rs/hb136.html HB136], Kentucky legislature, accessed January 7, 2022</ref> Passed House Judiciary Committee 15–1 on March 10,<ref>{{cite news|title=Kentucky medical marijuana legalization bill takes big step, passes out of committee 15-1 |author=Austin Horn |date=March 10, 2022|newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader|url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article259289604.html}}</ref> and was passed by House 59–34 on March 17.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=WLKY|title=Medical marijuana bill passes through Kentucky House – now off to Senate|date=March 17, 2022|url=https://www.wlky.com/article/medical-marijuana-bill-passes-through-kentucky-house-now-off-to-senate/39467798#}}</ref>
|-
|House Bill 225
|Constitutional amendment
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-05|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Introduced January 5 by representatives [[Nima Kulkarni]] and [[Attica Scott]]; if passed by legislature, will be a ballot issue in November 2022.<ref name=Gardner2022>{{cite news|publisher=[[WLKY]]|location=Louisville|title=New push underway to legalize, decriminalize marijuana in Kentucky|author=Drew Gardner|date=January 18, 2022|url=https://www.wlky.com/article/legalize-decriminalize-marijuana-kentucky/38806682#}}</ref><ref>[https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22rs/hb225.html HB225], Kentucky legislature, accessed January 21, 2022</ref>
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|House Bill 224
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-05|format=mdy}}
|Decriminalization
|Introduced January 5 by Representative [[Nima Kulkarni]]<ref name=Gardner2022/><ref>[https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/22rs/hb224.html HB224], Kentucky legislature, accessed January 21, 2022</ref>
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|SB 186 and HB 521
L.E.T.T.'s Grow
|Bills
|{{Date table sorting|2022-02-17|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Introduced February 17 by representative [[Rachel Roberts (politician)|Rachel Roberts]] and senators [[Morgan McGarvey]] and [[David Yates (politician)|David Yates]]. Name is acronym from elements of the bill: legalization, expungement, treatment and taxation.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kentucky Democrats move to legalize, tax marijuana, but bipartisan support is a long shot|author=Joe Sonka|newspaper=Louisville Courier Journal|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/ky-general-assembly/2022/02/17/weed-legalize-marijuana-tax-bill-kentucky-democrats-house-senate-vote/6832488001/}}</ref><ref>{{citation|title=Lawmakers introduce legislation to legalize growth, sale and use of marijuana in Kentucky|date=Feb 17, 2022|publisher=WDRB|location=Louisville|url=https://www.wdrb.com/news/lawmakers-introduce-legislation-to-legalize-growth-sale-and-use-of-marijuana-in-kentucky/article_2f20982e-903e-11ec-95aa-77a39131ac7a.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= KY state lawmakers re-spark marijuana legalization legislation: Senators Morgan McGarvey and David Yates filed the legislation Thursday, which would legalize both medical and recreational marijuana use.|author =Nick Picht|date= February 20, 2022 |publisher=[[WAVE-TV]]|location=Louisville|url= https://www.wave3.com/2022/02/21/ky-state-lawmakers-re-spark-marijuana-legalization-legislation/ }}</ref>
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|Iowa
|[[Iowa Constitution]] article XI amendment<!-- draft Senate Joint Bill, number not assigned -->
| Constitutional amendment
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-05|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Put forward by state senators [[Joe Bolkcom]], [[Janet Petersen]], and [[Sarah Trone]] on January 5<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[Iowa Public Radio]]|title=Iowa Senate Democrats propose constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana| author=Katarina Sostaric|date=January 5, 2022|url=https://www.iowapublicradio.org/state-government-news/2022-01-05/iowa-senate-democrats-propose-constitutional-amendment-to-legalize-marijuana}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|New Hampshire
|HB1392
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-05|format=mdy}}
|Decriminalization
|Sponsors [[Max Abramson]] (R), [[Aidan Ankarberg]] (R), and [[Joshua Adjutant]] (D). Replaces criminal penalty for possession of cannabis and some other substances with a fine of $20 per gram<ref>{{cite web|website=General court of New Hampshire bill status system|title=HB1392|url=https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2674&sy=2022&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2022&txtbillnumber=hb1392}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=February 2022}}
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|HB629/SB 299
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-06|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Legalizes possession and home grow only.<ref>{{cite web|title= Summary of HB 629: Cannabis Legalization (Home Grow Only)|publisher=Marijuana Policy Project |access-date=January 6, 2022|url= https://www.mpp.org/states/new-hampshire/summary-of-hb-629-cannabis-legalization-(home-grow-only)/}}</ref> Passed in state house of representatives on January 6 with a veto-proof majority.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Hampshire House Again Passes Marijuana Legalization Bill|quote=The New Hampshire House has again voted to legalize the personal use and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana.|publisher=Associated Press
|date=January 6, 2022|via=U.S. News & World Report|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire/articles/2022-01-06/new-hampshire-house-again-passes-marijuana-legalization-bill}}</ref> Cleared by committee, scheduled for Senate floor vote April 21.<ref>[http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=25&inflect=2 HB629 bill history], New Hampshire General Court [legislature] official website, accessed April 16, 2022</ref> Defeated 15–9 in senate on April 28.<ref name=Bookman20220429/> Attached as House amendment to SB 29 on May 4.<ref name=NORML20220506>{{cite web|publisher=[[NORML]]|website=official website|title=State Policy Weekly Update 5/6/2022|date=May 6, 2022|url=https://norml.org/blog/2022/05/06/state-policy-weekly-update-5-6-2022/}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|Kansas
|Kansas adult-use and medical cannabis constitutional amendments
|Constitutional amendment
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-06|format=mdy}}
| Legalization
|Announced by House Minority Leader [[Tom Sawyer (Kansas politician)|Tom Sawyer]] on January 6.<ref name=KAKE>{{cite news|title= Amendments to Kansas constitution would legalize marijuana, expand Medicaid|date= January 6, 2022|publisher=[[KAKE-TV]]|location= Wichita, Kansas |url= https://www.kake.com/story/45598947/amendments-to-kansas-constitution-would-legalize-medical-and-recreational-marijuana }}</ref>
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|SB 12
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-04-26|format=mdy}}
|Medical
|SB 12 repurposed {{circa}} April 26 as vehicle for committee reconciling differences between 2021's [[List of 2021 United States cannabis reform proposals#Kansas SB 92|SB 92]] and corresponding bill that passed the House<ref>{{cite news|title=Medical marijuana push is back, Kansas lawmakers kick off final meetings|author=Rebekah Chung|date=April 27, 2022 |publisher=[[KSNT]]|url=https://www.ksnt.com/capitol-bureau/medical-marijuana-push-is-back-kansas-lawmakers-kick-off-final-meetings/}}</ref>
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| style="background: green; color: white;"|  Mississippi
| style="background: green; color: white;" | [[Cannabis in Mississippi#Medical use (2022)|SB2095<br />Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act]]
| style="background: green; color: white;" |Law
| style="background: green; color: white;" |{{Date table sorting|2022-01-11|format=mdy}}
| style="background: green; color: white;" |Medical
|Passed by the legislature on January 26,<ref>{{cite news|author=Emily Wagster Pettus|publisher=Associated Press|date=January 25, 2022|title=Medical marijuana bill headed to Mississippi GOP governor
|url=https://apnews.com/article/health-marijuana-mississippi-tate-reeves-medical-marijuana-78baaf07be75a8cc712949feb76f8fe3}}</ref> signed into law by governor February 2.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Associated Press|title=Mississippi governor signs law allowing medical marijuana|author=Emily Wagster Pettus|date=February 2, 2022|url=https://apnews.com/article/health-marijuana-mississippi-tate-reeves-legislature-5a37104452099cf2c133d547e8d55ab5}}</ref>
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|rowspan="3"|Delaware
|HB305
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-12|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Filed January 12;<ref>{{citation|title=Another Recreational Marijuana Bill Introduced In Del. General Assembly|date=January 13, 2022|author=Mark Fowser|publisher=[[WGMD]]|url=https://www.wgmd.com/another-recreational-marijuana-bill-introduced-in-del-general-assembly/}}</ref> passed out of Health & Human Development Committee on January 26.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pot legalization clears committee in renewed push|author=Jacob Owens|date=January 26, 2022|newspaper=Delaware Business Times|url=https://delawarebusinesstimes.com/news/hb-305-committee-vote/}}</ref> Failed to achieve three fifths majority in House vote, and was defeated.<ref>{{cite news|title=Delaware marijuana legalization bill defeated in House vote|author= Randall Chase|date=March 10, 2022|url=https://apnews.com/article/business-dover-legislature-delaware-recreational-marijuana-524a49625994ea7f22881fb4a57e9feb}}</ref>
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|HB371
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-04-05|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Separate legalization and regulation bills introduced around April 5, after HB305 failed. The legalization bill had enough sponsors for passage when introduced.<ref name= Sawicki2022>{{cite news|publisher= Delaware Public Media |title= Delaware's marijuana legalization effort reintroduced in two parts | author=Rachel Sawicki|date=April 5, 2022 |url=https://www.delawarepublic.org/delaware-headlines/2022-04-04/delawares-marijuana-legalization-effort-reintroduced-in-two-parts }}</ref> Passed by House on May 5 and the senate on May 12, then vetoed by Governor [[John Carney (Delaware politician)|John Carney]].<ref name=NORML20220506/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaeger |first=Kyle |date=2022-05-12 |title=Delaware Senate Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, Sending It To The Governor |url=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/delaware-senate-approves-marijuana-legalization-bill-sending-it-to-the-governor/ |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=Marijuana Moment |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Delaware governor vetoes marijuana legalization bill, setting up historic showdown with legislature|author=Meredith Newman|newspaper=Delaware News Journal|url= https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/health/2022/05/24/delaware-governor-vetoes-marijuana-bill-showdown-looms-legislature/9908695002/}}</ref> Although it was said to be "likely" to have support in the legislature to defeat the veto,<ref>{{cite news|title=Delaware General Assembly passes marijuana legalization bill, though threat of veto looms|author=Meredith Newman|newspaper=[[Delaware News Journal]]|url=https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2022/05/12/delaware-legal-weed-general-assembly-votes-marijuana/9743494002/|date=May 12, 2022|access-date=May 12, 2022}}</ref> a June 7 vote to override failed to achieve a majority in the house.<ref>{{cite news|title=Attempt to override veto of marijuana legalization fails|author= Randall Chase|publisher=Associated Press|date=June 7, 2022|url=https://apnews.com/article/john-carney-dover-delaware-government-and-politics-marijuana-60650a5ffd0b59861cb67f847de730d1}}</ref>
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|HB372
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-04-05|format=mdy}}
|Regulation
|Separate legalization and regulation bills introduced around April 5<ref name= Sawicki2022/>
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|rowspan="3"|Missouri
|HB2469
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-18|format=mdy}}
|Decriminalization
|Would reclassify possession of some drugs including cannabis as an infraction<ref>https://house.mo.gov/BillsMobile.aspx?year=2022&code=R&bill=HB2469 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2022}}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=February 2022}}
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|Legal Missouri, Fair Access Missouri, and Cannabis Patient Network initiatives
|Initiatives
|
|Legalization
|All come with expungement<ref>{{cite news|title=As Missouri looks to legalize recreational marijuana, expungement gets renewed attention|date=January 24, 2022 |author=Rebecca Rivas|publisher=[[States Newsroom]]|via=KTTN|url=https://www.kttn.com/as-missouri-looks-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana-expungement-gets-renewed-attention/}}</ref>
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|Cannabis Freedom Act
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-02-15|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Introduced February 15 by Representative Ron Hicks (R)<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.ozarksfirst.com/local-news/politics/missouri-representative-files-bill-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/ | title=Missouri representative files bill to legalize recreational marijuana | date=16 February 2022 }}</ref>
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|Hawaii
|SB2718 SD1
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-21|format=mdy}}
|Medical
|Changes existing medical cannabis program so that persons age 65 or over automatically qualify for state medical cannabis card. Introduced January 21. Cleared by health committee on February 17<!-- probable typo in legislature website which says 2/18 -->.<ref>[https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2718 SB2718 SD1 bill history], Hawaii legislature, accessed February 17, 2022</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Hawaii Senate recommends passing bill allowing anyone 65 or older to use cannabis for medical purposes|author=Kaile Hunt|date=February 17, 2022 |publisher=[[KHON-TV]]|location=Honolulu|url=https://www.khon2.com/local-news/hawaii-senate-recommends-passing-bill-allowing-anyone-65-or-older-to-use-cannabis-for-medical-purposes/}}</ref>
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|Arkansas
|Adult Use of Cannabis Amendment
|Initiative
|{{date table sorting|2022-01-24|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Constitutional amendment via ballot question filed January 24.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Arkansas Democrat Gazette|title=3rd bid to legalize recreational marijuana in Arkansas filed|author=Rachel Herzog | date=January 25, 2022 |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jan/25/3rd-petition-filed-to-legalize-recreational-mariju/?news-politics}}</ref> By early July, more than twice the required number of voter signatures had been gathered for November ballot access.<ref>{{cite news|title=Arkansas could see recreational marijuana on the 2022 ballot|author1=Kaleigh Begneaud |author2=Micah Wilson |publisher=[[KFSM-TV]]|date=July 6, 2022|url=https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/politics/elections/arkansas-recreational-marijuana-ballot/527-22f7e8da-a2f2-4fae-8551-2836d033fd4a}}</ref> On July 29, the secretary of state approved the initiative for the November 2022 ballot.<ref>{{cite news| title=Arkansas Officials OK Signatures for Marijuana Initiative|publisher =Associated Press|via=U.S. News & World Report|date=July 29, 2022 |url= https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arkansas/articles/2022-07-29/arkansas-officials-ok-signatures-for-marijuana-initiative }}</ref> Around August 10, the Arkansas Supreme Court ordered the initiative to appear on the ballot over the objections of the elections board.<ref>{{cite news|title=Arkansas Adult-Use Ballot Rollercoaster Continues With Supreme Court Order|newspaper=Cannabis Business Times|author=Tony Lange|date=August 11, 2022|url=https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/arkansas-supreme-court-cannabis-ballot-measure-injunction/}}</ref> The initiative failed with a 56% "no" vote.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Issue_4,_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2022) Arkansas Issue 4, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2022) ], Ballotpedia, accessed December 17, 2022</ref>
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|rowspan="6"|Indiana
|SB324
|Bill
|
|Legalization
|Authored by Sen. Eddie Melton (D)<ref name=Star20220120>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Indianapolis Star]]|title=13 proposals on table for state lawmakers<!-- online title: These are the 13 bills that have been introduced in the Indiana General Assembly-->|first=Rachel|last=Fradette|date=January 20, 2022|page=A1}}</ref>
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|SB414
|Bill
|
|Legalization
|Authored by Sen. David Niezgodski (D) and Sen. Eddie Melton (D)<ref name=Star20220120/>
|-
|HB1311
|Bill
|
|Legalization and regulation
|Bipartisan bill authored by Rep. [[Cindy Ziemke]] (R); co-authored by Rep. Steve Bartels (R), Rep. Justin Moed (D), Rep. Vanessa Summers (D)<ref name=Star20220120/><ref name=MPP20220114/>
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|HB1212
|Bill
|
|Legalization
|Medical and adult use legalization in the state contingent on federal legislation. Authored by Rep. Jake Teshka (R); co-authored by Rep. Steve Bartels (R), Rep. Ryan Hatfield (D), Rep. Zach Payne (R)<ref name=Star20220120/><ref name=MPP20220114>{{cite web|publisher=[[Marijuana Policy Project]]|title=2022 Cannabis Policy Reform Legislation|date=January 14, 2022|quote=HB 1212 would legalize adult and medical use of cannabis, but only after federal law changes.|url=https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116141659/https://www.mpp.org/issues/legislation/key-marijuana-policy-reform/|archivedate=January 16, 2022}}</ref>
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|HB1232
|Bill
|
|Decriminalization (partial)
|Authored by Rep. Zach Payne (R); co-authored by Rep. Jake Teshka (R), Rep. Jim Lucas (R), Rep. Sean Eberhart (R)<ref name=Star20220120/>
|-
|HB1168
|Bill
|
|Medical
|Authored by Rep. Jim Lucas (R); co-authored by Rep. Zach Payne (R), Rep. Heath VanNatter (R), Rep. Sean Eberhart (R)<ref name=Star20220120/>
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|Wisconsin
|LRB-0250/1
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-26|format=mdy}}
|Medical
|Bicameral; primary sponsors Rep. Pat Snyder (R) and Sen. [[Mary Felzkowski]] (R), creates Medical Marijuana Regulatory Commission<ref>{{cite news|title=Republican lawmakers spearhead another attempt at medical marijuana in Wisconsin|author=Christine Hatfield|date=January 26, 2022|publisher=Wisconsin Public Radio|url=https://www.wpr.org/republican-lawmakers-spearhead-another-attempt-medical-marijuana-wisconsin}}</ref>
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|rowspan="2"|Tennessee
|HB1968
Free All Cannabis for Tennesseans Act
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-26|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|<ref>[https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1968&ga=112 HB1968], Tennessee General Assembly, accessed January 30, 2022</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[WBIR]]|location=Knoxville|title= Marijuana, gas tax and fake internet reviews: Here are some bills that will be discussed by lawmakers |date=January 27, 2022|url= https://www.wbir.com/amp/article/news/politics/here-are-some-bills-to-watch-during-the-next-tn-legislative-session/51-e8d7ca13-32b8-408f-82c9-056e504c0cc2}}</ref>
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| SB1973/HB1634
| Bills
|
| Advisory vote
| Would add an advisory vote to November ballot with three questions asking voters whether the legislature should pass bills allowing medical cannabis, to decriminalize the substance, and to legalize and regulate it. Sponsored by Rep. [[Bruce Griffey]] (R) and Sen. [[Sara Kyle]] (D)<ref>{{cite news|title=Legislators push for ballot question move on marijuana|first=Sam|last=Stockard|newspaper=[[Tennessee Lookout]]|date=January 27, 2022|url= https://tennesseelookout.com/2022/01/27/legislators-push-for-ballot-question-move-on-marijuana/}}
</ref>
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| rowspan="2" style="background: green; color: white;"|District of Columbia
| style="background: green; color: white;"|B 629
Medical Marijuana Patient Access Extension Emergency Amendment Act of 2022
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Law
| style="background: green; color: white;"|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-31|format=mdy}}
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Medical
|Introduced January 31, passed DC Council unanimously February 1, signed into law by mayor February 15. Provides for senior citizen self certification of qualifying conditions, and medical cannabis tax holiday on April 15–April 24 (centered on April 20, 2022, i.e. [[420 (cannabis culture)|420]]).<ref>[https://trackbill.com/bill/district-of-columbia-bill-629-medical-marijuana-patient-access-extension-emergency-amendment-act-of-2022/2212062/ District of Columbia B629 history], trackbill.us, accessed February 16, 2022</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=DC Law Establishes Medical Marijuana Sales Tax Holiday|author= Gina Cook|date= February 15, 2022|publisher=[[WRC-TV]] |location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-law-establishes-medical-marijuana-sales-tax-holiday/2973784/}}</ref>
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| style="background: green; color: white;"| Medical Marijuana Self-Certification Emergency Amendment Act of 2022
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Law
| style="background: green; color: white;"|{{Date table sorting|2022-07-06|format=mdy}}
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Medical
|Signed into law by mayor July 6. Any adult over 21 may self-certify to qualify for medical cannabis.<ref>{{cite news|title=DC mayor signs self-certification medical marijuana bill into law – Now, D.C. residents are able to self-certify themselves when purchasing medical marijuana.|author=Natalie C. Hockaday|date=July 6, 2022|publisher=[[WUSA (TV)|WUSA]]|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/legal/dc-mayor-bowser-signs-self-certification-marijuana-bill/65-ec64a13d-1d8d-446d-9b4f-2e303452f5e2}}</ref>
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|Alabama
|SB 160
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-02-01|format=mdy}}
|Decriminalization
|Introduced February 1,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/alabama-senator-introduces-marijuana-decriminalization-and-expungement-bill/ar-AATEpq8 | title=Alabama Senator introduces marijuana "decriminalization and expungement" bill | website=[[MSN]] }}</ref> passed by Judiciary Committee on February 16<ref>[https://www.bamapolitics.com/alabama/bills/2022-alabama-legislative-regular-session/2022-alabama-senate-bills/sb160-alabama-2022-session/ SB160 Alabama 2022 Session: bill actions], Bama Politics, accessed February 16, 2022</ref>
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|rowspan="3" style="background: green; color: white;"|{{anchor|Maryland House Bill 837}}Maryland
| style="background: green; color: white;"|HB 837
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Bill
| style="background: green; color: white;"|{{Date table sorting|2022-02-03|format=mdy}} (bill prefiled)
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Legalization
|Introduced by [[Luke Clippinger]] on February 3.<ref>{{cite news|title=Marijuana Legislation Announced By Maryland House Leadership|author=Brian Witte |publisher=Associated Press|date=February 3, 2022}}</ref> The bill embodies regulation dependent on statewide legalization. HB 837 and accompanying [[#Maryland House Bill 1|House Bill 1]] both received public testimony and were discussed by the House Judiciary Committee on February 14, 2022.<ref name=Wood20220214/> Passed by Maryland House February 25;<ref name=Herrington2022/> passed by the Maryland Senate on April 1.<ref name=AP20220401/> The state governor announced on April 8 that the bill would become law without his signature.<ref>{{cite news|title= Maryland Governor Announces Vetoes and Bills He Won't Sign|publisher=Associated Press
|date=April 8, 2022 |url= https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maryland/articles/2022-04-08/maryland-ghost-gun-ban-to-become-law-hogan-wont-sign }}</ref>
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|{{anchor|Maryland SB 833}}SB 833
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-02-07|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Introduced by [[Brian Feldman (politician)|Brian Feldman]] on February 7;<ref>[https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0833 SB0833 bill history], Maryland General Assembly official website, accessed March 30, 2022</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=[[Maryland Matters]]|title=Feldman Pushes Cannabis Legalization, Ferguson Co-Signs|author= Hannah Gaskill|date=February 4, 2021|url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2021/02/04/feldman-pushes-cannabis-legalization-ferguson-co-signs/}}</ref> advanced by Senate Finance Committee on March 29<ref>{{cite web|website=Maryland Matters|title=Senate Panel Approves Cannabis Legalization; No Action on Referendum Yet|author=Bruce DePuyt|date=March 29, 2022|url=https://www.marylandmatters.org/2022/03/29/senate-panel-approves-cannabis-legalization-no-action-on-referendum-yet/}}</ref>
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| style="background: green; color: white;"|[[2022 Maryland Question 4|Question 4]]
Maryland legalization amendment
| style="background: green; color: white;"|
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Referendum
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Legalization
|Question to voters to enact the constitutional amendment embodied in House Bill 1, statewide adult-use possession and use of cannabis. Passed by voters on November 8, 2022.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Associated Press|title=Maryland legalizes marijuana; 4 other states also voting|author=Andrew DeMillo|url=https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-marijuana-8b91194279bf42c9bc01cbabdab0c015}}</ref> Regulation will proceed under HB 837.
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|Pennsylvania
|Senate Law & Justice Committee hearings
|Hearings
|{{Date table sorting|2022-02-07|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|First legislative hearings ever held in the state concerning adult-use (recreational) legalization<ref>{{cite news|title=Recreational marijuana coming to Pa.? Legislature takes first steps toward legalization
|author=Jan Murphy|newspaper=[[Erie Times-News]]|location=Erie, Pennsylvania|date=February 7, 2022|quote=the first time a legislative committee in the General Assembly has vetted this issue|url=https://www.goerie.com/story/news/state/2022/02/07/recreational-pot-pa-legislative-hearing-mike-regan-dan-laughlin/6660862001/}}</ref>
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|Georgia
|HB 1400
|Bill
|{{date table sorting|2022-02-17|format=mdy}}
|Medical reform
|Increases numbers of licenses, increases Open Records Act access, and removes Medical Cannabis Commission Oversight Committee<ref>{{cite news|title=A new push at the state Capitol to get Georgia's medical cannabis program on track|author=Rahul Bali | publisher=[[WABE (FM)]]|location=Atlanta|date=February 18, 2022|url=https://www.wabe.org/a-new-push-at-the-state-capitol-to-get-georgias-medical-cannabis-program-on-track/}}</ref>
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|California
|SB 1326
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-02-18|format=mdy}}
|Interstate commerce
|Allows transport of cannabis to or from jurisdictions with an interstate cannabis agreement<ref>{{citation|work=[[LA Weekly]]|title=Interstate Cannabis Commerce Bill Introduced in CA Senate|author=Jimi Devine|date=February 24, 2022|url=https://www.laweekly.com/interstate-cannabis-commerce-bill-introduced-in-ca-senate/}}</ref>
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| style="background: green; color: white;"|Rhode Island
| style="background: green; color: white;"|S 2430 and H 7593
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Law
| style="background: green; color: white;"|{{Date table sorting|2022-03-01|format=mdy}}
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Legalization
|Introduced March 1, 2020 by Senator [[Joshua Miller (Rhode Island politician)|Joshua Miller]] (D) and Representative [[Scott Slater]] (D). Going into effect October 1, 2022, legalizes purchase of one ounce at regulated retail establishments, possession of 10 ounces in the residence, and use of cannabis by adults.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Providence Journal]]|title=When will marijuana be legal in Rhode Island? Here's why the answer might be 2022|first=Tom |last=Mooney|url=https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/03/01/ri-marijuana-legalization-recreational-cannabis-sales-legalized-new-laws/9329678002/}}</ref><ref>[http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2430.pdf S 2430 text], Rhode Island General Assembly official website, accessed March 1, 2022</ref><ref>[http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7593.pdf H 7593 text], Rhode Island General Assembly official website, accessed March 1, 2022</ref> On May 18, committees in both chambers approved their bills for floor votes.<ref>{{cite news|title=RI Senate, House committees OK cannabis legalization|publisher=WPRI|date=May 18, 2022|url=https://www.wpri.com/news/cannabis-coverage/ri-senate-committee-oks-cannabis-legalization-house-committee-to-follow/}}</ref> On May 24, the bill was passed by both chambers,<ref>{{cite news|title= Lawmakers vote to legalize recreational marijuana in RI|author=Tom Mooney|newspaper=The Providence Journal|url= https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/05/24/ri-marijuana-legal-cannabis-vote-general-assembly/9905897002/}}</ref> and it was signed into law May 25.<ref name=WPRI20220525>{{cite news|title=McKee to sign marijuana legalization bill into law|publisher=[[WPRI-TV]]|date=May 25, 2022|url=https://www.wpri.com/news/cannabis-coverage/mckee-to-sign-marijuana-legalization-bill-into-law/}}</ref> The version of the bill finally passed included automatic expungement of tens of thousands of criminal charges related to cannabis offenses.<ref name=WPRI20220525/>
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|Massachusetts
|S 2801
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-03-31|format=mdy}}
|Regulatory changes
|Fee structure changes, reforms equity licensing, and allows social consumption lounges. Passed state senate unanimously on April 7.<ref>{{cite news|title=Legalization 2.0: Massachusetts Senate approves overhaul of marijuana laws|last=Adam|first=Dan|work=Boston Globe|date=April 7, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Massachusetts Senate passes bill to grow, diversify cannabis sector|publisher=State House News Service | first=Colin A. |last=Young|via=|date=April 8, 2022|url=https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2022-04-08/massachusetts-senate-passes-bill-to-grow-diversify-cannabis-sector}}</ref>
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|North Dakota
|North Dakota Statutory Measure 2
Marijuana Legalization Initiative
|Initiative
|{{Date table sorting|2022-04-11|format=mdy}}
|Legalization and regulation
|Filed with secretary of state on April 11;<ref>{{cite news|title=ND marijuana legalization group aims for November election|author=Doug Barrett|date=Apr 11, 2022 |publisher=KNOW|url=https://knoxradio.com/2022/04/11/nd-marijuana-legalization-group-aims-for-november-election/}}</ref> on April 22 it was approved for circulation, to appear on the November ballot if 15,582 valid signatures were gathered by July 11.<ref>{{cite news|title=North Dakota OKs marijuana legalization petition format|date=April 22, 2022|publisher=Associated Press|url=https://apnews.com/article/marijuana-legalization-recreational-north-dakota-3780147b1f9f1593164de1ff87722c54}}</ref> On July 10, organizers turned in more than 25,000 signatures to the secretary of state, and <ref>{{cite news|publisher=Associated Press|title=Signatures gathered to place pot legalization before voters|date=July 10, 2022|url=https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-marijuana-recreational-north-dakota-9e2cedd87c69cc6e5a4935e37315a559}}</ref> on August 15 the initiative was certified for the ballot.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pot legalization measure will appear on November ballot in North Dakota|date=August 15, 2022|author=Jeremy Turley|newspaper=Grand Forks Herald|url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/north-dakota/pot-legalization-measure-will-appear-on-november-ballot-in-north-dakota}}</ref>  The initiative failed with a 55% "no" vote.<ref>[https://ballotpedia.org/North_Dakota_Statutory_Measure_2,_Marijuana_Legalization_Initiative_(2022) North Dakota Statutory Measure 2, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2022)], Ballotpedia, accessed December 17, 2022</ref>
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|Ohio
|House Bill 628
An act to regulate and control adult use cannabis
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-04-20|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Introduced April 20 by Reps. [[Casey Weinstein]] and [[Terrence Upchurch]];<ref>[https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-status?id=GA134-HB-628 House Bill 628 bill history], Ohio legislature, accessed April 21, 2022</ref> mirrors [[Regulate Cannabis Like Alcohol initiative]]<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]]|location=Cleveland|title=Northeast Ohio Democratic lawmakers introduce the Just Like Alcohol recreational marijuana bill|author=Laura Hancock|date=April 20, 2022|url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/04/northeast-ohio-democratic-lawmakers-introduce-the-just-like-alcohol-recreational-marijuana-bill.html}}</ref>
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|South Carolina
|HB 7614
420 Day bill
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-04-20|format=mdy}}
|Pardons
|Introduced by Rep. [[JA Moore]]; establishes official "420 Day" for issuance of pardons related to drug offenses<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[WPDE-TV]]|title=SC Rep calls for pardons of inmates for simple marijuana possession each '420 Day'|author=Joseph Erickson|date=April 20, 2022|url=https://wpde.com/news/local/sc-rep-420-day-calls-for-pardons-for-simple-marijuana-possession-wciv}}</ref>
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|New York
|Senate Bill S9217
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-05-12|format=mdy}}
|Home grow
|Introduced by Sen. [[Jeremy A. Cooney]] May 12, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=S9217 bill information|date=12 May 2022 |publisher=New York Senate|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/S9217|access-date=May 14, 2022}}</ref> Would allow community gardens for cannabis as an alternative to home grow.
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| style="background: green; color: white;"|Minnesota
| style="background: green; color: white;"|HF 4065
May amendments to Health Department appropriations
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Bill
| style="background: green; color: white;"|{{Date table sorting|2022-05-22|format=mdy}}
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Legalization
|Legalizes and regulates edible and beverage products containing [[delta-8 THC]] (synthesized from CBD) or delta-9 THC (naturally occurring). Up to 5&nbsp;mg of THC per serving is allowed. Called "accidental" vote by NPR,<ref>{{cite news|publisher=NPR|title=Minnesota lawmakers voted to legalize THC edibles. Some did it accidentally|date=July 2, 2022|author=Shauneen Miranda|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/07/02/1109576113/minnesota-thc-edibles-accident-delta-8}}</ref> and an "embarrassing blunder" by prohibitionist group [[Smart Approaches to Marijuana]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Did Minnesota accidentally legalize weed?|work=Politico|date=July 10, 2022|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/10/did-minnesota-accidentally-legalize-weed-its-complicated-00044544}}</ref> Took effect July 1, 2022.<ref>{{cite news|title=Edibles, beverages infused with cannabis ingredient THC become legal Friday in Minnesota|newspaper=Star-Tribune|location=Minneapolis|date=June 30, 2022|url=https://m.startribune.com/edibles-and-beverages-laced-with-cannabis-ingredient-thc-to-become-legal-friday-in-minnesota/600186638/}}</ref>
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|Florida
|Adult Personal Use of Marijuana
|Initiative
|{{Date table sorting|2022-08-08|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Filed with Florida Secretary of State in August 2022, for 2024 ballot. Would legalize possession of one ounce of cannabis by adults.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana|publisher=WJCT|work=First Coast Connect With Melissa Ross|date=August 15, 2022|url=https://news.wjct.org/show/first-coast-connect-with-melissa-ross/2022-08-15/ballot-initiative-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana-improving-social-determinants-of-health-family-links-local-sports}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=Florida News Service|title=Florida recreational marijuana initiative launched|via=[[WINK-TV]]|date=August 8, 2022|url=https://www.winknews.com/2022/08/08/florida-recreational-marijuana-initiative-launched/}}</ref>
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|Idaho
|Idaho Medical Marijuana Initiative
|Initiative
|{{Date table sorting|2022-08-16|format=mdy}}
|Medical
|Submitted to Idaho Secretary of State in August 2022, for 2024 ballot.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
|-
|Kansas
|Pre-legislative hearings
|Bill (prospective)
|
|Medical
|Special Committee on Medical Marijuana hearings scheduled to begin October 12<ref>{{cite news|title=Kansas medical marijuana bill is back for 2023|author=Rebekah Chung|publisher=KSNT|date=October 4, 2022|url=https://www.ksnt.com/capitol-bureau/kansas-medical-marijuana-bill-is-back-for-2023/}}</ref>
|-
| style="background: green; color: white;"|United States Virgin Islands
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Bill 34-0345
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Bill
| style="background: green; color: white;"|{{date table sorting|2022-12-30|format=mdy}}
| style="background: green; color: white;"|Legalization
|Sponsored by Sen. [[Janelle K. Sarauw]] and taken up by territorial legislature who worked through the Christmas holiday to pass the bill by a veto-proof majority on December 30, 2022<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. Virgin Islands Lawmakers Pass Cannabis Legalization Bill|quote=Senators in the U.S. Virgin Islands voted to legalize cannabis for adults last week, making the Caribbean territory the 21st jurisdiction in the United States to end the prohibition on recreational marijuana.|author=A.J. Herrington|date=January 4, 2023|work=High Times|url=https://hightimes.com/news/u-s-virgin-islands-lawmakers-pass-cannabis-legalization-bill/}}</ref>
|}
:{{Small|Notes:<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;Green highlighting indicates passage into law, and may not indicate adult-use legalization.<br/>&nbsp;&nbsp;Light red highlighting indicates voter questions qualified for November 2022 ballot or a subsequent ballot.}}
===Federal===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Date introduced
! scope="col" | Short description
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Detail
|-
|[[SAFE Banking Act]]
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-28|format=mdy}}
|Banking reform
|In January 2022, Senator Ron Perlmutter introduced an amendment to the [[America COMPETES Act of 2022]] that incorporated the SAFE Banking Act.<ref>{{cite web|website=[[Law360]]|author=Sam Reisman|date=January 28, 2022|title=Cannabis Bill Roundup: SAFE Banking Gets Another Shot|url=https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1459764/cannabis-bill-roundup-safe-banking-gets-another-shot}}</ref> It was passed by the House on February 4, but removed later.<ref>{{cite news|title=House again passes Perlmutter's SAFE Banking Act in broader measure; Senate passage uncertain|publisher=[[KMGH-TV]]|location= Denver |author=Blair Miller|date=February 4, 2022|url=https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/politics/house-again-passes-perlmutters-safe-banking-act-in-broader-measure-senate-passage-uncertain}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Norml|website=Legislative blog|title=SAFE Banking Omitted from Scaled Back Version of America COMPETES Act|date=June 23, 2022|url=https://norml.org/blog/2022/06/23/safe-banking-omitted-from-scaled-back-version-of-america-competes-act/}}</ref> It was included in the [[National Defense Authorization Act]] for fiscal year 2023 passed by the House on July 14.<ref>{{cite news|work=Politico|date=July 14, 2022|title=House passes $839B defense bill, swatting down Biden's military plans|first1=Connor|last1=O'Brien|first2=Lawrence|last2=Ukenye|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/14/house-passes-ndaa-00045972}}</ref>
|-
|[[Climate Resilience Workforce Act]]
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-01-30|format=mdy}}
|Recognition of state programs
|Section 503 of the Climate Resilience Workforce Act, introduced on January 30,<ref>{{cite news|publisher=MSNBC|title=Congress invests in climate resilience|date=January 30, 2022|url=https://www.msnbc.com/american-voices/watch/congress-invests-in-climate-resilience-132042821962}}</ref> contains language effectively recognizing state programs by prohibiting federal testing for cannabis that is "more stringent than any drug test that is in place in the locality or State"<ref>https://jayapal.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Climate-Resilience-Workforce_Jayapal.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> in projects funded by the act.<ref>{{cite web|title=Climate workforce would be protected|date=January 31, 2022|website=Moment|url=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/climate-workforce-would-be-protected-from-marijuana-employment-testing-under-new-congressional-bill/}}</ref>
|-
|S.253 / HR 8454
[[Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act]]
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-02-04|format=mdy}}
|Medical research
|Introduced February 4;<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/253/actions S.253 bill history], U.S. Congress official website, accessed March 24, 2022</ref> passed by House 395-25 in July;<ref name=Feinstein20221116>{{citation |type=press release|title= Senate Passes Bipartisan Marijuana Research Bill – Bill passed House in July, now goes to President Biden for signature|date= November 16, 2022|publisher=Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein|url= https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?id=F72220B0-7431-4762-9ED9-0DFF7A8EB66A}}</ref> passed by Senate November 16<ref name=Fertig20221116>{{cite news|newspaper=Politico|title= Congress sends first weed bill to Biden|quote=Passage of the legislation signaled a new era in federal cannabis policy: It’s the first standalone marijuana-related bill approved by both chambers of Congress.| author=Natalie Fertig|date=November 16, 2022|url= https://www.politico.com/amp/news/2022/11/16/congress-sends-first-weed-bill-to-biden-00068082 }}</ref>
|-
|HR 6645
{{vanchor|Hemp Advancement Act}}
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-02-07|format=mdy}}
|Hemp regulation
|The Hemp Advancement Act was introduced on February 7. It would raise the THC allowed in [[Hemp in the United States|agricultural hemp]], exempt from the Controlled Substances Act under the [[2018 Farm Bill]], from 0.3% to 1.0% when harvested (retaining 0.3% limit in finished products),<ref>{{citation|title=Hemp Act Proposes Higher THC Test Limits but Could Impact CBDs|date=February 14, 2022|work=[[Cosmetics & Toiletries]]|url=https://www.cosmeticsandtoiletries.com/regulations/regional/news/22056035/updated-hemp-act-proposes-higher-thc-test-limits-but-could-impact-cbds}}</ref> and make other adjustments regarding processing and eligibility.<ref>{{cite news|title=Increased THC Percentage In Hemp Products Sought Under New Congressional Bill: Here's What's In It|author=Jelena Martinovic |publisher=MSN|date=February 7, 2022|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/increased-thc-percentage-in-hemp-products-sought-under-new-congressional-bill-here-s-what-s-in-it/ar-AATCgS6}}</ref>
|-
|HR 6991
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-03-08|format=mdy}}
|Medical
|Introduced by Rep. [[Seth Moulton]], allows VA to recommend medical cannabis<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6991 HR 6991 bill information], U.S. Congress official website, accessed March 24, 2022</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://moulton.house.gov/press-releases/moulton-bill-would-destigmatize-medical-marijuana-in-va-care | title=Moulton Introduces Bill to Destigmatize Medical Marijuana in VA Care &#124; U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton }}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=May 2022}}
|-
|HR 7513
Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult-Use Regulated Environment Act (PREPARE) Act
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-04-14|format=mdy}}
|Pre-regulation
|Introduced April 14 by Representatives [[Dave Joyce]] (R), [[Hakeem Jeffries]] (D), and [[Brian Mast]] (R).<ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7513 HR 7513 bill history], U.S. Congress official website, accessed April 29, 2022</ref> Creates commission under [[United States Attorney General]] for development of federal regulation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Joyce, Jeffries, Mast Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Prepare for Inevitable End to Federal Cannabis Prohibition|author=Office of [[Dave Joyce]]|website=U.S. Congress official website|date=April 14, 2022|type=press release|url=https://joyce.house.gov/posts/joyce-jeffries-mast-introduce-bipartisan-legislation-to-prepare-for-inevitable-end-to-federal-cannabis-prohibition}}</ref> Senator [[John Hickenlooper]] (D) said he would introduce a matching bill.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hickenlooper introduces PREPARE Act to develop federal framework for cannabis legalization|newspaper=Durango Herald|date=November 3, 2022|url=https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/hickenlooper-introduces-prepare-act-to-develop-federal-framework-for-cannabis-legalization/}}</ref>
|-
|Veterans Equal Access Act
|Bill
|
|Medical (veterans)
|Proposed in June 15 letter to colleagues authored by [[Congressional Cannabis Caucus]] members [[Earl Blumenauer]] (D) and [[Brian Mast]] (R)<ref>{{cite twitter|title=@repblumenauer and @RepBrianMast are asking congressional colleagues to support a medical cannabis bill for military veterans in a Dear Colleagues letter.|author=Kyle Jaeger|user=kylejaeger|number=1537524992891490304}}</ref>
|-
|Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-06-28|format=mdy}}
|Recognition of state legalization
|Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies house appropriations legislation approved by committee on June 28 prohibits interference with any cannabis program legalized by a state, territory or tribe or the federal district local government.<ref>{{cite web|title=House Appropriations Committee Approves Amendment to Protect Legal State Marijuana Programs|website=official blog|publisher=NORML|date=June 28, 2022|url=https://norml.org/blog/category/appropriations/}}</ref> Similar to earlier [[Rohrabacher–Farr amendment]], but applies to any medical or adult-use program.<ref>{{citation |work=[[High Times]]|title= House Panel Approves Amendment to Protect State Legal Cannabis Programs|quote=A House legislative panel has approved an amendment to a budget bill that prohibits the federal government from interfering with adult-use cannabis programs legal under state law. |date=30 June 2022|author=A.J. Harrington|url= https://hightimes.com/news/house-panel-approves-amendment-to-protect-state-legal-cannabis-programs/ }}</ref>
|-
|S.4591
[[Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act]] (CAOA)
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-07-21|format=mdy}}
|Federal legalization with regulation, taxation
|On February 4, Senate Majority Leader [[Chuck Schumer]] said that his [[Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act]] (CAOA) would be introduced in April;<ref>{{cite web|title=Senate Majority Leader Provides Timeline for Introducing Long-Awaited Marijuana Descheduling Plan|date=February 7, 2022|publisher=NORML|website=official website|url=https://norml.org/blog/2022/02/07/senate-majority-leaders-provides-timeline-for-introducing-long-awaited-marijuana-descheduling-plan/}}</ref> it was postponed to an unspecified date later in 2022.<ref>{{cite news|title=Timeline for marijuana legalization bill slips in Senate|author=Aris Folley|work=The Hill|date=April 14, 2022|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/timeline-for-marijuana-legalization-bill-slips-in-senate/ar-AAWezeX}}</ref> The bill was introduced in the United States Senate on July 21, 2022.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Politico|title=Schumer's legal weed bill is finally here|date=July 21, 2022|author=Natalie Fertig|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/21/schumer-legal-weed-bill-00047058}}</ref><ref>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4591 S.4591 bill history], U.S. Congress official website</ref>
|-
|S.4503
[[Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023]]
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-07-12|format=mdy}}
|Security clearances for cannabis users
|Passed unanimously by [[Senate Intelligence Committee]] on June 22, containing in section 507 the language that " the head of an agency may not make a determination to deny an individual's eligibility for access to classified information based solely on the individual's preemployment use of cannabis",<ref name=S4503-official>[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4503/text#toc-id702C0AEBC09E40DDBF9518B5378E9F6E S.4503, section 507], text of bill, United States Congress official website, accessed July 25, 2022</ref> i.e. a provision that federal [[security clearance]]s are not to be withheld for prior cannabis use.<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. Spy Agencies Could Hire Former Marijuana Users Under Senate Bill|author=Dustin Volz|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=June 23, 2022 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spy-agencies-could-hire-former-marijuana-users-under-senate-bill-11656008707}}</ref> Introduced as bill by chairman [[Mark Warner]] on July 12.<ref name=S4503-official/>
|-
|HR 8825
SHIP Act
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2022-09-14|format=mdy}}
|Interstate commerce
|Allows interstate commerce of marijuana and direct shipping to consumers through U.S. mail, pending repeal of prohibition; introduced September 15 by [[Jared Huffman]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8825 | title=H.R.8825 - 117th Congress (2021-2022): To provide authority for small cultivators of marijuana and small manufacturers of marijuana products to ship marijuana and marijuana products using the mail, and for other purpose | date=14 September 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Huffman Bill Would Allow Small Cannabis Farms to Ship Products Directly to Consumers (Once Federal Prohibition is Repealed)|date=September 14, 2022|newspaper=Lost Coast Outpost|location=Ferndale, California|url=https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2022/sep/14/new-huffman-bill-would-allow-small-cannabis-farms/}}</ref>
|-
| [[House Committee on Oversight and Reform|House Oversight and Reform]] committee hearings
| Hearings
| {{Date table sorting|2022-11-15|format=mdy}}
| "Bipartisan Cannabis Reforms at the Federal Level"
| [[Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties]] hearing scheduled for November 15<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=Politico|title=House Committee on Oversight and Reform schedules hearing on cannabis laws|author= Natalie Fertig|date=November 8, 2022 |url=https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2022/11/house-committee-schedules-cannabis-hearing-for-week-after-election-00065628|quote=A [[House Committee on Oversight and Reform]] subcommittee will hold a hearing next Tuesday — Nov. 15 — on cannabis laws. (Paragraph) The [[Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties]] announced on Tuesday that it will host the hearing, titled 'Developments in State Cannabis Laws and Bipartisan Cannabis Reforms at the Federal Level.'}} (Pro){{subscription required}}</ref>
|-
|Medical Cannabis Research Act
|Bill
| {{Date table sorting|2022-12-29|format=mdy}}
| Research
| Filed by [[Matt Gaetz]] for third session in a row.<ref>{{cite news|title=Detroit's First Marijuana Retailers, GOP Cannabis Research Bill, New Jersey's $10M Funding Program|author= Jelena Martinovic |publisher=MSN|url= https://www.benzinga.com/markets/cannabis/22/12/30216693/detroits-first-marijuana-retailers-gop-cannabis-research-bill-new-jerseys-10m-funding-program}}</ref>
|}
==Legislation introduced earlier and advanced in 2022==
===State===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | State
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | Date introduced
! scope="col" | Short description
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Detail
|-
|Ohio
|[[Regulate Cannabis Like Alcohol initiative]]
|Initiative
|{{dts|July 27, 2021|format=mdy}}
|Legalization
|Ohio Secretary of State certified over 136,000 valid signatures on January 28, forcing legislature to vote on the measure.<ref>{{cite news|title= Bill to legalize marijuana in Ohio heads to lawmakers after hitting signature requirements
|author=Haley BeMiller|newspaper =[[The Columbus Dispatch]]|date=January 28, 2022|url= https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/28/ohio-marijuana-ballot-initiative-heads-legislature-signatures/9254644002/ }}</ref> May appear on 2023 ballot because of lawsuit over deadlines.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ohio voters won't decide on initiative to legalize marijuana until at least next year|publisher=The Statehouse News Bureau|via=[[WKSU]]|author=Karen Kasler|date=May 13, 2022|url=https://www.wksu.org/government-politics/2022-05-13/ohio-voters-wont-decide-on-initiative-to-legalize-marijuana-until-at-least-next-year|access-date=2022-05-14|archive-date=2022-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514060906/https://www.wksu.org/government-politics/2022-05-13/ohio-voters-wont-decide-on-initiative-to-legalize-marijuana-until-at-least-next-year|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|South Carolina
|S.150 / H.3361
[[South Carolina Compassionate Care Act]]
|Bill
|{{Date table sorting|2020-12-09|format=mdy}}
|Medical
|Began floor debate January 26, 2022 – the first time cannabis legalization of any kind had been debated in South Carolina.<ref>{{cite news|title=Medical cannabis laws debated for 1st time in South Carolina|author=Taylor Hernandez|date=January 26, 2022 |publisher=[[WBTW]]|location=Florence, South Carolina|url=https://www.wbtw.com/news/state-regional-news/medical-cannabis-laws-debated-for-1st-time-in-south-carolina/}}</ref> Was passed by the senate on February 10 after weeks of debate.<ref>[https://scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/150.htm S.150 bill status], South Carolina General Assembly official website, accessed February 10, 2022</ref> On April 7, the bill was cleared by committee for a house floor vote.<ref>{{cite news|title=Medical marijuana bill heads to South Carolina House floor|via=South Carolina Public Radio | author= Jeffrey Collins|agency=Associated Press|date=April 7, 2022 |url=https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2022-04-07/medical-marijuana-bill-heads-to-south-carolina-house-floor}}</ref>
|}
==Executive and judicial actions==
{{further|Cannabis in Kentucky#2022 medical cannabis bill and executive action}}
The governor of Kentucky, [[Andy Beshear]], said on April 7 that he was considering executive action to permit medical cannabis in his state if [[#Kentucky House Bill 136|House Bill 136]] was not approved in the state senate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Beshear considering executive order to open access to medical marijuana in Kentucky|author=Bruce Schreiner|newspaper=[[Courier-Journal]]|location=Frankfort, Kentucky|date=April 8, 2022|via=Yahoo! News|url=https://news.yahoo.com/andy-beshear-considering-executive-order-125051124.html}}</ref> When the session ended without senate consideration of the bill, Beshear issued an executive order that created a committee to provide recommendations on ways forward for medical cannabis.<ref>{{cite web|website=Kentucky.gov|title=Gov. Beshear Names Members of Team Kentucky Medical Cannabis Advisory Committee|date=June 14, 2022|url=https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=1369}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|publisher=Associated Press|title=Newly created medical marijuana panel holds first meeting|date=June 20, 2022|url=https://apnews.com/article/politics-health-kentucky-frankfort-marijuana-e284432ae1b4cf3624291ebd1004e70d}}</ref>
The governor of Pennsylvania [[Tom Wolf (politician)|Tom Wolf]] and lieutenant governor [[John Fetterman]] announced a [[Pardon|mass pardon]] program for past nonviolent cannabis offenses on September 1.<ref>{{citation|title=Pennsylvanians with certain marijuana convictions are eligible for pardon|publisher=WGAL|via=MSN|date=September 1, 2022|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/pennsylvanians-with-certain-marijuana-convictions-are-eligible-for-pardon/ar-AA11mxUE}}</ref>
The [[Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court]] found in September that requests for expungement of past cannabis offenses, including possession prior to [[2016 Massachusetts Question 4|2018 legalization]]<!-- 2016 not a typo-->, are entitled to a "strong presumption in favor" of approval.<ref>{{cite news|title=SJC ruling could make more pot convictions disappear
|author=Christian M. Wade | date=September 13, 2022 |newspaper=[[The Eagle-Tribune]]|url=https://www.eagletribune.com/news/boston/sjc-ruling-could-make-more-pot-convictions-disappear/article_b5e88434-335e-11ed-ad27-8f8cd3629ff1.html}}</ref>
President Biden announced a mass pardon for past federal cannabis possession convictions on October 6 and ordered Attorney General [[Merrick Garland]] to begin studying reclassifying or [[Removal of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act|descheduling cannabis]] under the Controlled Substances Act.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Fox News|title=Biden pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession|author=Louis Casiano|date=October 6, 2022|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-pardoning-all-prior-federal-offenses-simple-marijuana-possession}}</ref>
[[Governor of Oregon]] [[Kate Brown]] issued a mass pardon on November 21 for 45,000 persons convicted of simple possession.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[KPTV]]|location=Portland, Oregon|title=Gov. Brown pardons thousands for simple possession of marijuana in Oregon|date=November 21, 2022|url=https://www.kptv.com/2022/11/21/gov-brown-pardons-thousands-simple-possession-marijuana-oregon/}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==Further reading==
*{{citation|title=What to expect for cannabis in 2022|work=Cannabis Monthly|publisher=[[The Seattle Times]]|date=January 1, 2022|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sponsored/what-to-expect-for-cannabis-in-2022/}}
*[https://www.wikileaf.com/thestash/cannabis-in-2022 Cannabis in 2022], [[Wikileaf]], December 30, 2021
*{{citation|title=Legal Cannabis Could Become a $30 Billion US Industry in 2022. Here's Where It Will Grow|author=T.L. Stanley|work=[[Adweek]]|date=January 3, 2022|url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/legal-cannabis-could-become-a-30-billion-us-industry-in-2022-heres-where-it-will-grow/}} {{subscription required}}
*{{cite web|title=Federal marijuana legalization is stopped in its tracks – Public opinion, states, and even the GOP have come around to the idea of legal weed. So how hard is it to finally get done?|author=Mary Jane Gibson |date=March 31, 2022|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|url=https://www.vox.com/22968976/federal-marijuana-legalization-cannabis-policy-decriminalization}}
*{{cite AV media|type=streaming video|title=By the Numbers: 4/20 – A look at the state of marijuana legalization on this April 20th|publisher=ABC News|date=April 20, 2022|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/numbers-420-84202953}}
*{{cite news|title= Where cannabis legalization efforts stand across the country|date=August 3, 2022| first1= Mona |last1=Zhang |first2=Paul |last2=Demko |work=Politico|url= https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/03/cannabis-legalization-efforts-across-the-states-00049224}}
*{{citation|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|title=Dank Choice Voting: Why the 2022 midterms are the marijuana election.|author=Alex Halperin|date=September 19, 2022|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/09/legalize-weed-midterms-fetterman-oz-crist-desantis.html}}
*{{Cite news|title=Explainer: What will change if federal marijuana ban is loosened?|author=Brendan Pierson|publisher=Reuters|date=October 7, 2022|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-will-change-if-federal-marijuana-ban-is-loosened-2022-10-07/}}
*{{cite news|newspaper=The Hill|title= Recreational marijuana on the ballot in these states this November|author=Jeremy Tanner|date=October 30, 2022|url= https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/3692954-hold-recreational-marijuana-on-the-ballot-in-these-states-this-november/}}
*{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|title=How Marijuana Is Doing on the Ballot in the 2022 Election|author=Solcyre Burga|date=November 8, 2022|url=https://time.com/6231201/marijuana-legal-elections-2022/}}
*{{cite news|title=Cannabis in 2023: Here to Stay, but Major Challenges Remain|author1=Joshua Weiss |author2=Osiris Morel |date=January 10, 2023|work=Cannabis Industry Journal|publisher=Innovative Publishing Company|location=Edgartown, Massachusetts|quote=[W]e recap some of the big moments of 2022 and what to expect in 2023|url=https://cannabisindustryjournal.com/feature_article/cannabis-in-2023-here-to-stay-but-major-challenges-remain/}}
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