Budget Committee members voted favorably to impose a 15% excise tax and limit where and how consumable hemp products can be sold.

A group of House Democrats introduced a bill that would allow patients to possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis for research purposes.

The state’s Division of Cannabis Regulation determined the license holders did not meet social equity eligibility requirements.

The committee dealt a blow to a House-passed bill that aims to legalize cannabis possession without establishing a commercial marketplace.