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    Lower cannabis taxes could bolster Alaska’s legal market

    Alaska's legal marijuana market could better compete with the black market if the state reduced its taxes.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    March 24, 2023

  • Testimony: Montana should adopt a strong open enrollment policy
    Testimony: Montana should adopt a strong open enrollment policy

    Montana House Bill 203 would make it easier for students to find a public school that best fits their needs.

    By Jude Schwalbach
    March 24, 2023

  • Washington Senate Bill 5263 proposes important psilocybin reforms but could go further 
    Washington Senate Bill 5263 proposes important psilocybin reforms but could go further 

    The bill is a constructive proposal that lays the groundwork for the future adoption of a regulated marketplace for psilocybin in the state.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    March 23, 2023

  • Texas Senate Bill 8 would improve open enrollment policies
    Texas Senate Bill 8 would improve open enrollment policies

    Adopting a strong open enrollment policy in Texas would ensure that public schools truly are available to all students.

    By Christian Barnard
    March 22, 2023

  • California Senate Bill 58 proposes constructive reforms but could go further in legalization of hallucinogenics
    California Senate Bill 58 proposes constructive reforms but could go further in legalization of hallucinogenics

    While the legalization of certain substances is a step in the right direction, the restrictions contained within the bill will result in a highly inefficient marketplace.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    March 21, 2023

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    Reason Foundation’s initial modeling suggests that HB 22 could cost Alaska upwards of $800 million in the coming decades.

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    Reason Foundation recently offered testimony in Hawaii on how Senate Bill 375 and Senate Bill 669 would impact the cannabis industry.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    March 1, 2023

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    Testimony: Making DC’s sports gambling market more competitive, attractive and profitable

    Competition would help create a legal market that might appeal to bettors in and outside of DC and finally begin to generate economic benefits.

    By Michelle Minton
    February 22, 2023

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    Testimony: Maryland Senate Bill 259 would lead to greater health disparities and criminal justice inequities

    The proposal before this committee would unnecessarily strip adults in Maryland of access to these FDA-authorized and potentially life-saving alternatives.

    By Michelle Minton
    February 15, 2023

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    Examining South Carolina’s proposed open enrollment bill

    House Bill 3843 includes good protections for families and needed transparency.

    By Christian Barnard
    February 14, 2023

  • Comments on Montana House Bill 226 (2023)
    Comments on Montana House Bill 226 (2023)

    The changes offered in HB226 would address how PERS is only optimal to a fraction of public employees at an ever-rising cost, and turn the system towards best practices in public retirement benefit design.

    By Steven Gassenberger
    January 23, 2023

  • Testimony: Montana House Bill 228 (2023)
    Testimony: Montana House Bill 228 (2023)

    Montana House Bill 228 would help improve governance and give stakeholders even more confidence in their system for future generations.

    By Steven Gassenberger
    January 20, 2023

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    Testimony: Cannabis labor peace mandate in Minnesota HF 100 violates federal law

    There is a long series of legal precedents that make clear proposals contained within House File 100 would be deemed federally unconstitutional.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    January 19, 2023

  • Testimony: North Dakota’s HB 1040 would address many challenges facing NDPERS
    Testimony: North Dakota’s HB 1040 would address many challenges facing NDPERS

    The North Dakota Public Employees Retirement System has about $1.8 billion in debt.

    By Ryan Frost
    January 13, 2023

  • Testimony: Michigan Senate Bill 1192 would depoliticize pension investments and protect taxpayers
    Testimony: Michigan Senate Bill 1192 would depoliticize pension investments and protect taxpayers

    Michigan Senate Bill 1192 would help ensure the goals of public pension managers and trust fiduciaries align with reality.

    By Steven Gassenberger
    November 29, 2022

  • Comments on Oregon’s proposed psilocybin services rules
    Comments on Oregon’s proposed psilocybin services rules

    Overall, the process appears to have generated a prudent set of rules that would create a program that balances client safety with strong licensee oversight under a flexible set of program rules.

    By Leonard Gilroy and Geoffrey Lawrence
    November 21, 2022

  • Testimony: The negative impacts of Columbus’ proposed ban on flavored tobacco
    Testimony: The negative impacts of Columbus’ proposed ban on flavored tobacco

    Flavor bans at the local level have little effect on public health and potentially disastrous consequences for communities of color.

    By Jacob James Rich
    November 11, 2022

  • Testimony: FDA regulation has preserved and protected the most dangerous form of nicotine use—smoking combustible cigarettes
    Testimony: FDA regulation has preserved and protected the most dangerous form of nicotine use—smoking combustible cigarettes

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    By Michelle Minton
    October 24, 2022

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