The senator that drafted the cannabis bill believes it is unfortunate that the bill has been delayed anew after the House of Representatives did not push it toward the governor’s desk. Sen. Sixto K. Igisomar (R-Saipan), author of Senate Bill 20-62 and its earlier version, S.B....

A Senate bill legalizing and regulating the use of cannabis in the CNMI was swatted after it did not garner sufficient support from the majority bloc to push the bill through the Legislature. Citing a violation in the CNMI Constitution that could not be reversed no matter the...

The House of Representatives’ three-hour session yesterday went on recess just as it was about to tackle a bill legalizing the medical and recreational use of marijuana. The session was moved to today at the House Chamber on Capitol Hill at 9:30am. In a vote of 18-0, the House...

A bill that proposes to regulate the practice of law in the CNMI got the boot after members of a House of Representatives committee voted to table the bill. The House Judiciary and Government Operations Committee, led by Rep. Ivan A. Blanco (R-Saipan), unanimously voted to set...