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- Rhode Island Marijuana Regulators Approaching Final Rules On Social Equity Business Licensing
- Nebraska Medical Marijuana Initiative Sponsors Push Back Against State Officials’ Signature Fraud Claims
- JD Vance Says ‘Bags Of Marijuana’ And Candy Laced With THC And Fentanyl Are Coming Across The Border, Blaming Biden-Harris Immigration Policy
- New Massachusetts Ad Promotes Psychedelic Therapy Ahead Of Vote On Legalization Ballot Initiative
- Minnesota Marijuana Business Licensing Is Slow Going As State Regulators Review Hundreds Of Applications
- ‘Lesser-Known’ Marijuana Components Like CBG And THCV Are ‘Promising’ Treatments For Parkinson’s And Alzheimer’s, Study Shows
- New Mexico Officials Approve Medical Marijuana As A Treatment For Female Orgasm Difficulty
- Pennsylvania Black Lawmakers Step Up Push For Marijuana Legalization With Focus On Social Equity
- Florida senator sues over anti-cannabis ad from state agency (Newsletter: October 8, 2024)
- New Jersey Senate Panel Approves Psilocybin Therapy Legalization Bill
- Nebraska Officials Say There’s ‘Serious Doubt’ About Medical Marijuana Ballot Signatures
- Minnesota Marijuana Regulators Warn Businesses Against ‘Creative Workarounds’ To Start Sales Before Licenses Are Issued
- Missouri’s Cost To Enforce Ban On Intoxicating Hemp Products Estimated At Nearly $900K
- Florida Senator Sues State Over Anti-Marijuana Ad, Alleging Unconstitutional Use Of Taxpayer Dollars Ahead Of Legalization Vote
- New Illinois Report Touts ‘Explosive Growth In The Cannabis Industry,’ With Record Number Of Retailers Opening In Past Year
- New Jersey Officials Ask Judge To Throw Out Lawsuit Challenging State’s New Hemp Product Restrictions
- Marijuana Components Show ‘Promising Potential As Anticancer Agents,’ Study Finds, Though Mechanisms Of Action Are Still A Mystery
- DEA tries to disqualify witnesses for psychedelics ban hearing (Newsletter: October 7, 2024)
- Trump And Harris Need To Stop Pandering On Marijuana And Offer Concrete Plans For An Equitable Industry (Op-Ed)
- Activists In Oregon’a Biggest City Plan To Put A Psychedelics Decriminalization Measure On The 2026 Ballot
- Hemp Industry Advocates Ask Court To Halt California’s Ban On Products With Any ‘Detectable Amount’ Of THC Amid Legal Challenge
- North Dakota Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative Leads In New Poll, But Sizable Undecided Vote Keeps It Below A Majority
- DEA Seeks To Block Experts From Giving ‘Incompetent’ Testimony At Hearing On Proposed Psychedelics Ban
- Score 420 Opens New Location in Sunland Park, NM
- Pennsylvania Lawmakers Advance Bills Giving Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Tax Relief To Fix Earlier Omission
- New York’s Marijuana Legalization Rollout Has Seen ‘Growing Pains’ As Well As ‘Successful Efforts,’ New State Report Says
- New Cory Booker Bill Would Prevent Housing Discrimination Against People Convicted Of Marijuana And Other Drug Offenses
- DOJ says no guns for prosecutor who uses medical cannabis (Newsletter: October 4, 2024)
- Delaware Officials Receive More Than 1,200 Applications For Marijuana Business Licenses, ‘Substantially’ More Than Expected Ahead Of Market Launch
- Nebraska Authorities Charge Notary Public In Alleged Election Fraud Related To Medical Marijuana Petitions
- The Feds Are Hiring A Contractor To Roll Hundreds Of Thousands Of ‘Marijuana Cigarettes’ For Research
- New Jersey Bill Would Let People Bar Themselves From Entering Marijuana Retailers
- What Psychedelic Facilitator Training Looks Like As Colorado Prepares For Opening Of Psilocybin Healing Centers
- Arkansas Supreme Court Orders State To Keep Counting 18,000 Signatures For Medical Marijuana Expansion Initiative
- DOJ Says Allowing A Pennsylvania Prosecutor Who Uses Medical Marijuana To Possess A Gun Would Be ‘Dangerous’
- Most Pain Patients And Doctors Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana And Having Insurance Companies Cover The Cost, AMA Study Shows
- Former NBA player smoked cannabis before Kamala Harris interview (Newsletter: October 3, 2024)
- Company Behind Florida’s Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure Sues State Republican Party Over ‘False And Misleading’ Claims To Voters
- Arizona Court Says Marijuana Users Must Actually Be Impaired To Be Punished For DUI
- Top GOP Pennsylvania Senator Voices Support For Marijuana Decriminalization, Activist Who Spoke With Her Says
Rhode Island Marijuana Regulators Approaching Final Rules On Social Equity Business Licensing
Social equity measures are likely to be conditionally approved by the commission “possibly at the end of October or early November.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission may finally be ready as early as the end of the month to decide how it will define who qualifies as a […]
Nebraska Medical Marijuana Initiative Sponsors Push Back Against State Officials’ Signature Fraud Claims
“It would make little sense to penalize a voter for purported mistakes that occur after they affix their signature on a petition.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The sponsors of Nebraska’s medical cannabis ballot measures are pushing back on the state’s chief election official for questioning nearly 100,000 signatures, which they say threatens “the initiative […]
JD Vance Says ‘Bags Of Marijuana’ And Candy Laced With THC And Fentanyl Are Coming Across The Border, Blaming Biden-Harris Immigration Policy
Former President Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), is accusing Vice President Kamala Harris of failing to stop marijuana and fentanyl disguised as Nerds candy and other popular brands that appeal to children from coming across the border. At a Faith & Freedom Coalition event in Atlanta last month, the senator talked […]
New Massachusetts Ad Promotes Psychedelic Therapy Ahead Of Vote On Legalization Ballot Initiative
Advocates supporting a psychedelics legalization ballot initiative in Massachusetts have released a new ad promoting the reform as a pathway to provide a critical alternative therapy option for people with serious health conditions. With less than a month until Election Day, the veteran service organization (VSO) Heroic Hearts Project aired the ad, which features a […]
Minnesota Marijuana Business Licensing Is Slow Going As State Regulators Review Hundreds Of Applications
“I am confident that we will hold a lottery before the end of 2024.” By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost It isn’t the timing that people hoping to get started in the recreational cannabis business were hoping for. Some 1,800 potential licensees who have qualified as social equity applicants are awaiting a special lottery to decide which […]
‘Lesser-Known’ Marijuana Components Like CBG And THCV Are ‘Promising’ Treatments For Parkinson’s And Alzheimer’s, Study Shows
A new scientific review on the potential benefits of marijuana in treating brain disorders says that in addition to THC and CBD produced by the cannabis plant, “a diverse array of lesser-known phytocannabinoids, along with terpenes, flavonoids, and alkaloids” may also “demonstrate diverse pharmacological activities” and could offer therapeutic applications. Such compounds include THCV, CBDV […]
New Mexico Officials Approve Medical Marijuana As A Treatment For Female Orgasm Difficulty
A New Mexico regulatory board has given preliminary approval to make female orgasm difficulty (FOD) a qualifying condition for the state’s medical marijuana program, voting 7–2 to recommend the change at a meeting on Monday. The New Mexico Medical Cannabis Advisory Board’s vote does not immediately add FOD as a qualifying condition. A report with […]
Pennsylvania Black Lawmakers Step Up Push For Marijuana Legalization With Focus On Social Equity
With marijuana legalization again on the table in the Pennsylvania legislature, Black lawmakers in the state who’ve long championed reform are sharing their perspectives on the urgency of ending prohibition with a focus on social justice. At the Black Cannabis Week event hosted by the Diasporic Alliance for Cannabis Opportunities (DACO) last week, Sen. Sharif […]
Florida senator sues over anti-cannabis ad from state agency (Newsletter: October 8, 2024)
NJ psilocybin; IL marijuana report on “explosive growth”; Study: Cannabis’s anti-cancer effects; NE medical marijuana signatures; MO hemp ban Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [], […]
New Jersey Senate Panel Approves Psilocybin Therapy Legalization Bill
A New Jersey Senate committee has approved a bill that would legalize a therapeutic psilocybin program in the state, with even hesitant lawmakers saying that they’re coming around on the psychedelics proposal. Members of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee voted almost unanimously Monday—with one member, Sen. Douglas J. Steinhardt (R), abstaining—to adopt a handful […]
Nebraska Officials Say There’s ‘Serious Doubt’ About Medical Marijuana Ballot Signatures
“Nebraskans should be outraged that the state is trying to toss aside the will of the people, by using power, money and intimidation.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner Nebraska’s chief election official and top prosecutor have questioned the validity of more than half of the signatures already validated on each of the state’s two medical […]
Minnesota Marijuana Regulators Warn Businesses Against ‘Creative Workarounds’ To Start Sales Before Licenses Are Issued
“Some people think these types of alternative payment schemes are a way they can skirt the law, but it’s still a commercial transaction, there’s still money being exchanged for cannabis.” By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost At least give them points for creativity. Some of the hemp stores and smoke shops recently spanked by the state’s Office […]