NBA will allow marijuana investments; AR gun rights & the cannabis bill; Marianne Williamson about legalization
Sign up to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter every weekday morning in your inbox This is the best way to keep up with the latest cannabis news.
Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible…
Do a good deed today: Donate to Marijuana Moment, an independent publisher that provides cannabis news and information to as many people as possible.
- Ken Kulow from Chameleon Glass:span styling=”font-weight 400 ;”>”As an owner of a canna business, I am constantly flooded with hype. ChatGPT bots spin useless “newz” that I use as SEO fodder clogs up my mailbox. Tom’s “Moment” has timely and useful information that is relevant to my business planning. For up-to-date and useful information, it costs 45 cents per day. Sign me up .”
Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment
TOP THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
The National Basketball Association will not only end its ban on marijuana use, but they will also allow players to promote and invest in cannabis brands as part of a new collective bargaining arrangement.
A Republican senator and the Democratic Senate minority leader in Wisconsin said that it is possible to pass a medical marijuana legalization bill this session. However, they also detailed the restrictions that would be required to make it pass.
Arkansas House Judiciary Committee approved legislation to clarify that patients who use medical cannabis can get concealed carry licenses for firearms.
Marijuana Moment has compiled a look at Marianne Williamson’s position on cannabis, psychedelics, and drug policy.
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Service data show that marijuana legalization has created thousands of jobs in the state.
Florida’s hemp industry stakeholders and former agriculture commissioner claim that pending legislation to limit intoxicating cannabis products would unfairly benefit Trulieve, a medical marijuana company. However, Trulieve insists it is not involved in pushing for the change.
/ FEDERAL
The Drug Enforcement Administration Museum received a new set of documents from the agency.
A federal judge upheld the Internal Revenue Service decision to deny tax exempt status to an Iowa church which uses ayahuasca for its ceremonies.
Sens. Sens.
Rep. Brian Mast (Republican from Florida) discussed the bill he sponsored to allow military veterans to receive medical cannabis recommendations by their Department of Veterans Affairs physicians.
/ STATES
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R), signed a bill that would create a new Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research at the University of Utah.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D), signed a bill decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips.
Representative for Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee (D), blamed the delay in his appointment of members to the Cannabis Control Commission for the long background check.
On Tuesday, the Texas Senate Business & Commerce will hold a hearing about a bill that would repeal locally approved marijuana decriminalization laws.
Pennsylvania’s representative voiced concern about legalizing marijuana and stated that he was skeptical of the potential revenue-generating potential.
New York regulators granted licenses to additional recreational marijuana dispensaries as well as a testing laboratory. They also posted a video on cannabis products and serving sizes.
Connecticut has raised more than $59 Million in lottery and cannabis licensing fees.
The Artificially Derived Cannabinoids Rules Advisory Committee of Oregon (CBN), will meet Tuesday.
The Thursday meeting of Washington’s Cannabinoid Science Work Group is scheduled.
On Thursday, Vermont regulators will host an event to discuss human resource issues for cannabis companies.
—
Marijuana Moment tracks more than 1000 cannabis, psychedelics, and drug policy bills in the state legislatures and Congress this yea. Patreon supporters who pledge at least $25 per month get access to our interactive maps and charts, as well as a hearing calendar, so they don’t miss any developments.
Get access to our marijuana bill tracker by becoming a Patreon supporter.
—
/ LOCAL
On Tuesday, voters in Missouri’s dozens of counties and municipalities will vote on ballot measures that would establish local taxes for marijuana sales.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the Mexican president, criticized the National Basketball Association for ending its ban on marijuana. This comes at a time U.S. politicians threaten to invade his country because of drug production.
The Colombian Ministry of the Interior posted a tweet about the progress of a marijuana legalization law in Congress.
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and European Medicines Agency replied to the European Parliament’s letters about the need to explore more actively the therapeutic potential of psychotropic drugs.
/ SCIENCE AND HEALTH
A review concluded that “growing evidence indicates that CBD acts as an antipsychotic and anxiolytic, and several reports suggest neuroprotective effects” and that “CBD attenuates the harmful effects of trans-D9-tetrahydrocannabinol, both acutely and chronically, including psychotogenic, anxiogenic, and deleterious cognitive effects.”
A study showed “promising preliminary support” for psilocybin’s use as a treatment for body dysmorphic disorder.
/ ADVOCACY & OPINION & AANALYSIS
According to a poll, UK voters favor legalizing marijuana from 55 percent to 32 percent.
An official of United Food and Commercial Workers International Union wrote an opinion piece criticizing Maryland legislators for removing labor-peace agreement provisions from a pot sales regulation bill.
Podcast episode by American Society of Addiction Medicine on psychedelics as possible treatments for depression
The Boston Globe editorial board wants Massachusetts marijuana regulators more transparent, accountable, responsive.
/ BUSINESS
POSaBIT Systems Corporation has acquired certain assets of Hypur Inc.
Smoakland is currently beta-testing a loophole it claims allows its customers to use credit cards by technically buying cryptocurrency. This is then used in another step to purchase marijuana.
Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s daily email dispatch.
Photo by Chris Wallis // Side Pocket Images.
The post WI Medical Cannabis Prospects for 2023 (Newsletter, April 4, 2023) was first published on Marijuana Moment.
New Mexico has raised over $300 million in its first year of legal cannabis