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Health Providers Say Education On Colorado's New Psychedelics Program Will Be Key To Its Success: “The more we can do on...
21/08/2024

Health Providers Say Education On Colorado's New Psychedelics Program Will Be Key To Its Success: “The more we can do on our end to ensure safety, the more likely it’ll be a successful program.”

“The more we can do on our end to ensure safety, the more likely it’ll be a successful program.” By Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline As Colorado prepares to issue psychedelic mushroom licenses, health care professionals who have watched the rulemaking process unfold say education will be key ...

New York Ma*****na Officials Lay Out Plan For Environmental Sustainability And Energy Use Standards In Legal Industry: R...
21/08/2024

New York Ma*****na Officials Lay Out Plan For Environmental Sustainability And Energy Use Standards In Legal Industry: Recently adopted rules are "designed to minimize the adverse environmental impacts of the cannabis industry."

New York officials are rolling out a broad plan to encourage environmental sustainability and set energy use standards within the state’s legal ma*****na industry. It’s part of regulators’ broader goal of promoting economic, environmental and social sustainability in the emerging sector. Over ...

Senator Says Harris Will 'Be Ready To Sign' Ma*****na Reform Bills If Elected President: "I'm sure that Kamala Harris, w...
21/08/2024

Senator Says Harris Will 'Be Ready To Sign' Ma*****na Reform Bills If Elected President: "I'm sure that Kamala Harris, when it comes to issues of cannabis legalization—or at least decriminalization—will be on the right side of public sector."

If Vice President Kamala Harris is elected president this November, she will “be ready to sign” ma*****na reform bills into law, a Democratic senator says, as other lawmakers similarly predict more momentum on cannabis legalization at the state and federal levels under a Harris-Walz administrati...

Intoxicating H**p Products Are Undercutting South Dakota Medical Ma*****na Sales, Businesses Tell Lawmakers: “We wouldn’...
21/08/2024

Intoxicating H**p Products Are Undercutting South Dakota Medical Ma*****na Sales, Businesses Tell Lawmakers: “We wouldn’t have been allowed to sell that product in our store, and yet we’re forced to compete with that.”

“We wouldn’t have been allowed to sell that product in our store, and yet we’re forced to compete with that.” By Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota’s legislative oversight committee on medical ma*****na was thrust into the world of synthetic THC on Monday as members hear...

GOP Senators Claim Ma*****na Is A 'Gateway Drug' As They Oppose Rescheduling And Legalization: "It's just a bad message ...
21/08/2024

GOP Senators Claim Ma*****na Is A 'Gateway Drug' As They Oppose Rescheduling And Legalization: "It's just a bad message to send."

Two GOP senators said recently that they remain opposed to ma*****na reform—in part, because they believe cannabis is a “gateway drug,” perpetuating the dubious claim as other Republican lawmakers members raise concerns about the Biden administration’s push to enact rescheduling. In an inter...

DeSantis Staffer And Top Ma*****na Executive Feud Over Florida Governor's Stance On Home Grow Ahead Of Legalization Vote...
21/08/2024

DeSantis Staffer And Top Ma*****na Executive Feud Over Florida Governor's Stance On Home Grow Ahead Of Legalization Vote: "It’s not about 'freedom,' it’s corporate greed."

A top staffer for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and the CEO of a top ma*****na company are feuding over a legalization initiative that will appear on the state’s November ballot, drawing attention to the anti-cannabis governor’s position on allowing home cultivation, which would not be included ...

Cannabis is safer than alcohol & ci******es, Americans say in new poll (Newsletter: August 21, 2024)GOP senator: "Let's ...
21/08/2024

Cannabis is safer than alcohol & ci******es, Americans say in new poll (Newsletter: August 21, 2024)

GOP senator: "Let's tax" ma*****na; DEA psilocybin lawsuit; OH cannabis sales totals; Study: Ma*****na linked to lower obesity

GOP senator: “Let’s tax” ma*****na; DEA psilocybin lawsuit; OH cannabis sales totals; Study: Ma*****na linked to lower obesity Subscribe to receive Ma*****na Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping ...

GOP Senator Says 'Let's Tax' Ma*****na, Adding That Rescheduling Is A "Good Thing': "I think it’s better not to have mil...
20/08/2024

GOP Senator Says 'Let's Tax' Ma*****na, Adding That Rescheduling Is A "Good Thing': "I think it’s better not to have millions of dollars beneath the mattress."

A GOP senator who’s been critical of the Biden administration’s process that led to a ma*****na rescheduling proposal still says the reform would be a “good thing,” adding that it’d be better to tax cannabis and let licensed businesses access the banking system. In an interview with AskAPo...

People Who Use Ma*****na Are Less Likely To Be Obese, New Study Shows: "As legalization and prevalence of the drug in th...
20/08/2024

People Who Use Ma*****na Are Less Likely To Be Obese, New Study Shows: "As legalization and prevalence of the drug in the U.S. increases, the prevalence of obesity may decline."

Regular ma*****na users are less likely to be obese than people who don’t consume cannabis, according to a new study. In fact, the analysis showed a “dose-response relationship between ma*****na use and [body mass index], with the lower the BMI classification, the higher ma*****na use.” People...

Ohio Retailers Sold $22.5 Million Worth Of Recreational Ma*****na In First 11 Days Of Legal Sales: The adult-use cannabi...
20/08/2024

Ohio Retailers Sold $22.5 Million Worth Of Recreational Ma*****na In First 11 Days Of Legal Sales: The adult-use cannabis sales come from 120 dispensaries that have been granted certificates of operation for dual licenses.

Ohio adult-use ma*****na sales reached $22.5 million in the first 11 days since the market launched earlier this month, according to new data from the Division of Cannabis Control (DCC). After selling $11.5 million in recreational ma*****na during the first five days of the state’s first hybrid di...

Americans Say Ma*****na Is Less Harmful Than Alcohol Or To***co, New Gallup Poll Finds: More people in the U.S. now smok...
20/08/2024

Americans Say Ma*****na Is Less Harmful Than Alcohol Or To***co, New Gallup Poll Finds: More people in the U.S. now smoke cannabis than ci******es.

Americans view ma*****na as less harmful than alcohol, to***co and ni****ne vapes—and more adults now smoke cannabis than smoke ci******es—according to a new Gallup poll. While respondents were largely divided over whether cannabis generally has a positive or negative effect on society and consu...

Bipartisan Coalition In Kansas Turns Up Political Pressure To Legalize Ma*****na With Help Of Former Federal Prosecutor:...
20/08/2024

Bipartisan Coalition In Kansas Turns Up Political Pressure To Legalize Ma*****na With Help Of Former Federal Prosecutor: “Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians—they want to see this fully legalized."

“Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians—they want to see this fully legalized. It’s been held hostage with the political back-and-forth rhetoric.” By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector Inga Selders watched the Kansas Legislature repeatedly fumble bills opening the door to legal sales of medicinal...

Minnesota Ma*****na Officials Award Social Equity Status To Hundreds Of Veterans And People With Past Cannabis Convictio...
20/08/2024

Minnesota Ma*****na Officials Award Social Equity Status To Hundreds Of Veterans And People With Past Cannabis Convictions: First dibs on cannabis licenses go to those who can prove what the state law terms social equity status.

First dibs on cannabis licenses go to those who can prove what the state law terms social equity status. By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost Military veterans and those with prior ma*****na convictions make up the largest number of those qualifying for social equity status ahead of getting into the busines...

Federal Court Hears Doctor's Dispute With DEA Over Giving Psilocybin To Terminally Ill Cancer Patients: "If you look at ...
20/08/2024

Federal Court Hears Doctor's Dispute With DEA Over Giving Psilocybin To Terminally Ill Cancer Patients: "If you look at that definition and you just do textualism...there's no way to say that it doesn't cover psilocybin."

A federal appeals panel heard oral arguments Monday in the case of a Washington State doctor seeking to legally use psilocybin to treat cancer patients in end-of-life care. The lawsuit from Dr. Sunil Aggarwal and his clinic, the Advanced Integrated Medical Science (AIMS) Institute, centers on whethe...

Democrats make cannabis pledges in new platform (Newsletter: August 20, 2024)Poll: Americans support ma*****na expungeme...
20/08/2024

Democrats make cannabis pledges in new platform (Newsletter: August 20, 2024)

Poll: Americans support ma*****na expungements; CO's cannabis lessons for legal psychedelics; Study: Athletes open to psilocybin for concussions

Poll: Americans support ma*****na expungements; CO’s cannabis lessons for legal psychedelics; Study: Athletes open to psilocybin for concussions Subscribe to receive Ma*****na Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis storie...

Illinois Governor Promotes Ma*****na Legalization With Billboards Near Democratic Convention In Chicago: "Illinois Democ...
19/08/2024

Illinois Governor Promotes Ma*****na Legalization With Billboards Near Democratic Convention In Chicago: "Illinois Democrats Legalized Ma*****na," the billboards say as the nation's eyes are on the state and the party.

As the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Chicago this week, visitors are being greeted with a reminder that Democrats under the leadership of Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) successfully legalized ma*****na in the state—a policy promotion that signals the party’s understanding of cannabis r...

After Taking Custody Of Five Kids Over Ma*****na, Tennessee Officials Can Be Held Liable For Their Actions, Federal Judg...
19/08/2024

After Taking Custody Of Five Kids Over Ma*****na, Tennessee Officials Can Be Held Liable For Their Actions, Federal Judge Rules: "These public officials illegally tore apart and terrorized Clayborne’s family. They acted outrageously and unlawfully."

“These public officials illegally tore apart and terrorized [Bianca] Clayborne’s family. They acted outrageously and unlawfully.” By Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout Three employees of the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) can be held liable for their conduct after a traffic stop led ...

Already Down Two Members, Massachusetts Cannabis Commission At Odds Over Who Should Lead The Agency: “Should we take a b...
19/08/2024

Already Down Two Members, Massachusetts Cannabis Commission At Odds Over Who Should Lead The Agency: “Should we take a break or just look at each other because there’s a lot of work?”

“Should we take a break or just look at each other because there’s a lot of work?” By Bhaamati Borkhetaria, CommonWealth Beacon With the chair of the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) suspended and the acting chair out on pregnancy leave, the three remaining commissioners spent just under an h...

Democrats To Vote On 2024 Platform Touting Ma*****na Reform Support And Bashing Trump's Anti-Cannabis Actions: “No one s...
19/08/2024

Democrats To Vote On 2024 Platform Touting Ma*****na Reform Support And Bashing Trump's Anti-Cannabis Actions: “No one should be in jail just for using or possessing ma*****na. Sending people to prison for possession has upended too many lives."

Delegates at the Democratic National Convention are set to vote on a party platform on Monday that touts President Joe Biden’s ma*****na pardons and rescheduling moves, while calling for broader reform to expunge prior records. But even with Biden stepping aside in the 2024 race, with pro-legaliza...

Ohio Ma*****na Retailers Bring In More Than $11.5 Million During First Four Days Of Legal Recreational Sales: The averag...
19/08/2024

Ohio Ma*****na Retailers Bring In More Than $11.5 Million During First Four Days Of Legal Recreational Sales: The average of price of an ounce of flower was $266 last week.

The average of price of an ounce of flower was $266 last week. By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal Ohio legal w**d sales topped $11.5 million in less than a week. The state’s total recreational ma*****na sales was $11,530,708 as of August 10, according to the Ohio Department of Commerce Division ...

Majority Of Americans Say Ma*****na Use Is Punished 'Too Harshly' And Past Records Should Be Expunged, Poll Finds: As th...
19/08/2024

Majority Of Americans Say Ma*****na Use Is Punished 'Too Harshly' And Past Records Should Be Expunged, Poll Finds: As the November election approaches, the results indicate that embracing cannabis reform could boost candidates on both sides.

Ma*****na use is one of the only crimes that a majority of Americans say is punished too harshly—and bipartisan majorities also back expunging prior cannabis convictions—according to a new poll. As the presidential election approaches in November, the survey from YouGov that was released last we...

Most Athletes Are Open To Using Psychedelic Therapy To Treat Concussions, Study Shows: Findings "suggest a high level of...
19/08/2024

Most Athletes Are Open To Using Psychedelic Therapy To Treat Concussions, Study Shows: Findings "suggest a high level of receptiveness in the sports community toward using and supporting PAT for concussion recovery."

A new study on athletes’ attitudes toward psychedelic-assisted therapy (PAT) finds that more than 6 in 10 would be willing to try treatment with psilocybin or other entheogens to aid recovery after a concussion or to help manage post-concussion symptoms. Among sports staff, more than 7 in 10 said ...

Colorado Official Says Lessons Learned With Ma*****na Legalization Will Help Inform State's New Psychedelics Program: We...
19/08/2024

Colorado Official Says Lessons Learned With Ma*****na Legalization Will Help Inform State's New Psychedelics Program: We're implementing the will of the voters here... It's a bit of a rollercoaster ride at times."

In a new podcast interview, Colorado’s top cannabis regulator looks back on the history of the state’s first-in-the-nation adult-use ma*****na market, noting that she expects the lessons learned over the years will inform how her office approaches setting up Colorado’s new legal psychedelics p...

JD Vance discusses cannabis concerns (Newsletter: August 19, 2024)Feds' ma*****na breathalyzer research; NIH head on psi...
19/08/2024

JD Vance discusses cannabis concerns (Newsletter: August 19, 2024)

Feds' ma*****na breathalyzer research; NIH head on psilocybin benefits; Ukraine medical ma*****na; CA cannabis farmers markets; DE biz apps

Feds’ ma*****na breathalyzer research; NIH head on psilocybin benefits; Ukraine medical ma*****na; CA cannabis farmers markets; DE biz apps Subscribe to receive Ma*****na Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are...

Missouri Cannabis Companies Scramble To Respond To Massive Product Recalls: “I’ve never seen recalls of this magnitude i...
18/08/2024

Missouri Cannabis Companies Scramble To Respond To Massive Product Recalls: “I’ve never seen recalls of this magnitude in any other state. This is kind of unprecedented.”

“I’ve never seen recalls of this magnitude in any other state. This is kind of unprecedented.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent State regulators issued two cannabis recall notices last week involving 135,000 ma*****na products—more than double Missouri’s first massive cannabis produc...

Arkansas Lawmakers Consider Federally Funded Report On Growth Of State's Medical Ma*****na Program: "There’s been very l...
17/08/2024

Arkansas Lawmakers Consider Federally Funded Report On Growth Of State's Medical Ma*****na Program: "There’s been very little clinical research because there’s no federal money flowing for clinical research."

“There’s been very little clinical research because there’s no federal money flowing for clinical research.” By Tess Vrbin, Arkansas Advocate More than half of Arkansans using medical ma*****na in 2021 used the drug as a pain reliever, and a large proportion of patients have used it to treat...

JD Vance Claims There's 'Fentanyl In Our Ma*****na Bags That Our Teenagers Are Using': "I'm certain...that one day, one ...
16/08/2024

JD Vance Claims There's 'Fentanyl In Our Ma*****na Bags That Our Teenagers Are Using': "I'm certain...that one day, one of my kids is going to take something...that I don't want them to take. But I don't want that mistake to ruin their life."

Former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), is claiming that “ma*****na bags” are being laced with fentanyl, and he says the Biden administration’s border policies are making it so that youth, including his own kids, can’t experiment with cannabis ...

California Senators Approve Bill To Let Ma*****na Growers Sell Directly To Consumers At Farmers Markets: The Assembly-pa...
16/08/2024

California Senators Approve Bill To Let Ma*****na Growers Sell Directly To Consumers At Farmers Markets: The Assembly-passed legislation now heads to the Senate floor.

California senators have advanced an Assembly-passed bill that would allow regulators to issue a new license allowing small ma*****na growers to sell their products directly to consumers at state-organized farmers markets and other temporary events. The legislation from Assemblymember Gail Pellerin....

Delaware Officials Are Now Accepting Applications For State's First Recreational Ma*****na Licenses, Weeks Ahead Of Sche...
16/08/2024

Delaware Officials Are Now Accepting Applications For State's First Recreational Ma*****na Licenses, Weeks Ahead Of Schedule: "Reminder, the application deadline is September 30, 2024."

Delaware officials are now officially accepting applications for the state’s first adult-use ma*****na business licenses, weeks ahead of schedule. In fact, Friday’s launch comes days in advance of an already-shortened timeline that regulators had put forward earlier this month. The Office of the...

Ukraine Medical Ma*****na Legalization Law Officially Takes Effect Amid Ongoing Russian Conflict: "Cannabis, its resin, ...
16/08/2024

Ukraine Medical Ma*****na Legalization Law Officially Takes Effect Amid Ongoing Russian Conflict: "Cannabis, its resin, extracts and tinctures are excluded from the list of particularly dangerous substances."

Medical ma*****na legalization has officially taken effect in Ukraine as of Friday. About six months after President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the medical cannabis legislation into law, the policy change is now being implemented. The president and other officials have said access to medical cannabis...

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