What’s Happening in New York Now That Cannabis is Legal?
“Free samples! Edibles! Check it out,” the young entrepreneur who goes by the moniker “AI” yells in between tokes on a joint slathered with budder. Then, she adds, under her breath, “I’m high as f*ck!” This is a Friday night in Washington Square Park, a key youth gathering point in New YorkContinue Reading
Impact Of Marijuana Legalization On Crime Reduction Is Being Underestimated, New Study Finds
Studies have repeatedly identified an association between the legalizing marijuana and reductions in crime—but the impact of the policy change is being significantly understated because of limitations in the research methodology, a new paper co-authored by a federal official asserts. Most studies looking at crime and cannabis rely on FBIContinue Reading
Virginia Has Sealed 64,000 Marijuana Distribution Charges Since Legalization Took Effect This Summer
“These aren’t just numbers and there are families attached.” By Ned Oliver, Virginia Mercury Virginia has sealed records documenting more than 64,000 misdemeanor marijuana distribution charges since the state legalized the drug in July. The figure came out Thursday during a meeting of the legislature’s Cannabis Oversight Commission. Officials saidContinue Reading
Becoming Jasmine Mans: poet and founder of Buy Weed from Women
Jasmine Mans founded Buy Weed from Women. She discusses life as a queer, Black woman honoring healing with Leafly. The post Becoming Jasmine Mans: poet and founder of Buy Weed from Women appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Becoming Jasmine Mans: poet and founder of Buy Weed fromContinue Reading
DEA Proposes Dramatic Increase In Marijuana And Psychedelic Production In 2022, Calling For 6,300 Percent More MDMA Alone
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is proposing a dramatic increase in the legal production of marijuana and psychedelics like psilocybin, LSD, MDMA and DMT to be used in research next year. In a notice scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Monday, the agency said there’s been aContinue Reading
Singer Melissa Etheridge And Activist Van Jones Promote Psychedelics Reform As Movement Grows
The fight to end the criminalization of psychedelics and give patients access to natural plants and fungi has achieved success in a growing number of cities and states in recent years, and on Thursday the cause got a boost from prominent people in the entertainment and political fields. Musician MelissaContinue Reading
FL governor candidates battle over cannabis (Newsletter: October 15, 2021)
SCOTUS rejects safe consumption case; MS gov delaying medical marijuana; Fed study: Legalization tied to fewer seizures; Gupta & Rogan talk cannabis 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()Continue Reading
How to make a budtending career a reality
Budtending is a great way to get into the cannabis industry, but what’s the best way to become a budtender? The post How to make a budtending career a reality appeared first on Leafly. Read More: How to make a budtending career a realityContinue Reading
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case On Legalizing Safe Drug Consumption Sites, But Activists Are Undeterred
The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) has rejected a request to hear a case on the legality of establishing safe injection sites where people can use illicit drugs in a medically supervised environment. The justices announced on Tuesday that they decided against taking up the case raised by the nonprofit Safehouse,Continue Reading
Why do states allow legal weed but not homegrowing?
Even in states that have legalized some form of weed, there remains a stigma on allowing individuals to grow a couple of plants for themselves. Learn about what’s stopping them and the harsh penalties they impose. The post Why do states allow legal weed but not homegrowing? appeared first onContinue Reading