A bill to legalize marijuana in Minnesota that recently passed the House isn’t advancing in the Republican controlled Senate this session—but advocates scored a different kind of victory on Monday when it comes to expanding the state’s medical cannabis program. That includes legalizing smokable forms of marijuana for registered patients.Continue Reading
The governor of Alabama on Monday signed a bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state that was sent to her desk earlier this month. Following the measure’s passage, Gov. Kay Ivey (R) signaled that she intended to sign after “thoroughly reviewing it.” But while there was a general expectationContinue Reading
As Louisiana lawmakers prepare to vote on a bill to legalize marijuana on Tuesday, a new poll shows that constituents in some of the most firmly Republican districts in the state support the policy change. The survey asked people in nine conservative districts—areas where former President Donald Trump won handilyContinue Reading
As the psychedelics reform movement continues to spread across the U.S., a conflict has developed between some advocates and indigenous groups over whether to include the hallucinogenic cacti peyote in decriminalization proposals. While part of the debate concerns the deeply entrenched, religious history that native communities have with the psychedelic,Continue Reading
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Zion Herbals is carrying their motto, “strictly the best,” into all they do. Founded in 2010, the Richmond, Virginia-based botanicals and extracts brand offers a wide range of hemp products, all designed to give users clean, effective and consistent results for an improved sense of well-being. In order to maintainContinue Reading
“Are we going to get to a billion dollars? I think we’re going to blow past the billion dollars based on the experience in smaller states,” the Chamber leader said. By Elyse Kelly, The Center Square Illinois’s cannabis industry is growing up fast, with adult-use recreational cannabis sales expected toContinue Reading
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Friday notified several companies that it is moving toward approving their applications to become federally authorized marijuana manufacturers for research purposes. This is a significant development—and one of the first cannabis-related moves to come out of the Biden administration. There is currently a monopoly onContinue Reading
A voter-approved initiative to legalize medical marijuana in Mississippi has been overturned by the state Supreme Court. On Friday, the court ruled in favor of a Mississippi mayor who filed a legal challenge against the 2020 measure, nullifying its certification by the Secretary of State. The lawsuit was unrelated toContinue Reading
A congresswoman on Thursday reintroduced a bill that would allow people living in federally assisted housing to use marijuana in compliance with state law without fear of losing their homes. As it stands, people living in public housing are prohibited from using controlled substances in those facilities regardless of stateContinue Reading
