Senate panel demands drug war accounting; Luxembourg moves to legalize marijuana; Bipartisan cannabis research bill; TX delta-8 ban causes scramble 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.mc4wpContinue Reading
You’re probably familiar with the two best known cannabinoids produced by the cannabis plant: THC and CBD. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is the active ingredient in marijuana, the one that gets you high. CBD (cannabidiol) is THC’s non-intoxicating cousin, legal across the United States and typically sought out for its stress-relieving orContinue Reading
Starting in late December, medical patients and caregivers can grow up to six plants per household. The post New York will soon allow homegrown medical cannabis appeared first on Leafly. Read More: New York will soon allow homegrown medical cannabisContinue Reading
Combine cannabis with the mellow flow of C&S for a Houston-made “out-of-body experience.” The post In Houston, cannabis fires up the city’s Chopped & Screwed culture appeared first on Leafly. Read More: In Houston, cannabis fires up the city’s Chopped & Screwed cultureContinue Reading
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would like to get paid—and it’d help if the marijuana industry had access to banks like companies in other legal markets, an official with the federal department said. She also talked about unique issues related to federal tax deductions for cannabis businesses. At an eventContinue Reading
As CEO of MJBizCon, the largest cannabis industry trade show in the world, Chris Walsh sure looks like a happy man past the halfway mark of this year’s iteration of the must-attend expo. “I’m excited,” he said, looking around at the more than 1,000 exhibitors spread out over the cavernousContinue Reading
Luxembourg is poised to become the first European country to legalize marijuana, with key government agencies putting forward a plan to allow the possession and cultivation of cannabis for personal use. The ministers of justice and homeland security on Friday unveiled the proposal, which will still require a vote inContinue Reading
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday to remove barriers to conducting research on marijuana, including by allowing scientists to access cannabis from state-legal dispensaries. The Medical Marijuana Research Act, filed by the unlikely duo of pro-legalization Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and prohibitionist Rep. Andy HarrisContinue Reading
“This is really out of nowhere. It’s not based on science, it’s not based on any real threat to Texans.” By Kevin Reynolds, The Texas Tribune Three years after federal legislation removed the marijuana extract known as delta-8 THC from the nation’s list of controlled substances, Texas health officials haveContinue Reading
Top Democratic senators filed a new spending bill report that calls out the federal government over the failures of the drug war and asks the State Department to account for the billions of dollars in funding for international counternarcotics programs across Latin America that haven’t produced results. In a draftContinue Reading
