Detroit voters approved a ballot initiative to widely decriminalize psychedelics, making it the latest in a growing number of jurisdictions to enact the reform. Preliminary results on Tuesday evening showed the measure, which states that the city will “decriminalize to the fullest extent permitted under Michigan law the personal possessionContinue Reading
Philadelphia voters are sending a clear message to lawmakers, strongly approving a referendum on marijuana legalization as a growing number of state senators and representatives are stepping up their push to get the reform enacted across Pennsylvania. The measure adds a section to the city charter saying that “the citizensContinue Reading
When psychedelic medicine is effective, is it pure chemistry—or is the experience of the trip essential? The post Would psychedelic therapy work without tripping? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Would psychedelic therapy work without tripping?Continue Reading
A congressional committee is scheduled to vote on a bill on Thursday that would require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct clinical trials into the therapeutic potential of marijuana for military veterans. The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee will hold a markup of the legislation from Rep. LouContinue Reading
Illinois has officially exceeded $1 billion in adult-use marijuana sales in 2021, a major economic milestone since the state launched its retail market last year. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) reported on Tuesday that there were $123,375,372 in recreational cannabis purchases in October, raising the totalContinue Reading
We’ve got two months left in 2021. Click and see the weed strains that will help you and your cosmic companions in November. The post Star signs and cannabis strains: November 2021 horoscopes appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Star signs and cannabis strains: November 2021 horoscopesContinue Reading
The case of a man sentenced to death for smuggling two pounds of cannabis into the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore has focused global attention on the disturbing reality that there are still countries on Earth where you can get sent to the gallows for a substance that legal fortunesContinue Reading
A pair of senators has filed a marijuana amendment that they hope to attach to large-scale defense spending legislation—but it’s not the cannabis banking reform proposal that industry stakeholders have been waiting for. Instead, this one deals with removing barriers to research on marijuana’s effects. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) andContinue Reading
States that legalize or decriminalize marijuana see “large reductions in race-based arrests among adults” while those that maintain prohibition continue to experience “increases in arrest rate disparities,” a new study in a major scientific journal published by the American Medical Association found. The research looked at data from 43 statesContinue Reading
Military recruits with marijuana waivers “perform no worse”; Study: Government-grown cannabis more like hemp than consumer marijuana 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.mc4wp = window.mc4wp ||Continue Reading
