The new law allows patients to purchase about 3 ounces per month. The post Mississippi governor signs law allowing medical marijuana appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Mississippi governor signs law allowing medical marijuanaContinue Reading
The governor of Mississippi on Wednesday signed a bill to legalize medical marijuana, making the state the 37th to enact the policy change in the country. The legislature approved the measure last week with solid margins, advancing the reform more than one year after voters approved medical cannabis legalization at theContinue Reading
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday preliminarily approved an amendment that would protect banks that work with state-legal marijuana businesses. But while the measure was procedurally adopted in a voice vote without debate as part of an en bloc package with other amendments, a roll call vote was requestedContinue Reading
A bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers on Wednesday sent a letter to congressional leadership, demanding that a bill to federally legalize marijuana be “expeditiously” taken up by Congress. The letter, led by Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), urges action on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act—a bill sponsored byContinue Reading
Nearly one out of every 10 jobs that were created in Missouri last year came from the state’s medical marijuana industry, according to an analysis of state labor data that was released by a trade group on Wednesday. The cannabis sector added almost 7,000 new jobs, which is about 10Continue Reading
Michigan activists have filed a statewide ballot initiative that would legalize possessing, cultivating and sharing psychedelics and set up a system for their therapeutic and spiritual use. The national psychedelics advocacy group Decriminalize Nature, its Michigan chapter and the youth-led organization Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) are partnering onContinue Reading
A foundation run by the major agricultural equipment manufacturing company Scotts Miracle-Gro announced on Wednesday that it is providing $600,000 in funding for a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) fellowship program to support the next generation of advocates and policymakers in the push for marijuana and other social justice reformContinue Reading
President Biden’s commerce secretary deflected a reporter’s marijuana question on Monday, saying that the issue is “so far afield from anything that I’m working on” for the administration as she focuses on other priorities like trade and supply chain management. During an interview with Politico on the Biden agenda, CommerceContinue Reading
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