100 equity licensees will get $200 million to open first, Governor hopes. The post New York Gov. Hochul wants drug war victims to open first legal dispensaries appeared first on Leafly. Read More: New York Gov. Hochul wants drug war victims to open first legal dispensariesContinue Reading
A South Carolina bill to permit the use of investigational drugs for patients during epidemic or pandemic outbreaks was amended on Wednesday to specifically add marijuana as a treatment option. This comes about a month after the state Senate approved a separate, broader medical cannabis legalization bill that’s set toContinue Reading
New York regulators are set to approve a rule making it so people with prior marijuana convictions, or whose family members have been harmed by criminalization, will get the first round of adult-use marijuana retailer licenses—ahead of existing medical cannabis businesses. The proposal to create the conditional licenses will beContinue Reading
The Bible is life’s skeleton key: a document that, in the right (or wrong) hands, can be useful for justifying (or condemning) just about anything. That latest interpretation of divine will is why the Catholic Church opposes marijuana legalization in Minnesota. Last year, with support from Gov. Tim Walz, a legalizationContinue Reading
The Hawaii Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to set up a state working group to study the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin mushrooms and develop a “long-term” plan to ensure that the psychedelic is accessible for medical use for adults 21 and older. After previously clearing two Senate committees inContinue Reading
A newly filed large-scale spending bill to keep the government funded for the 2022 Fiscal Year does not include language to protect banks that works with state-legal marijuana dispensaries—and the sponsor of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act would like to know why. In a lighthearted exchange inContinue Reading
“We need to have a conversation about whether a criminal justice response is the appropriate one, so this is a first step to try and get us there.” By Hannah Gaskill, Maryland Matters House and Senate lawmakers are making another attempt this session to limit criminal penalties for Marylanders whoContinue Reading
Military veterans would be “encouraged” to discuss medical marijuana treatment without the fear of losing federal benefits under a new bill being sponsored by Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA). The main thrust of the legislation is to codify existing policies that allow VA doctors to talk about medical cannabis with patientsContinue Reading
Washington, D.C. would continue to be blocked from legalizing recreational marijuana sales under a bicameral omnibus spending bill that was introduced by congressional leaders early on Wednesday morning. But a separate provision protecting state and territory medical cannabis programs from federal interference remains intact in the legislation, which is expectedContinue Reading
OK psilocybin decrim passes; Perlmutter will be “pest” until marijuana banking passes; KS medical cannabis bill filed 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
