The White House drug czar on Monday recognized the therapeutic potential of marijuana in pain treatment and said that the Biden administration has not strayed from its support for incremental reforms such as descheduling cannabis. He added that the president believes existing federal marijuana policies “have not worked.” He alsoContinue Reading
The new CLIMB Act would help cannabis businesses access banking services, and list on the stock exchange. It emphasizes small, minority-owned businesses. The post Meet the CLIMB Act, a new bipartisan cannabis banking bill appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Meet the CLIMB Act, a new bipartisan cannabisContinue Reading
A key congressional committee will vote on an amendment to protect all state, territory and tribal cannabis programs from federal interference on Tuesday, multiple congressional offices tell Marijuana Moment. Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) will be filing the amendment during a House Appropriations Committee markup of the Fiscal Year 2023 spendingContinue Reading
Cannabis can encompass a range of experiences. See how the dankly scented plant can be considered a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen. The post Is cannabis a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Is cannabis a stimulant, depressant, or hallucinogen?Continue Reading
In this month’s Discreetly Dank, we hear from a writer who loves to get high at work. Hear how they stay high at their 9 to 5 on Leafly. The post Discreetly Dank: ‘I love getting high at work’ appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Discreetly Dank: ‘IContinue Reading
Colorado activists announced on Monday that they have submitted what they believe to be more than enough signatures to place a measure on the state’s ballot that would legalize psychedelics and create licensed psilocybin “healing centers” where people can use the substance for therapeutic purposes. The Natural Medicine Colorado campaign,Continue Reading
The governor of Louisiana has signed a bill to provide workplace protections for most state employees who are registered medical marijuana patients. The legislation from Rep. Mandie Landry (D) is one of roughly a dozen cannabis measures that Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) has signed in recent days, but it’sContinue Reading
House Appropriations Committee leaders are calling for a federal review of psilocybin policy, utilizing hemp as an alternative to Chinese plastics and letting researchers study marijuana from dispensaries in new spending bill reports. At the same time, several GOP members are complaining about separate language on freeing up cannabis advertising—butContinue Reading
California licensed cannabis companies would be required to put additional warnings on regulated marijuana products under a bill currently making its way through the state legislature. SB 1097, the Cannabis Right to Know Act, was passed by the California state Senate by a vote of 23-3 on May 25. OnContinue Reading
The California State Fair has unveiled the winners of a first-ever, state-sanctioned marijuana competition, awarding 60 trophies and medals to businesses whose products were judged based on lab testing for quality and cannabinoid profiles. Officials first announced the competition late last year, celebrating the fact that the state’s cannabis industryContinue Reading
