Griner told a Russian court she had packed her suitcase in haste and didn’t mean to break the law. The post Brittney Griner pleads guilty to Russian vape charges appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Brittney Griner pleads guilty to Russian vape chargesContinue Reading
WNBA star Brittney Griner has pleaded guilty to illegally—but she says not intentionally—bringing cannabis vape cartridges into Russia. In a Russian court on Thursday, the American basketball player offered a brief guilty plea for a charge that’s punishable by up to 10 years in prison in the country, where marijuanaContinue Reading
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is clarifying that military veterans can still be certified as eligible to receive home loan benefits even if they derive income from a state-legal marijuana business. However, the department said, some prospective lenders may not want to run the risk of issuing loansContinue Reading
Marijuana & psychedelics amendments for NDAA; DC medical cannabis self-certify signed; State regulators want fed guidance; NE ballot deadline looms 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
A British tabloid recently claimed that weed leads to scromiting. No, there is no scream-vomiting outbreak among American stoners. The post Is scromiting from smoking weed a thing? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Is scromiting from smoking weed a thing?Continue Reading
The mayor of Washington, D.C. signed emergency legislation on Wednesday that will allow people to self-certify as medical cannabis patients and access dispensaries, without a doctor’s recommendation. This comes a week after the measure was unanimously approved by the District Council. The now-enacted legislation from from Councilmembers Kenyan McDuffie (D)Continue Reading
Six frustrated senators sent Biden a letter on July 6, demanding that the President deschedule cannabis, and issue mass pardons, ASAP. The post As Biden waffles on weed reform, Dems press him to do, like, any-f’ing-thing appeared first on Leafly. Read More: As Biden waffles on weed reform,Continue Reading
In June, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released its annual marijuana-war report card which revealed a troubling irony: During President Biden’s first two years in office, as more and more states legalized adult-use marijuana, law-enforcement officers across the country reported more and more cannabis arrests and more and more seizureContinue Reading
Nebraska activists say that they’ve collected the minimum amount of “raw” signatures needed to qualify a pair of medical marijuana legalization initiatives for the November ballot—but they’re making a final push to gather about 5,000 more before the turn-in deadline on Thursday to ensure that enough of the petitions areContinue Reading
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a slew of drug policy reform amendments to a large-scale defense bill, including proposals to prohibit federal employment discrimination against veterans who use marijuana, provide funding for studies into psychedelics as therapeutics and allow U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to recommend medical cannabisContinue Reading
