“This is a part of a movement that’s really been in the works for some time, but now has a lot of momentum.” By David Abbott, Arizona Mirror Unionization for workers in the cannabis industry is gathering steam in Arizona, as budtenders at the Curaleaf Dispensary in midtown Phoenix recentlyContinue Reading
Senate legalization hearing witnesses; Schumer helps launch NY marijuana equity initiative; DEA drops psychedelics ban; IL cannabis revenue 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.mc4wpContinue Reading
“If we can make any progress today—whether through legislation or executive action—we must seize that opportunity to move forward toward a post-prohibition approach to federal cannabis law.” By Weldon Angelos Tuesday will be a historic day in the U.S. Senate. Members of a key subcommittee have invited me to testifyContinue Reading
Shopping for cannabis accessories from minority brands? Here are 8 BIPOC brands with smoking hot accessories to add to your sesh. The post Beyond the blunt: 8 BIPOC-owned accessories brands to shake up your sesh appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Beyond the blunt: 8 BIPOC-owned accessories brandsContinue Reading
The governor of Illinois is touting new marijuana revenue figures that show the state collected $445.3 million in tax dollars from $1.5 billion in cannabis sales during the 2022 Fiscal Year. While sales have remained relatively flat since peaking in December, the state saw marijuana tax revenue increase by aboutContinue Reading
Days after filing a much-anticipated federal marijuana legalization bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined advocates and community leaders in New York City on Sunday to launch a new cannabis resource center that’s meant to promote equity in the state’s marijuana market. The leader said that New York’s cannabisContinue Reading
President Joseph Biden recently said that his administration is “working on” his goal to release federal marijuana prisoners, although he failed to provide details or set a timeline to enact a cannabis clemency plan for those behind bars for marijuana convictions. Biden made the comments after Marine 1, the presidentialContinue Reading
Senators on a key Judiciary subcommittee are set to hold a hearing on marijuana reform on Tuesday—and the witnesses include former federal cannabis prisoner Weldon Angelos and anti-marijuana proselytizer Alex Berenson. The Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, chaired by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), has five witnesses scheduled toContinue Reading
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has withdrawn a controversial proposal to ban five psychedelic compounds—a decision that’s being celebrated by advocates and researchers. Just weeks after posting a notice of a rare hearing that was scheduled in the face of broad pushback against the proposed prohibition, DEA said on FridayContinue Reading
A key position at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been filled, with the Senate voting to confirm a nominee who previously helped oversee and expand New Jersey’s medical marijuana program and who has advocated for federal legalization. Shereef Elnahal, President Joe Biden’s nominee for VA undersecretary ofContinue Reading
