70-year-old woman convicted of trafficking nearly 200 pounds of Marijuana Image Cannabis News January 13, 2023 CORPUS CHRISTI – A 70-year-old woman was convicted of trafficking nearly 200 pounds of marijuana with the intent to distribute according to U.S Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The Department of Justice states that DianaContinue Reading
The governor of Pennsylvania has issued 2,540 pardons during his tenure, and at least a quarter of those were for people with prior marijuana convictions, his office announced on Thursday. As Gov. Tom Wolf (D) prepares for the end of his tenure next week, he’s touting his record as theContinue Reading
GOP congressional chair plans to press FDA on CBD; WA psilocybin bill; Study: Less alcohol misuse in legal marijuana states; Record AZ sales 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.Continue Reading
The federal U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) held a public meeting on Thursday, where members voted to propose an amendment to update sentencing guidelines to suggest that judges treat prior marijuana possession offenses more leniently. As it stands, federal judges are directed to take into account prior convictions, including state-level cannabisContinue Reading
“Food is a second language to me,” begins Derek Upton when asked about how he got his start. “I’m Portuguese-Italian, so I’ve been cooking my whole life.” The acclaimed Phoenix-based cannabis chef spent the first half of his career as a touring professional drummer before making the leap into theContinue Reading
Bipartisan Washington State senators have unveiled a revised bill to legalize psilocybin services for adults. The “Psilocybin Services Wellness and Opportunity Act” was filed by Sen. Jesse Salomon (D) on Wednesday, with 20 cosponsors. It seeks to legalize and regulate the psychedelic for adults 21 and older. An earlier versionContinue Reading
A key GOP lawmaker says he plans to take Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials to task over their failure to enact regulations for hemp-derived products like CBD in the marketplace. In a recent interview conducted by the U.S. Hemp Roundtable, Rep. James Comer (R-KY) said that he would leverageContinue Reading
The Arizona cannabis market has already sold more than $1.2 billion through October 2022, putting it on pace to easily eclipse the $1.4 billion sold in 2021. By David Abbott, Arizona Mirror For the eighth straight month, and the eleventh time in the past year, medical marijuana sales dropped fromContinue Reading
Minnesota lawmakers start down path to legalizing Marijuana Image Cannabis News January 12, 2023 ST. PAUL – The Minnesota Legislature embarked on a path toward legalizing recreational marijuana for adults Wednesday when a legislative committee held the first hearing of the year on a bill that backers say is designedContinue Reading
2,000 marijuana grow licenses ID’d as potentially illegal, Oklahoma agency says Image Cannabis News January 12, 2023 About 2,000 medical marijuana licenses have been identified by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs as potentially unlawful, an agency spokesman says. Mark Woodward of the OBNDD said those licenses areContinue Reading
