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“This is a milestone for the commission, and certainly for the certified patients who will be able to legally obtain medical cannabis very soon. They’ve waited a long time for this relief.” By Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder After years of waiting, thousands of patients on Georgia’s medical cannabis registry mayContinue Reading
Fast, easy to grow Runtz, OG Kush, and some weird stuff, too. The post Top autoflower seeds to grow for spring and summer 2023 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Top autoflower seeds to grow for spring and summer 2023Continue Reading
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers refiled another marijuana bill on Thursday—this one proposing to provide a safe harbor to insurance companies that work with state-legal cannabis businesses. The Clarifying Law Around Insurance of Marijuana (CLAIM) Act is being sponsored Reps. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Warren Davidson (R-OH). This is the thirdContinue Reading
The Minnesota House has passed an omnibus health bill that contains provisions to create a psychedelics task force meant to prepare the state for possible legalization. The large-scale Senate legislation was amended in the House earlier this month to include language from a standalone psychedelics measure sponsored by Rep. Andy SmithContinue Reading
The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill to decriminalize marijuana and create a process to facilitate cannabis conviction expungements on Thursday, officially sending it to the Senate for consideration. The 87-59 vote on the legislation from Rep. Joe Moody (D) comes one day after the chamber preliminarily approved the measureContinue Reading
The U.S. Cannabis Council (USCC)—a coalition of marijuana industry stakeholders and advocacy groups—has named a new executive director and made additional changes to leadership as it works to navigate cannabis reform under a divided Congress, the group told Marijuana Moment exclusively ahead of a formal announcement on Thursday. Edward Conklin,Continue Reading
A federal law enforcement agency has updated its employment policy to make it so applicants who’ve grown, manufactured or sold marijuana in compliance with state laws while serving in a “position of public responsibility” will no longer be automatically disqualified—whereas those who did so in violation of state cannabis policiesContinue Reading
Gaylord council says no again to Marijuana consumption at golf event Image Cannabis News April 27, 2023 GAYLORD – The social media company promoting an August golf outing in Gaylord went before the city council Monday night seeking a change in the marijuana ordinance to permit the consumption of cannabisContinue Reading
Marijuana microbusiness licenses will be available earlier than planned Image Cannabis News April 27, 2023 The Department of Health and Senior Services announced Tuesday that it will begin accepting applications early for the state’s marijuana microbusiness program. The application window for the first round of applications is July 27 throughContinue Reading
