A South Carolina House committee has taken up a GOP-led medical marijuana legalization bill—the first action the legislation has seen in the chamber since being approved by the Senate months ago. Members heard from multiple medical experts and law enforcement officials, including a retired chief of the state sheriffs’ associationContinue Reading
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is arguing that a federal law giving seriously ill people the “right to try” investigational drugs doesn’t apply to controlled substances like psychedelics. The agency’s claim comes in a new brief in a lawsuit filed by a Washington State doctor seeking to legally use psilocybinContinue Reading
A second California Senate committee has approved a bill to legalize psychedelic service centers where adults 21 and older could access psilocybin, MDMA, mescaline and DMT in a supervised environment with trained facilitators. About a week after an initial panel cleared the legislation, the Senate Public Safety Committee passed theContinue Reading
States that legalize marijuana see a “moderate relative decrease” in immigrant deportation rates compared to states where the drug remains illegal, according to a new study, as well as a slight decrease in overall cannabis-related arrests. The Columbia University researchers behind the study, published in the journal BMC Public Health,Continue Reading
“I am a little nervous about our total signature count. I think it’s really important that supporters of cannabis reforms are not complacent.” By John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Cannabis advocates in South Dakota hope the weekend’s unofficial pot holiday and its associated concerts and dispensary discounts will improve theContinue Reading
“When purchasing products, Missourians have a right to know if they will be subject to serious and potentially dangerous side effect.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) launched an investigation into four companies Wednesday as part of an effort to crack down on intoxicating hempContinue Reading
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers are asking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to produce a plan to begin providing MDMA-assisted therapy for veterans as soon as the psychedelic is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In a letter sent to VA Under Secretary Shereef Elnahal on Tuesday, Reps.Continue Reading
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura isn’t planning to run for elected office again in the foreseeable future, choosing instead to commit his “total focus” to his newly launched cannabis brand. But if he was running, he tells Marijuana Moment that he’d make cannabis legalization a top campaign issue to alignContinue Reading
Kentucky advances Medical Marijuana business application date for smoother rollout Image Cannabis News April 23, 2024 Kentucky lawmakers took action to make sure the new medical marijuana program rolls out smoothly. The program is set to go online January 1. To meet demand, they’re moving up the date businesses canContinue Reading
South Carolina Medical Marijuana Bill Ready for the House Image Cannabis News April 23, 2024 South Carolina Nears Medical Cannabis Legalization Amid Political Support. The South Carolina Senate initially approved medical cannabis in February, 2024. Strong political endorsement by Nancy Mace helps propels SC legislation Governor McMaster’s comments suggest backingContinue Reading
