“We’re simply asking Dan Patrick to not eliminate the market but to further regulate and lean on organizations like ours.” By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune Austin hemp entrepreneur Shayda Torabi is looking at a year filled with uncertainty. For the six years they’ve been in business, Torabi andContinue Reading
Hemp businesses, marijuana companies, state regulators, prohibitionists and congressional lawmakers are all vying to have their cannabis priorities represented in the forthcoming Farm Bill. But while there are shared interests among certain stakeholders, some competing proposals have created tension in unexpected ways. The hemp industry, for example, is at oddsContinue Reading
Innovation and opportunity are cornerstones of the ever-evolving cannabis industry. However, one critical challenge persists: cannabis banking and access to secure, reliable financial services. Cannabis businesses notoriously face unique hurdles due to the industry’s high-risk nature and complex regulatory landscape. Thankfully, there are businesses like Paybotic to help you navigateContinue Reading
FL legalization TV ads; Study on psilocybin, God & consciousness; Pushback on NY gov firing marijuana regulator; NE medical cannabis signatures 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() {Continue Reading
THC test subjects with limonene aboard reported a smoother flight. The post Can lemon-smelling weed cause less anxiety than others? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Can lemon-smelling weed cause less anxiety than others?Continue Reading
Nebraska activists say they’ve met a key signature gathering requirement to place a pair of medical marijuana legalization initiatives on the state’s November ballot. In an email blast to supporters on Tuesday, Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana (NMM) said they’ve now collected valid petitions from at least five percent of registeredContinue Reading
“The fact that the head of one of the state’s few Black-led agencies has been scapegoated for all the challenges identified in the OGS report is unconscionable.” By Shekia Scott & Cat Packer, Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition The Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition (CRCC) is profoundly shocked and dismayedContinue Reading
“What we’re saying is that ours is an administrative appeal, not a lawsuit.” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector Medical cannabis, approved by the Alabama Legislature three years ago, remains ensnared in legal disputes over the state’s licensing process. The litigation is likely to continue after several bills aimed at addressingContinue Reading
A GOP-led House committee is proposing to prohibit military branches from testing recruits for marijuana while also asking for an update from the Department of Defense (DOD) on the status of its psychedelics clinical trials. The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel released recommended language containing the cannabis andContinue Reading
As recent polling shows a Florida marijuana legalization ballot initiative coming up short on support for passage, the campaign behind the measure has released four new ads to educate voters and help close the gap ahead of the November election. Smart & Safe Florida said on Tuesday that the adsContinue Reading
