A House committee in Vermont has advanced a bill that, in its current form, would create a psychedelic-assisted therapy working group to make recommendations on whether and how the state should regulate legal access to substances like psilocybin and MDMA. Before passing the measure, which has already cleared the fullContinue Reading
Former DEA head on marijuana move; German legalization step 2; TX voters reject decrim; GOP senator bashes Dems on cannabis; PA gov on rescheduling 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 theContinue Reading
Following an effort to attract more military veteran supporters of marijuana legalization, the campaign behind a Florida ballot measure to legalize adult-use cannabis—Amendment 3—is beginning to feature more veterans in media outreach. Smart and Safe Florida, the organization backing the initiative, announced last month that it’s working to form aContinue Reading
Voters in Lubbock, Texas have rejected a local measure to decriminalize marijuana. The city was the the first community to consider the reform on the ballot following Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) legal actions against five other Texas cities with voter-approved decriminalization laws. Lubbock residents voted on a 65–35Continue Reading
“We know from other states that when legal marijuana is taxed unnecessarily high, it only helps the illicit market.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A judge in St. Louis ruled Thursday that local municipalities can stack sales taxes on marijuana dispensaries, the first court ruling on a much-debated issue playingContinue Reading
The Biden administration’s move to federally reschedule marijuana “adds support” for an effort to legalize cannabis in Pennsylvania, the governor’s office says. While moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) would not legalize it, a spokesperson for Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) saysContinue Reading
In this week’s cannabis news round-up, Senate Democrats reintroduce a federal cannabis legalization bill; Medmen files for bankruptcy, facing $411 million in liabilities; the Georgia governor approves legislation to regulate hemp products; and The Chambers Project hosts a Wixáritari benefit exhibition. PHOTO PHOTO aiisha Senate Democrats Reintroduce Federal Cannabis LegalizationContinue Reading
Germany’s government is moving forward with the second phase of marijuana legalization to create a pilot program for commercial sales—through an administrative process, rather than having lawmakers pass a separate bill to enact the reform as was initially expected, according to a new press report. While it’s long been assumedContinue Reading
A former Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) head says the agency’s marijuana rescheduling proposal is “understandable” because it “reflects the reality” of public opinion toward the medical value of cannabis—even if he personally has concerns about the broader move toward reform. In an interview with Fox News this week, former DEAContinue Reading
A Republican senator says marijuana is a “gateway drug,” and Democrats’ moves to legalize it reflect “pro-criminal, anti-American policies” that will “stimulate more crime on American streets.” He also argued that cannabis banking legislation “facilitates an entire infrastructure and an ecosystem for more drug usage in America.” Sen. Bill HagertyContinue Reading
