Israel is an emerging player in the international cannabis market, and the industry is embraced by pillars of the country’s political establishment. But every aspect of Israeli society has been impacted by the horrific events of last October 7, and the ensuing war. The cannabis sector has been no exception.Continue Reading
Ahead of a New Jersey hearing on Thursday on a bill to legalize psilocybin and establish a system of licensed businesses to provide supervised access to the psychedelic, a new survey indicates that a majority of state residents agree with making it available for therapeutic use. The poll, from StocktonContinue Reading
At a conference committee meeting on Wednesday, lawmakers from New Hampshire’s Senate and House of Representatives made slow progress toward a potential deal to legalize marijuana, reaching agreement on a few key issues. But the panel still has more details to hammer out ahead of a deadline on Thursday. BothContinue Reading
A GOP congressman says he’s “overwhelmingly concerned” with a provision of a spending bill that would provide limited protections for banks that work with state-legal marijuana businesses, and he’s threatening to file an amendment to strip the language as the underlying measure advances. During a markup of the Fiscal YearContinue Reading
Ohio marijuana regulators have posted materials to prepare medical cannabis dispensaries for the opening of applications this week to convert to dual licenses so they can serve adult-use consumers in the new recreational market in addition to patients. With applications set to launch by Friday, the Department of Cannabis ControlContinue Reading
Vice President Kamala Harris is shocked to learn there’s a strain of marijuana named after her, but she’s not planning to try it anytime soon. However, that’s not because she believes its a “gateway drug”—a long-held theory that she pushed back against in a new interview. During an appearance onContinue Reading
Authors of a new study in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that looked at survey responses from more than 175,000 people say the typical medical–recreational binary may not adequately capture how people say they use marijuana, noting that “while most patients (76.1%) reported using cannabis to manage aContinue Reading
Cannabis stocks jumped after reports Biden will re-classify the drug — but is now the right time? Image Cannabis News June 5, 2024 Cannabis stocks jumped in late April after the Biden Administration announced its intention to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug. This change would remove marijuana fromContinue Reading
South Dakota to Vote on Cannabis Legalization for 3rd Time Image Cannabis News June 5, 2024 Adult-use cannabis legalization is set to go to the ballot box for the third time in South Dakota this November. Earlier this week, Monae Johnson, the Secretary of State, waved through a measure thatContinue Reading
Government prepares to ease federal restrictions on Marijuana Image Cannabis News June 5, 2024 Justice Department begins process to reclassify drug from Schedule I to Schedule III. Nearly three decades after California became the first state to legalize marijuana, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its intent to easeContinue Reading
