A California crackdown on ‘diet weed’ could devastate patients who rely on CBD Image Cannabis News June 17, 2024 Legislation Threatens Access to Lifesaving CBD for Patients. You may have heard the extraordinary story of Charlotte Figi, the little Colorado girl who was dying from unrelenting, violent seizures until herContinue Reading
Cannabis company Columbia Care to cut costs and sell its Florida business Image Cannabis News June 17, 2024 Cannabist, the parent of Columbia Care, to shed workers as part of $10 million in savings. Cannabist Co. Holdings Inc. said Monday it will reduce its workforce by an amount that hasContinue Reading
The American Medical Association Voted To Approve Drug Decriminalization Image Cannabis News June 17, 2024 At its annual House of Delegates meeting, the AMA voted to support drug decriminalization. The American Medical Association (AMA) voted to support drug decriminalization recently on June 12. During the AMA’s annual House of DelegatesContinue Reading
House Republicans Strike Cannabis Banking Provisions From Funding Bill Image Cannabis News June 17, 2024 Legislation to ban federal interference with banks serving the cannabis industry was pulled from a federal funding bill after objections from Republican lawmakers. GOP lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives this week removed legislativeContinue Reading
Maryland to Issue Over 175,000 Pardons for Marijuana Convictions Image Cannabis News June 17, 2024 Governor Wes Moore to Sign Largest State Pardon Order for Cannabis Convictions in Maryland. More than 150,000 misdemeanor convictions for simple possession of cannabis will be affected by the order, which also will cover moreContinue Reading
The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill focused focused on military veterans that includes provisions to create a psychedelics working group to study and make recommendations about the potential therapeutic benefits of substances like psilocybin and MDMA. About a month after the House approved its version of the legislation—based onContinue Reading
A new study of thousands of people nationwide suggests that secondhand harm caused by marijuana use is far less prevalent than that of alcohol, with respondents reporting secondhand harm from drinking at nearly six times the rate they did for cannabis. Perceived harms from opioids and other drugs also outweighedContinue Reading
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