Marijuana Rescheduling Is High-Risk, Low-Reward Image Cannabis News June 26, 2024 Americans Must Speak Up as Biden Administration Pushes to Loosen Marijuana Restrictions. As the Biden administration attempts to move full speed ahead in its efforts to loosen federal restrictions around marijuana, Americans should avail themselves of the opportunity toContinue Reading
The environmental problems with legalizing recreational Marijuana Image Cannabis News June 26, 2024 Legalizing recreational marijuana in Florida will be an ecological disaster in ways voters may not fully comprehend. Growing marijuana has a carbon footprint that easily exceeds most polluting industries. Colorado State University researchers write that the greenhouseContinue Reading
Tribal CEO alleges he was fired for speaking out against Pot venture Image Cannabis News June 26, 2024 Fired Mille Lacs executive who blew whistle on tribe’s marijuana plans sues. Derek Dorr, who oversaw the tribe’s federal contract business, alleges reprisal in a federal lawsuit and seeks potentially millions. DerekContinue Reading
Why legal Weed is one of the most successful — yet disappointing — social movements Image Cannabis News June 26, 2024 Cannabis Prohibition Remains a Central Issue in America’s War on Drugs. Cannabis prohibition remains central to America’s failed war on drugs — upwards of half a million people wereContinue Reading
A powerful House committee has rejected multiple marijuana-related amendments to a series of spending bills, including proposals to ban certain federal agencies from testing job applicants for cannabis and prevent border patrol agents from seizing marijuana from state-licensed businesses. The House Rules Committee declined to make the cannabis amendments inContinue Reading
A new United Nations (UN) report on worldwide drug trends acknowledges that marijuana legalization in the U.S. and Canada may have helped to shrink the size of illicit markets, while at the same time driving significant drops in the number of people arrested for cannabis offenses. It also notes theContinue Reading
HI gov signs marijuana expungements; USDA hemp promotion grant; DeSantis criticizes legalization; Truckers talk cannabis rules; OR psilocybin lawsuit 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() { window.mc4wp =Continue Reading
