Majority Of Voters Support Marijuana Business Banking Access, Saying It Will Improve Public Safety And Equity, New Poll Finds
A majority of American voters support allowing banks to work with state-legal marijuana businesses, according to a new poll. And most people believe it will both improve public safety and promote social equity. The survey from Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA), which was conducted by Morning Consult, found thatContinue Reading
President Biden Discusses Marijuana With Senate Candidate Fetterman At Labor Day Meeting
President Joe Biden and Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) briefly discussed marijuana policy reform during a meeting near Pittsburgh on Monday, two campaign spokespeople told Marijuana Moment. Fetterman, a U.S. Senate candidate and longstanding cannabis legalization advocate, called on Biden to take executive action to decriminalize cannabis days aheadContinue Reading
Georgia Lawmakers Talk Next Steps For Psychedelics Research For Military Veterans At Committee Hearing
Georgia lawmakers discussed the therapeutic potential of psychedelics like psilocybin for serious mental health conditions at a hearing focused on military veterans last week. Experts and people with personal experience with psychedelic treatment testified before the House Defense and Veterans Affairs Committee, sharing information about emerging research into the medicalContinue Reading
Minnesota Voters Should Decide On Marijuana Legalization At The Ballot, Republican Nominee For Governor Says
The Republican gubernatorial nominee in Minnesota says he thinks the state should consider decriminalizing “trivial amounts” of marijuana and expunging prior records, and he wants broader cannabis legalization to be decided by voters at the ballot. Scott Jensen, a former GOP state senator who previously sponsored a bipartisan legalization bill,Continue Reading
California Governor Signs Bill Protecting Medical Cannabis Patients From Healthcare Discrimination
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed another pair of marijuana reform bills, including one that provides protections for medical cannabis patients against discrimination in healthcare. Ahead of the end of legislative session last week, lawmakers delivered a number of cannabis measures to the governor in the final push. OnContinue Reading
Congressman Showcases Marijuana Gummies From California Dispensary To Promote Bipartisan ‘DANK Cannabis Research’ Bill
A congressman sponsoring a bipartisan marijuana research bill displayed a package of THC-infused gummies from a California dispensary on Wednesday, underscoring the unique challenges that scientists interested in studying cannabis face under federal prohibition. While Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) was easily able to obtain the marijuana product from a state-legalContinue Reading
Top fed health official slams cannabis research barriers (Newsletter: September 5, 2022)
Oz says marijuana “safer solution” than opioids; MO psychedelics hearing; Study smashes “stoner” stereotypes about cannabis consumers 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 = window.mc4wp ||Continue Reading
Can I Smoke Weed at Work?
With marijuana becoming legal in more and more states, the question has to be asked: Can we smoke cannabis at work? Smoke breaks are part of the regular pattern of Solonje Burnett’s workday, though where workers at an Amazon warehouse or a downtown office tower might look forward to state-mandated ten-minute pausesContinue Reading
Marijuana Doesn’t Turn People Into Lazy ‘Stoners’ As Stereotyped On TV, Study Finds
Another new study is debunking the stereotype of marijuana consumers as lazy and unmotivated “stoners,” with researchers finding no difference in apathy or reward-based behavior between people who use cannabis on at least a weekly basis and non-users. What’s more, these frequent marijuana consumers actually experience more pleasure than thoseContinue Reading
Psychedelics For Military Veterans Discussed At Missouri House Hearing As GOP Lawmaker Plans To File Reform Bill
Missouri lawmakers held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss possible solutions to the military veterans’ mental health and suicide crisis, with several people testifying about the possible therapeutic potential of psychedelics for the at-risk population. The House Interim Committee on Veterans Mental Health and Suicide, chaired by Rep. Dave GriffithContinue Reading