AR lawsuit could get cannabis on ballot (Newsletter: August 8, 2022)
Congressman talks expungements as banking add-on; Lawmakers want another US marijuana prisoner freed from Russia; Fed cannabis breath tests; IL regs 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() {Continue Reading
Feds Seek Contractor To Help Test Marijuana Compounds In People’s Breath
The federal government will spend more than $1.4 million to study how the concentration of marijuana compounds in people’s breath changes over time after consuming it, part of an ongoing effort to create a reliable roadside test to screen drivers for recent cannabis use. In a brief “sources sought” noticeContinue Reading
Illinois Lawmaker Plans Bill To Centralize Marijuana Regulations Under Single Commission
“A commission is more stable for the long term. That’s why we use it for the liquor commission and we use it for gaming.” By Greg Bishop, The Center Square To simplify the state’s regulation of the legal cannabis industry while working to reduce litigation and the specter of politics,Continue Reading
Higher Education: Cannabis courses and post-secondary programs in Canada
Are you looking to start a career in cannabis? These Canadian colleges and universities are offering unique and compelling post-secondary programs. The post Higher Education: Cannabis courses and post-secondary programs in Canada appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Higher Education: Cannabis courses and post-secondary programs in CanadaContinue Reading
Arkansas Marijuana Campaign Files Lawsuit To Put Legalization Measure On Ballot After State Board’s Rejection
Arkansas activists on Thursday filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court, seeking to secure ballot access for their proposed legalization initiative. The legal action comes a day after the state Board of Election Commissioners ruled that the measure’s ballot title and popular name are misleading. Last week, the secretaryContinue Reading
Lawmakers Push Biden To Help Another Medical Marijuana Patient In Russia As Griner’s Case Gets Attention
As a Russian prison sentence handed down this week to U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner over cannabis vapes generates international outrage, a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers is pushing the Biden administration to work to free a second American who is also incarcerated in the country over medicalContinue Reading
Congressman Says His Marijuana Expungements Bills Could Be ‘Adjunct’ To Reform Package With Banking
Rep. Troy Carter (D-LA) told Marijuana Moment in a new interview that he’s “happy to join the battle” to reform federal cannabis laws—and he’s optimistic that his new bill on expunging federal misdemeanor marijuana convictions could build on bipartisan progress that’s been made as congressional lawmakers work to craft aContinue Reading
Booker talks cannabis compromise details (Newsletter: August 5, 2022)
Senate Intel report on marijuana amendment; AR gov rallies cops against legalization; Biden slams Griner cannabis sentence as US keeps criminalizing 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() {Continue Reading
Behold: This US map reveals the top stoner movies in all 50 states
Want to know which stoner movie is the most popular where you live? Check out the data, and a handy map, from the good folks at Cycling Frog edibles. The post Behold: This US map reveals the top stoner movies in all 50 states appeared first on Leafly. Continue Reading
Climate Change and Cannabis: The Scary Truth
This Northern Hemisphere summer is witnessing an arc of fire sweeping across continents—and scientists view it as a grim harbinger of a very challenging future on Planet Earth. Anthropogenic climate change is the critical factor driving the conflagrations. Enter: climate change and cannabis. United Nations Secretary General António Guterres told ministers fromContinue Reading