Learning from Las Vegas: 5 lessons from 5 years of legal weed in Sin City
Las Vegas boasts drive-thru purchasing and the world’s largest weed stores. But casino opposition has limited the industry’s growth. The post Learning from Las Vegas: 5 lessons from 5 years of legal weed in Sin City appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Learning from Las Vegas: 5 lessonsContinue Reading
Ice T wins license to bring Medicine Woman dispensary to Jersey City
The rapper and actor will partner with a longtime friend to open the new cannabis retail shop a few short miles from New York City. The post Ice T wins license to bring Medicine Woman dispensary to Jersey City appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Ice T winsContinue Reading
Is Cory Booker Ready To Embrace Marijuana Banking Reform? New Comments Hint At Possible Pivot
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) has long carried the torch of social justice in marijuana reform efforts, defiantly resisting calls to pass cannabis banking legislation before comprehensive legalization is enacted. But comments the senator made at a committee hearing he convened on Tuesday are catching attention, leaving some with the impressionContinue Reading
Lawmakers Talk Next Steps For Marijuana Banking As Industry Group Launches New Ads Highlighting Harms Of Cash-Only Sales
Three congressional lawmakers participated in a briefing about the path forward for marijuana banking reform on Wednesday, reaffirming the urgent need for a policy change as a public safety and economic equity issue and addressing the political “momentum” that they’ve built to finally enact reform. The event, organized by theContinue Reading
Missouri Marijuana Legalization Initiative Short Of Signatures Needed For Ballot In County Reviews
The figures are unofficial and subject to amendment until the final August 9 deadline for the secretary of state to determine if the campaign succeeded. By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent An initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use in Missouri will need help if it is going to be on theContinue Reading
Schumer Defends Marijuana Bill, Saying There’s ‘Overwhelming Evidence’ Legalization Doesn’t Increase Crime
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Tuesday defended his recently filed bill to federally legalize marijuana, rejecting the idea that reforming cannabis laws leads to increased crime or drug use. At a press briefing, the leader was asked to respond to prohibitionist arguments about possible consequences of enacting cannabisContinue Reading
Senate cannabis hearing sets stage for legalization debate (Newsletter: July 27, 2022)
House passes marijuana research bill; Cannabis advertising legislation; SAFE Banking sponsor sees path to passage; Industry union efforts 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.mc4wpContinue Reading
The beginner’s guide to weed lounges: legal public sesh spots
We are entering a weed lounge Renaissance. Here are the best cannabis consumption lounges in the US, along with tips for visiting them. The post The beginner’s guide to weed lounges: legal public sesh spots appeared first on Leafly. Read More: The beginner’s guide to weed lounges: legalContinue Reading
Cannabis and Equity: Why Did the “Emerald New Deal” Fail?
After spending 31 years in prison, Charles Reed came home to Oakland, CA in 2017, and didn’t like what he saw. For Reed and others recently incarcerated—a population for whom he prefers the term “returning family member”—there were no government-funded job-training, or counseling tailored to people who had adjusted toContinue Reading
House Passes Bipartisan Marijuana Research Bill, With Senate Expected To Send It To President Soon
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bipartisan marijuana research bill on Tuesday, with the Senate expected to follow suit in the coming days—an action that will make the legislation the first standalone cannabis reform proposal to ever reach the president’s desk. The “Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act”Continue Reading