Texas Agriculture Commissioner Pushes To Expand Medical Marijuana Access (Op-Ed)
“I believe that cannabis prohibition came from a place of fear, not from medical science or the analysis of social harm.” By Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner As Texas agriculture commissioner, I am responsible for the licensing of more than 850 entities that currently grow, handle, sample or process hempContinue Reading
How does cannabis affect sleep and dreaming?
We know THC can impact sleep and dreaming. But how? And why? The post How does cannabis affect sleep and dreaming? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: How does cannabis affect sleep and dreaming?Continue Reading
Germany, Luxembourg, Malta And The Netherlands Discuss Marijuana Legalization At Historic Joint Meeting
Top officials from Germany, Luxembourg, Malta and the Netherlands held a historic meeting last week to discuss plans and challenges associated with recreational marijuana legalization as a growing number of nations across Europe pursue reform. This is the first in what’s expected to be a series of multilateral discussions, whichContinue Reading
Woody Harrelson’s dispensary reviewed: The Woods has the goods
But will Los Angles buy outdoor? The post Woody Harrelson’s dispensary reviewed: The Woods has the goods appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Woody Harrelson’s dispensary reviewed: The Woods has the goodsContinue Reading
Biden’s Nominee For Key Federal Court Worked To Legalize Marijuana In Arizona, Prompting Ted Cruz Criticism
President Joe Biden’s judicial nominee for a key federal appeals court has helped to craft a state marijuana legalization ballot initiative and also served in a leadership role for a national cannabis advocacy organization. A Republican senator brought up her work on the issue at a confirmation hearing last week.Continue Reading
Canadian Cannabis Companies Collapsed; Are US MSOs Next?
Playing the stock market means navigating a high-wire act between profound regret and untold reward, but in cannabis, it’s mostly the former. Over the past decade, second only to cryptobro regret is the FOMO felt by investors in Canadian cannabis stocks, where a brief, meteoric rise gave way to anContinue Reading
Biden “working on” cannabis campaign pledge (Newsletter: July 18, 2022)
CO gov’s marijuana exec order; Interior sec pressed on tribal legalization interference; Griner is a medical cannabis patient; Safe consumption study 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
Biden Says He’s ‘Working On’ Fulfilling Marijuana Campaign Pledge To Free Prisoners
President Joe Biden says his administration is “working on” plans to fulfill his campaign pledge to free people who are incarcerated for marijuana. This marks the first time that the president has publicly made a substantive comment about cannabis policy since taking office more than a year ago. “I don’tContinue Reading
Federal Marijuana Enforcement On Tribal Lands Is ‘Horrible Misappropriation’ Of Resources, Senator Tells Interior Secretary
The Biden administration’s interior secretary says she understands the need to take an “administrative approach” when it comes to Tribal sovereignty and federal marijuana enforcement, stressing that her department is “not ignoring” requests to exercise discretion so that tribes are able to set their own cannabis policies without undue interference.Continue Reading
Safe Drug Consumption Sites Decrease Overdose Risk And Prevent Public Use, Study Of First Sanctioned Centers In NYC Finds
A new study published by the American Medical Association (AMA) finds that the first sanctioned safe consumption drug sites in the U.S. have decreased overdose risk, steered people away from using in public and provided other ancillary health services to people who use currently illicit substances. The research letter, publishedContinue Reading