SCOTUS rejects medical cannabis cases (Newsletter: June 22, 2022)
House omits broad marijuana provisions in DOJ bill; LA gov signs 10 cannabis bills; DOJ gun lawsuit response looms; TX GOP anti-legalization platform 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.Continue Reading
State Marijuana Protections Not Included In Justice Department Funding Bill, Despite Lawmakers’ Pleas
A much-anticipated congressional spending bill does not currently include provisions to protect all state, territory and tribal marijuana programs from Justice Department interference, despite pleas from dozens of bipartisan lawmakers. There were high hopes that such language could be attached to the base bill for the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriationsContinue Reading
Colombian Cannabis Cultivators Face Continued Crackdown
The outcome of the June 19 presidential run-off race in Colombia was going to be unprecedented either way, as it pitted two political “outsiders” who ran anti-establishment campaigns against each other. But the victor, progressive senator (and ex-guerilla leader) Gustavo Petro, made it doubly unprecedented—as he’s now set to becomeContinue Reading
Louisiana Governor Signs Ten Cannabis Bills, Including Significant Medical Marijuana Expansions
The governor of Louisiana has approved a slew of marijuana reform bills, including one key measure that would expand the number of medical dispensaries that can operate in the state and another to prevent police from searching people’s homes over the smell of cannabis. Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) announcedContinue Reading
Inflation keeps rising, but weed prices stay the same
Materials needed to grow weed have gone up in cost, but high supply and intense competition means stores and growers are reluctant to raise prices. The post Inflation keeps rising, but weed prices stay the same appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Inflation keeps rising, but weed pricesContinue Reading
Florida Official Awaits Justice Department’s Response To Medical Marijuana Patients’ Gun Rights Lawsuit This Week
The Justice Department is due this week to respond to a marijuana lawsuit filed by Florida’s top agriculture official, who is also running as a Democratic gubernatorial candidate. The case concerns the constitutional rights of medical cannabis patients to purchase and possess firearms. Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried spoke toContinue Reading
Strains for Cancer season: June 21, 2022 – July 22, 2022
Embrace your feelings and these delicious strains for Cancer season 2022. Get your elemental outlook on Leafly. The post Strains for Cancer season: June 21, 2022 – July 22, 2022 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Strains for Cancer season: June 21, 2022 – July 22, 2022 Continue Reading
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Medical Marijuana Workers’ Compensation Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up a pair of cases concerning workers’ compensation for medical marijuana. This comes about a month after the Justice Department encouraged the high court to reject the cannabis cases, in part because it argued that broader marijuana policy choices were betterContinue Reading
New Texas Republican Party Platform Opposes Marijuana Legalization But Backs Federal Cannabis Rescheduling
The Texas Republican Party has adopted a platform plank opposing the legalization of marijuana, even as polling shows that voters in the state are supporting the policy change on an increasingly bipartisan basis. The legalization position was one of several cannabis and drug policy measures taken up by delegates atContinue Reading
Congress includes tribal cannabis protections in spending bill (Newsletter: June 21, 2022)
Study: Legal medical marijuana tied to safer roads; DEA cannabis seizures skyrocket; VT gov vetoes safe drug consumption site bill 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.mc4wpContinue Reading