Feds cite cannabis religious discrimination—in other countries (Newsletter: June 14, 2022)
EPA warns workers on marijuana use & investing; Germany takes 1st official legalization steps; ME state report: Cannabis regulations successful 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
Maine’s Legal Marijuana Stores Are Effectively Displacing Illicit Market, State Report Finds
Maine marijuana regulators say that the launch of an adult-use cannabis market in the state has already exceeded expectations when it comes to driving down illicit sales. The Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) released a report on Monday, based on a first-ever survey of about 2,000 residents. Among its keyContinue Reading
EPA Warns Workers They’re Banned From Using Marijuana Or Investing In The Industry In New Memo
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reminding its workers that they are prohibited from using marijuana—or directly investing in the industry—regardless of state law and changes in “social norms” around cannabis. In an email with the subject line “Employee Obligations Regarding a Drug-free Workplace” that was sent out on ThursdayContinue Reading
Science Confirms: You Can’t Get High on CBD
Can CBD get you high? It’s not quite right to say that CBD—or cannabidiol, which, after THC, is the best-known and most abundant cannabinoid (“active ingredient”) found in the cannabis plant—isn’t “psychoactive.” Of course, CBD has some effect on the mind; if it didn’t, why would CBD, which adherents sayContinue Reading
German Officials Formally Launch Marijuana Legalization Effort, With Hearings Set To Begin This Week
German officials are taking the first steps to legalize marijuana nationwide this week, kicking off a hearing series that will help inform legislation to end prohibition in the country. Leaders of the coalition government said last year that they had reached an agreement to end cannabis prohibition and enact regulationsContinue Reading
America’s winning weed Strains of Summer 2022
Put history’s best pot in your pipe and smoke it. The post America’s winning weed Strains of Summer 2022 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: America’s winning weed Strains of Summer 2022Continue Reading
State Department Says Marijuana Reform Helps Address Religious Discrimination In Other Countries, While Ignoring U.S. Policy
A new U.S. State Department report on religious discrimination across the world looks at how marijuana laws in various countries either respect or violate the rights of certain believers to practice their faiths. But although the federal government is again making it a point in the latest edition of theContinue Reading
Congressional cannabis “omnibus” bill details emerge (Newsletter: June 13, 2022)
Senate to hold marijuana & tribes meeting; Congressional researchers: Legalization hurts cartel profits; Feds want to analyze dispensary cannabis 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 =Continue Reading
New Details On Congressional Marijuana Omnibus Bill Emerge As Lawmakers Work For 60 Senate Votes
Two key congressmen made waves in the marijuana community on Thursday by disclosing that there are high-level talks underway about putting together a wide-ranging package of incremental marijuana proposals that House and Senate lawmakers believe could be enacted into law this year. But multiple sources tell Marijuana Moment that issuesContinue Reading
Senate Committee Will Hold Meeting On Marijuana Issues With Indian Tribes Next Week
A Senate committee has scheduled a meeting for next week that will focus on marijuana issues in Indian communities. The Senate Indian Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), posted a notice of the listening session, titled “Cannabis in Indian Country,” which is set to take place on JuneContinue Reading