Biden’s first act of cannabis clemency (Newsletter: April 27, 2022)
Attorney general talks marijuana; KS medical cannabis movement; Lawmakers push industry unions; WA drug decrim initiative advances 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.mc4wp ||Continue Reading
Can Cannabis Treat Autism?
Fewer and fewer places in the US remain where it’s still a criminal act for adults 21 and older to use cannabis. Even fewer places deny sick Americans (with the right sickness to qualify them as medical marijuana patients) some accommodation to use cannabis lawfully. But even these 14 cannabisContinue Reading
Kansas Medical Marijuana Bill Could Pass This Week Following Conference Announcement
A bill to legalize medical marijuana in Kansas may pass imminently, with key lawmakers from both chambers being appointed on Tuesday to a conference committee where they will be charged with hammering out the details for the reform. The path to enacting medical cannabis legalization has proved complicated this legislativeContinue Reading
President Biden commutes sentences of 9 marijuana prisoners
Of the 78 people whose sentences were reduced, 9 involved cannabis offenses. The post President Biden commutes sentences of 9 marijuana prisoners appeared first on Leafly. Read More: President Biden commutes sentences of 9 marijuana prisonersContinue Reading
Texas Activists Say They Have Enough Signatures To Put Marijuana Decriminalization On Another Local Ballot
Activists in Denton, Texas say they’re confident that they’ve collected enough signatures to place a marijuana decriminalization initiative on the local ballot. The group Decriminalize Denton said that it will continue collecting additional petitions until May 3 while it also works to verify the more than 2,500 signatures that haveContinue Reading
Views from NYC’s 420 weekend melting pot
We hit the big city to see how New Yorkers feel about legalization and top East Coast stains like Gumbo. The post Views from NYC’s 420 weekend melting pot appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Views from NYC’s 420 weekend melting potContinue Reading
U.S. Attorney General Reiterates That Marijuana Enforcement Wastes Department Resources, But Declines To Comment On Formal Guidance
The U.S. attorney general on Tuesday reiterated that he believes it is “not an efficient use” of federal resources to go after people for possessing marijuana. But he declined to directly answer a senator’s question on whether the Justice Department would be reinstating Obama-era enforcement guidance on not interfering withContinue Reading
Is it legal to fly with marijuana? Here are the laws you need to know
You accidentally left a gram or two in your pocket. What will happen on your way through security? The laws are murky. The post Is it legal to fly with marijuana? Here are the laws you need to know appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Is it legalContinue Reading
Could Elon Musk’s Twitter end the cannabis social media ban?
If Twitter embraces legal weed—and succeeds—the company could force Instagram, Facebook, and others to follow. The post Could Elon Musk’s Twitter end the cannabis social media ban? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Could Elon Musk’s Twitter end the cannabis social media ban?Continue Reading
New York and Montana: Contrasts in Cannabis Equity
New York and Montana, two states to have recently legalized cannabis, provide a study in contrasts in the question of equity. In New York, concrete steps are being taken to shape a market model that corrects the social injustices of prohibition and the War on Drugs. However, advocates are watchingContinue Reading