American Basketball Star Brittney Griner’s Cannabis Arrest In Russia Prompts Top U.S. Officials To Speak Out
Weeks after it was disclosed that American professional basketball player Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia over alleged possession of cannabis vape cartridges, top federal officials and lawmakers are stepping up pressure for a release—even as tensions amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine continue to escalate and despite the factContinue Reading
Ann Arbor Could Decriminalize Drugs With Student-Led Effort
“We’ve seen both locally and nationally that criminalization does not work. It does not decrease drug use; it does not decrease overdose deaths.” By Doug Johnson, Filter A student group has launched a campaign to decriminalize drug possession and low-level distribution in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after months of consulting withContinue Reading
Senator admits he was wrong about cannabis (Newsletter: March 21, 2022)
Congressional marijuana measure to pressure UN; RIP to Cannabis Caucus co-chair; CT psychedelics bill vote; CO treasurer talks banking 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
Face of the Farmer: John Casali, Huckleberry Hill Farms
In the mid 1970s, by the time John Casali was five years old, his mother, Marlene Farrell, had relocated them from his birthplace of San Francisco to a farm in Southern Humboldt County. Starting in 1967, more than 100,000 people gathered in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park and Haight-Ashbury district, where mostly youngContinue Reading
NCAA Revises Cannabis Rules for College Athletes
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recently announced a change in its cannabis rules for college athletes that includes increasing the THC threshold for drug screening tests. At the meeting of the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports (CSMAS) held on February 22 and 23, the NCAA’sContinue Reading
GOP Congressman Who Fought For Marijuana Legalization Dies, And Is Honored By Bipartisan Colleagues
Rep. Don Young (R-AK)—a rare example of a pro-legalization Republican congressman, who was one of just five GOP members of the House of Representatives to vote in favor of a bill to end marijuana prohibition—died on Friday. As the longest-serving member of the House and one of four co-chairs ofContinue Reading
The Roll-up #234: Why athletes use cannabis
Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia highlights the issue of athletes using cannabis. How are they using it? When? Where? We have answers. The post The Roll-up #234: Why athletes use cannabis appeared first on Leafly. Read More: The Roll-up #234: Why athletes use cannabisContinue Reading
Connecticut Lawmakers Approve Bill To Fund Psilocybin And MDMA Therapy
A Connecticut legislative committee on Friday approved a bill that would set the state up to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment with substances like MDMA and psilocybin. Before the vote, several members of the joint Public Health Committee remarked on the compelling testimony of top military officials,Continue Reading
Bipartisan Congressional Lawmakers Want Biden To Push UN To End International Marijuana Ban
A bipartisan duo of congressional lawmakers filed a resolution on Friday imploring President Joe Biden to wield his influence to get the United Nations (UN) to end the international ban on marijuana by removing the plant from the list of controlled substances in a global drug treaty. Reps. Nancy MaceContinue Reading
Alvi Ghaznavi is watching NJ celebrate its legal market from behind bars
For Alvi and America’s 40,000 prisoners of prohibition, The War on Drugs was simply a ‘War on Us’–Join Last Prisoner Project’s fight to free them all. The post Alvi Ghaznavi is watching NJ celebrate its legal market from behind bars appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Alvi GhaznaviContinue Reading