New York To Let People With Marijuana Convictions Open Dispensaries Before Big Businesses Can Enter Market
New York regulators are set to approve a rule making it so people with prior marijuana convictions, or whose family members have been harmed by criminalization, will get the first round of adult-use marijuana retailer licenses—ahead of existing medical cannabis businesses. The proposal to create the conditional licenses will beContinue Reading
Catholic Church Against Cannabis Legalization in Minnesota
The Bible is life’s skeleton key: a document that, in the right (or wrong) hands, can be useful for justifying (or condemning) just about anything. That latest interpretation of divine will is why the Catholic Church opposes marijuana legalization in Minnesota. Last year, with support from Gov. Tim Walz, a legalizationContinue Reading
Hawaii Senate Unanimously Approves Psilocybin Task Force Bill, With Decriminalization Measures Still Pending
The Hawaii Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to set up a state working group to study the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin mushrooms and develop a “long-term” plan to ensure that the psychedelic is accessible for medical use for adults 21 and older. After previously clearing two Senate committees inContinue Reading
Marijuana Banking Sponsor Won’t Stop Talking About His Bill In Hearings On Unrelated Legislation
A newly filed large-scale spending bill to keep the government funded for the 2022 Fiscal Year does not include language to protect banks that works with state-legal marijuana dispensaries—and the sponsor of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act would like to know why. In a lighthearted exchange inContinue Reading
Maryland House And Senate Committees Consider Drug Decriminalization Bills
“We need to have a conversation about whether a criminal justice response is the appropriate one, so this is a first step to try and get us there.” By Hannah Gaskill, Maryland Matters House and Senate lawmakers are making another attempt this session to limit criminal penalties for Marylanders whoContinue Reading
Military Veterans Would Be ‘Encouraged’ To Discuss Medical Marijuana Therapy With VA Doctors Under New Congressional Bill
Military veterans would be “encouraged” to discuss medical marijuana treatment without the fear of losing federal benefits under a new bill being sponsored by Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA). The main thrust of the legislation is to codify existing policies that allow VA doctors to talk about medical cannabis with patientsContinue Reading
Congress Keeps D.C. Marijuana Sales Ban In Place But Continues Protections For Medical Cannabis States In Spending Legislation
Washington, D.C. would continue to be blocked from legalizing recreational marijuana sales under a bicameral omnibus spending bill that was introduced by congressional leaders early on Wednesday morning. But a separate provision protecting state and territory medical cannabis programs from federal interference remains intact in the legislation, which is expectedContinue Reading
Cannabis banking gets big support in poll (Newsletter: March 9, 2022)
OK psilocybin decrim passes; Perlmutter will be “pest” until marijuana banking passes; KS medical cannabis bill filed 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
Pot culture ground-up March 2022: Mainstream highlights and memes
Wiz Khalifa’s kush-fueled empire, Rihanna’s baby-induced bud break, and Ricky Williams’ wild NFL cannabis stories. Here’s how weed is influencing popular culture in 2022. The post Pot culture ground-up March 2022: Mainstream highlights and memes appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Pot culture ground-up March 2022: Mainstream highlightsContinue Reading
Arcview Group and McVeigh Global Announce Partnership to Produce Cannabis Business Events
The Arcview Group announced a joint venture with McVeigh Global Meetings and Events last month in a deal that will pair the two companies’ expertise producing business events worldwide. Operating under the name Arcview Events & Experiences, the new partnership will conduct The Arcview Group’s virtual and in-person event business andContinue Reading