Strong Majority Of Florida Voters Support Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure, Opposition Campaign’s Own Poll Finds
Florida’s marijuana legalization initiative that will appear on the November ballot still enjoys strong majority support, according to a new poll from the opposition campaign. The consulting firm that conducted the survey on behalf of the recently formed “Vote No On 3” campaign said in a memo that, despite theContinue Reading
DEA’s Move To Ban Two Psychedelics Is Challenged As A ‘Disservice To Science’ In Legal Filing From Student Group
A national nonprofit drug policy reform group is mounting a challenge to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposal to ban two psychedelic substances. Experts say the new federal restriction would be detrimental to ongoing research initiatives. In a prehearing statement filed with DEA’s administrative court on Tuesday, Students for SensibleContinue Reading
Another Texas Judge Upholds Local Marijuana Decriminalization Law, Rejecting GOP Attorney General’s Lawsuit Against San Marcos
Another Texas district judge has dismissed a lawsuit from the state’s Republican attorney general that sought to overturn a local marijuana decriminalization ordinance—this time in San Marcos. Ground Game Texas, the advocacy group behind the cannabis measure, announced on Tuesday that Hays County District Judge Sherri Tibbe dismissed the suitContinue Reading
Ohio Takes Another Step Toward Launching Adult-Use Marijuana Sales, As Regulators Approve First Testing Lab For Operations
Ohio is taking another step closer to the launch of adult-use marijuana sales, with regulators approving the state’s first certificate of operations for a dual use testing lab as well as granting additional certifications for hybrid grower and processor licensees. As the state works to bring a recreational market onlineContinue Reading
Most Of Kamala Harris’s Potential VP Running Mates Support Marijuana Legalization—And Some Have Even Signed It Into Law
With Vice President Kamala Harris now positioned to win the Democratic nomination following President Joe Biden’s decision not to run for reelection, new questions have emerged about who she’ll pick as a running mate. And for advocates, the current shortlist offers reason to be optimistic about the possibility of aContinue Reading
Ohio GOP Lawmakers File Bills To Restrict And Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Products, Including Delta-8 THC
“I’m just asking the legislature to take action so we can get these products off the shelf.” By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal As Ohioans wait to legally purchase recreational-use marijuana, Republican lawmakers in both chambers of the General Assembly are trying to regulate adult-use hemp products. State Rep. SaraContinue Reading
Federal Safety Board Says Marijuana Rescheduling Could ‘Imperil’ Truck Driver Drug Testing, Despite Transportation Secretary’s Assurances
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is warning that marijuana rescheduling could create a “blind spot” with respect to drug testing of federally regulated workers in safety-sensitive positions—despite assurances last month from U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg that the cannabis rescheduling proposal “would not alter” the federal drug testing requirements.Continue Reading
Most New York Medical Marijuana Patients Say Cannabis Has Reduced Their Use Of Prescription Opioids And Other Drugs
More than 3 in 4 New York State medical marijuana patients say cannabis has allowed them to reduce their intake of prescription drugs, according to a new report from the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM). That includes 2 in 3 (66 percent) who report that marijuana has specifically “reducedContinue Reading
Kamala Harris’s shifting cannabis stance (Newsletter: July 24, 2024)
Rescheduling comment period closes; House GOP blocks marijuana amendments; DeSantis’s false legalization claim; Dallas cannabis decrim 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
Strong Majority Of Marijuana Rescheduling Public Comments Support Even Broader Reform Than Biden’s Plan, Two Analyses Show
Two separate analyses of tens of thousands of public comments filed about the federal government’s plan to move marijuana to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) indicate that the bulk of submissions on the proposal came in support of cannabis reform. In fact, most commenters said marijuana shouldContinue Reading