Massachusetts Senate Approves Bill To Study Psychedelics Therapy For Military Veterans
The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill focused focused on military veterans that includes provisions to create a psychedelics working group to study and make recommendations about the potential therapeutic benefits of substances like psilocybin and MDMA. About a month after the House approved its version of the legislation—based onContinue Reading
People’s Use Of Alcohol Or Opioids Causes Greater Secondhand Harms Than Marijuana Consumption Does, Study Finds
A new study of thousands of people nationwide suggests that secondhand harm caused by marijuana use is far less prevalent than that of alcohol, with respondents reporting secondhand harm from drinking at nearly six times the rate they did for cannabis. Perceived harms from opioids and other drugs also outweighedContinue Reading
Cannabis testing ban for military recruits passes House (Newsletter: June 17, 2024)
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Alabama Patients And Advocates Urge State To Resolve Medical Marijuana Licensing Dispute
“We have an artificial injunction against the democratic process working and that ought to infuriate every voter in Alabama.” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector Medical cannabis supporters advocated for making medical cannabis, which is stalled due to litigation, available in Alabama. The Patients Coalition for Medical Cannabis, a new organizationContinue Reading
South Dakota Marijuana Legalization Initiative Trails In New Poll, As State Republican Party Opposes ‘Dangerous’ Proposal
As the South Dakota Republican Party formalizes its opposition to a marijuana legalization initiative that will appear on the November ballot, a new poll shows that a slim majority of voters are also against the proposed reform. Weeks after state officials confirmed that the measure from South Dakotans for BetterContinue Reading
Massachusetts Officials Allow Marijuana Transports Over Water To Martha’s Vineyard And Nantucket Amid Supply Concerns
“It really is a positive change and we’re really hopeful that this means a bright future for cannabis on Martha’s Vineyard.” By Bhaamati Borkhetaria, CommonWealth Beacon Cannabis businesses on Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket will be able to transport marijuana over state waters starting midnight on Friday, under an administrative orderContinue Reading
Arizona Bill To Legalize Psilocybin Service Centers Heads To Governor’s Desk
The Arizona House of Representatives has approved a Senate-passed bill to legalize psilocybin service centers where people could receive the psychedelic in a medically supervised setting. Two days after clearing a final House committee, the legislation from Sen. T. J. Shope (R) was approved by the full chamber in a 42-16Continue Reading
Ohio legal cannabis buyer’s guide to 2024
What’s legal, where to buy it, what to smoke, and how. The post Ohio legal cannabis buyer’s guide to 2024 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Ohio legal cannabis buyer’s guide to 2024Continue Reading
North Carolina Lawmakers Eye Regulation Of Hemp-Derived THC Edibles And Beverages
“I’m just a guy who discovered that you can drink THC instead of alcohol.” By Lynn Bonner, NC Newsline North Carolina legislators talked a lot about drugs on Wednesday, with a Senate committee agreeing to rules for hemp-derived consumables and House members moving to crack down on the sale andContinue Reading
New York Senators Call For Investigation Of State’s Marijuana Social Equity Fund After Exposé Of ‘Predatory Deals’
“What this story describes is not a social equity fund. We must get to the bottom of this.” By Rosalind Adams, THE CITY Citing an investigation by THE CITY, two state senators have called for New York’s social equity cannabis fund to cease issuing loans to dispensary operators and forContinue Reading