Texas Senate Hearing On Hemp Also Touches On Medical Cannabis And Broader Marijuana Legalization Issues
“We need to come to the realization that we opened the door. I’m not trying to be argumentative, but people have been getting high in this state for a long time.” By Karen Brooks Harper, Texas Tribune When Texas state Sen. Charles Perry sat down last week in a packedContinue Reading
Senators Renew Push For Marijuana Industry Access To Federal Small Business Administration Loans And Resources
A coalition of Democratic senators is asking a key committee to include provisions in an upcoming spending bill allowing small marijuana businesses to have fair access to federal Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs and entrepreneurial development resources that are available to companies in any other industry. In a letterContinue Reading
Congressional Committee Clears Marijuana And Psychedelics Amendments To Defense Bill For Floor Votes, While Rejecting Another Cannabis Proposal
A powerful House committee has approved amendments to a large-scale spending bill that would authorize U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to issue medical marijuana recommendations to military veterans and support psychedelics research and access. The panel rejected another proposal to block cannabis testing for federal job applicants inContinue Reading
Cannabis & psychedelics amendments in Congress (Newsletter: June 4, 2024)
Marijuana on SD ballot; NH legalization hangs in balance; OH cannabis license apps this week; Watchdog blasts DEA psilocybin process; CA grants 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()Continue Reading
South Dakota Voters Will Decide On Marijuana Legalization At The Ballot This November, State Officials Announce
South Dakota activists have collected enough signatures to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot, the secretary of state’s office announced on Monday. About a month after South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) submitted the petitions, Secretary of State Monae Johnson’s (R) office confirmed that the campaignContinue Reading
Car plows through Arizona dispensary, burglary investigation underway
Car plows through Arizona dispensary, burglary investigation underway Image Cannabis News June 3, 2024 Tucson police said no suspects are in custody at the moment. Officers from the Tucson Police Department are currently on the scene of a burglary near 6th Street and Arizona Avenue. A reporter at the sceneContinue Reading
Cannabis Retail Expansion: From California to Canada, New Stores Offer Unique Experiences
Cannabis Retail Expansion: From California to Canada, New Stores Offer Unique Experiences Image Cannabis News June 3, 2024 Here’s Where To Buy Legal Weed While Getting A Tattoo And A Beer: New Cannabis Stores In US And More. It seems that Big Alcohol is not seeing Big Marijuana as aContinue Reading
The ribbon is cut, Moja Life is officially Trenton’s first legal recreational-use Marijuana dispensary
The ribbon is cut, Moja Life is officially Trenton’s first legal recreational-use Marijuana dispensary Image Cannabis News June 3, 2024 Trenton Celebrates Opening of First Legal Recreational Cannabis Dispensary, Moja Life. “We’re open.” John Dockery marked nearly three years of hard work with those simple words to welcome Trentonians intoContinue Reading
Promoting his line of edibles, former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says Cannabis saved his family
Promoting his line of edibles, former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says Cannabis saved his family Image Cannabis News June 3, 2024 He stepped out of the car in the parking lot, looking less like a politician and more like a dad running weekend errands. But even wearing a baseball cap,Continue Reading
Adding CBD Or THC To Food Or Drinks Is Illegal, Massachusetts Officials Say In New Memo
“This is a step in the right direction for us to be able to now enforce what was already on the books so there’s no kind of gray area.” By Bhaamati Borkhetaria, CommonWealth Beacon Massachusetts agencies have declared that intoxicating hemp-based products can not be sold outside of licensed dispensariesContinue Reading