Jelly Roll Says Cannabis Keeps Him "Sober" From Harder Drugs
Jelly Roll Says Cannabis Keeps Him “Sober” From Harder Drugs Image Cannabis News May 28, 2024 Jelly Roll Credits Marijuana for Sobriety and Anxiety Relief Amid Battle with Addiction. In a recent interview with Taste of Country, singer Jelly Roll admitted that marijuana has helped stop him from using harderContinue Reading
Let’s shift from explaining NY’s Cannabis problems to solving them
Let’s shift from explaining NY’s Cannabis problems to solving them Image Cannabis News May 28, 2024 Navigating the Pitfalls: New York’s Cannabis Regulation Struggles. New York’s implementation of the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) has been plagued by many of the same challenges states that have gone before themContinue Reading
Cannabis businesses can pay up to 80% in taxes. Could easing federal restrictions provide relief?
Cannabis businesses can pay up to 80% in taxes. Could easing federal restrictions provide relief? Image Cannabis News May 28, 2024 Struggling to Thrive: How Federal Tax Code Penalizes Legal Cannabis Businesses. The changes could help smaller independent businesses that are struggling to stay afloat A few years ago, PaytonContinue Reading
DEA Clarifies Hemp Rules: Impact on Cannabis Industry
DEA Clarifies Hemp Rules: Impact on Cannabis Industry Image Cannabis News May 28, 2024 DEA’s THCA Ruling Sparks Alarm in Hemp Industry, Influences Farm Bill Debate. DEA’s THCA ruling could drastically impact the hemp and cannabis industry. DEA’s stance influences the Farm Bill’s discussions on hemp regulations. Stakeholders advocate forContinue Reading
Survey Says: No To Letting Big Industry Shape Marijuana Legalization Policies (Op-Ed)
“Will we continue to allow corporate interests to co-opt cannabis reform behind a facade of social justice?” By Shaleen Title, Parabola Center for Law and Policy When President Joe Biden announced his administration was moving marijuana to Schedule III, there’s a reason he didn’t lead with “Curaleaf might save moreContinue Reading
Biden Drug Czar Says Marijuana Rescheduling Will Have ‘Historic Impact,’ But Overstates Effects On ‘Racial Disparity’ In Criminalization
The White House drug czar says the Biden administration’s move to reschedule marijuana will have “historic and long-lasting impact” that could also make banks more willing to work with state-licensed cannabis businesses via “legitimate interstate commerce.” But for the second time in the past week, he seemed to overstate whatContinue Reading
DEA says THCA is not legal hemp (Newsletter: May 28, 2024)
Trump pledges to free drug war prisoner; GOP senator: Biden wants more marijuana smokers; Fed psychedelics research 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
Federal Health Agency Acknowledges Psilocybin’s Therapeutic Potential And Touts Forthcoming Psychedelic Research
A newly posted page about psilocybin on a federal health agency’s website acknowledges the potential benefits the psychedelic substance might provide—including for treatment of alcohol use disorder, anxiety and depression. The page also highlights psilocybin research being funded by the federal government into the drug’s effects on pain, migraines, psychiatricContinue Reading
Trump Pledges To Free Silk Road Drug Market Operator Russ Ulbricht, Despite Calling For Execution Of Drug Sellers
Former President Donald Trump says he’ll commute the sentence of a person convicted of running a dark web illicit drug market “on day one” of his presidency if elected this November—a promise of clemency that seems to conflict with his position that people who sell drugs should face the deathContinue Reading
Biden’s Reelection Strategy Is To ‘Get More People To Smoke Marijuana,’ GOP Senator Claims
President Joe Biden’s strategy to win reelection this November is “to get more people to smoke marijuana,” a GOP senator is claiming. In an interview with Ask a Pol that was published on Friday, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) said he thinks the administration’s move to reschedule cannabis is a “terribleContinue Reading
