New Cannabis course offered at Tacoma Community College as industry grows
New Cannabis course offered at Tacoma Community College as industry grows Image Cannabis News May 8, 2024 It’s been almost a decade since Washington state legalized the sale marijuana. It has now grown into a $2 billion industry creating many jobs and opportunities for thousands of people. Statewide, there areContinue Reading
Negotiations Aim To Elevate Tribal Nations In Minnesota's Cannabis Market
Negotiations Aim To Elevate Tribal Nations In Minnesota’s Cannabis Market Image Cannabis News May 8, 2024 Minnesota Tribes Engage in Cannabis Licensing Negotiations for Expanded Operations. Negotiations are underway in Minnesota to determine cannabis licensing for the state’s tribal nations. Successful discussions could enable these tribes to operate not onlyContinue Reading
DOH and Cannabis Commission to have key senior-level personnel changes
DOH and Cannabis Commission to have key senior-level personnel changes Image Cannabis News May 8, 2024 Leadership Transitions Between New Jersey Department of Health and Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Brown succeeds Ford as deputy commissioner for health systems; Riggs to become acting executive director of Cannabis Regulatory Commission. Several senior-level personnelContinue Reading
Alabama Senator Calls State Medical Cannabis Commission A ‘Money Pit’ Amid Ongoing Litigation
“I don’t know what the problems are, but we need to get that resolved over there or we are going to have to do something legislatively to correct this.” By Ralph Chapoco, Alabama Reflector The head of the Senate’s General Fund budget committee last week vented frustration at the AlabamaContinue Reading
'We have a lock with your name on it', NY Warns Illegal Cannabis
‘We have a lock with your name on it’, NY Warns Illegal Cannabis Image Cannabis News May 8, 2024 NYC Mayor Adams Warns Illicit Cannabis Operators ‘We Have A Lock With Your Name On It’. New York City Mayor Eric Adams ordered the city’s police to shut down 20 storesContinue Reading
Vermont Lawmakers Send Bill To Legalize And Fund Safe Drug Consumption Site To Governor’s Desk
Lawmakers in Vermont have passed legislation to legalize and fund a Burlington facility where people could use currently prohibited substances in a medically supervised environment—part of a pilot program aimed at quelling the state’s ongoing epidemic of drug-related deaths. The measure now heads to the desk of Gov. Phil ScottContinue Reading
Congressional Researchers Say It’s ‘Likely’ Marijuana Will Be Rescheduled, But It Wouldn’t Fix Federal-State Policy Gap
It “appears likely” that the federal government will reschedule marijuana, congressional researchers say in a new report. But Congress still has the authority to address the federal-state cannabis policy gap “before or after” that reform is enacted. Days after the Justice Department announced that it was moving forward with plansContinue Reading
DEA head ducks cannabis questions from Congress (Newsletter: May 8, 2024)
IRS on SAFE Banking; Congressman’s marijuana memo; NH gov on legalization; GA cannabis in pharmacies; SD ballot; AK psychedelics; FDA MDMA meeting 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
Cannabis Can Help Treat Female Orgasmic Disorder, Study Finds As Ohio Officials Consider Adding It As Qualifying Condition
Ahead of a decision by Ohio officials on whether to add female orgasmic disorder (FOD) as a qualifying condition for the state’s medical marijuana program, a new study highlights the benefits that researchers say cannabis could offer people with the condition—including increased orgasm ease and satisfaction. The 10-page study, publishedContinue Reading
South Dakota Marijuana Activists Turn In Signatures To Put Legalization On The November Ballot
South Dakota activists have officially turned in what they believe will be more than enough valid signatures to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s ballot for the third time this November. South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML) delivered 29,030 signatures to the secretary of state’s office onContinue Reading