Marijuana money funding 50-acre park with swim area in Jackson County township
Marijuana money funding 50-acre park with swim area in Jackson County township Image Cannabis News May 6, 2024 Transforming Community: Leoni Township Plans Park Upgrades with Marijuana Tax Revenue. New playground equipment, kayak rentals, a swim area and little league playing fields are potential amenities that could be coming toContinue Reading
Los Angeles court denies $20M Cannabis fraud retrial bid
Los Angeles court denies $20M Cannabis fraud retrial bid Image Cannabis News May 6, 2024 In reality, the facilities were owned by third parties. A Los Angeles judge has denied a motion for a new trial by CADM Inc. and its affiliates, who were ordered to pay $20 million inContinue Reading
What reclassifying Marijuana in US could do for New York's Cannabis market
What reclassifying Marijuana in US could do for New York’s Cannabis market Image Cannabis News May 6, 2024 The industry needs to move toward a better normalization, but it’s a step in the right direction. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving forward in the process of reclassifying marijuana inContinue Reading
Why the Biden administration plan to reclassify Marijuana matters
Why the Biden administration plan to reclassify Marijuana matters Image Cannabis News May 6, 2024 Biden Administration Makes Historic Move to Reschedule Marijuana, Signaling Shift in National Drug Policy. For decades, the United States’ “war on drugs” moved in one punitive direction. As the Biden administration’s dramatic moves help prove,Continue Reading
New Jersey Medical Marijuana Program Shrinks While Recreational Market Expands
“Patients are seemingly leaving the program because they cannot afford the fees they are being charged by some doctors.” By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, New Jersey Monitor Recreational marijuana continues to boom in the Garden State as new dispensaries open every week two years after the industry’s launch. But on the medicalContinue Reading
Vermont Psychedelics Working Group Bill Advances In House After Clearing Full Senate
A House committee in Vermont has advanced a bill that, in its current form, would create a psychedelic-assisted therapy working group to make recommendations on whether and how the state should regulate legal access to substances like psilocybin and MDMA. Before passing the measure, which has already cleared the fullContinue Reading
Cannabis Schedule III implications laid out by congressional researchers (Newsletter: May 6, 2024)
Former DEA head on marijuana move; German legalization step 2; TX voters reject decrim; GOP senator bashes Dems on cannabis; PA gov on rescheduling 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 theContinue Reading
Florida Marijuana Legalization Campaign Activates New Veterans Coalition To Win Over Voters
Following an effort to attract more military veteran supporters of marijuana legalization, the campaign behind a Florida ballot measure to legalize adult-use cannabis—Amendment 3—is beginning to feature more veterans in media outreach. Smart and Safe Florida, the organization backing the initiative, announced last month that it’s working to form aContinue Reading
Lubbock Voters Reject Local Marijuana Decriminalization Measure As Texas AG Sues Other Cities That Passed The Reform
Voters in Lubbock, Texas have rejected a local measure to decriminalize marijuana. The city was the the first community to consider the reform on the ballot following Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) legal actions against five other Texas cities with voter-approved decriminalization laws. Lubbock residents voted on a 65–35Continue Reading
Missouri Counties And Cities Can Stack Marijuana Taxes On Top Of One Another, Judge Rules
“We know from other states that when legal marijuana is taxed unnecessarily high, it only helps the illicit market.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A judge in St. Louis ruled Thursday that local municipalities can stack sales taxes on marijuana dispensaries, the first court ruling on a much-debated issue playingContinue Reading