How the Pot holiday 4/20 came to be and who’s believed to be responsible
How the Pot holiday 4/20 came to be and who’s believed to be responsible Image Cannabis News April 19, 2024 Unravelling the Origins and Spread of 4/20: Marijuana’s High Holiday Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when cannabis fans gather in clouds of smoke at music festivals, celebrate withContinue Reading
Unveiling the truth behind cannabis and alcohol regulation: Why copy-and-paste isn’t enough
Unveiling the truth behind cannabis and alcohol regulation: Why copy-and-paste isn’t enough Image Cannabis News April 19, 2024 Balancing Similarities and Inherent Differences in Cannabis and Alcohol Regulations. Alcohol and cannabis are often seen as being similar in everything except their chemical effects, as they are regulated substances that peopleContinue Reading
Cannabis firm sues transporter for $834K after US border seizure
Cannabis firm sues transporter for $834K after US border seizure Image Cannabis News April 19, 2024 Lawsuit Filed as Cannabis Shipment Worth $834,901 Seized at US Border.. About 151,300 grams of cannabis products and paraphernalia were seized despite a contract in which two companies allege they told the shipper notContinue Reading
New Hampshire Lawmakers Weigh Medical Marijuana Expansion Bills Amid Recreational Legalization Debate
While uncertainty remains around how New Hampshire’s Senate will receive a House-passed measure to legalize adult-use cannabis, lawmakers separately took up a batch of bills this week that would make changes to the state’s existing medical marijuana system. Among them are proposals to allow patients to grow marijuana at home,Continue Reading
Pennsylvania GOP Senator’s Bill Would Let Medical Marijuana Patients Get Gun Carry Permits
A Republican senator in Pennsylvania has formally introduced a bill meant to remove state barriers to medical marijuana patients carrying firearms after previewing the legislation and soliciting co-sponsors earlier this year. Sen. Dan Laughlin (R) introduced SB 1146 on Wednesday, which state Senate Republicans noted in a press release wasContinue Reading
Brands And Advocacy Groups—From ACLU To KFC—Launch 4/20 Promotions To Mark The Marijuana Holiday
The cannabis holiday 4/20 is upon us again, and that means a new series of marijuana-themed promotions and campaigns from mainstream corporations that seek to leverage the popularity of the expanding reform movement. As cannabis has become more normalized—with nearly half of the states in the U.S. having enacted adult-useContinue Reading
Senate cannabis expungements bill (Newsletter: April 19, 2024)
Russia pushed to free US medical marijuana patient; FL poll; Gallup cannabis use survey; SAFE Banking push; NIDA on rescheduling; CO & MO psychedelics 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
GOP Congressman Claims Top Federal Drug Official ‘Adamantly Opposes’ Marijuana Rescheduling, But Agency Endorsed FDA Recommendation
A GOP congressman is claiming that the head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) opposes marijuana rescheduling—despite the fact that her agency officially concurred with a recommendation to implement the reform as well as the director’s repeated public comments criticizing research barriers imposed by cannabis’s current Schedule IContinue Reading
Second Missouri House Panel Approves Bill To Legalize Psilocybin Therapy For Veterans
A second committee in Missouri’s House of Representatives has advanced legislation that would legalize the medical use of psilocybin by military veterans and fund future studies exploring the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic. The bill, HB 1830, would in its current form allow military veterans who are at least 21Continue Reading
Smoke Odor Candles Keep OG Cannabis Culture Alive
With 420 a few short days away, we’re inclined to think about the history behind this annual cannabis celebration and how the industry continues to evolve in the wake of expanding legalization in the US and worldwide. Despite all the change (for better or for worse), the words “four-twenty” evokeContinue Reading