Missouri Senators Approve Bill To Legalize Psilocybin Therapy For Veterans
A Missouri Senate committee has approved a Republican-led bill to legalize the medical use of psilocybin by military veterans and fund studies exploring the therapeutic potential of the psychedelic. The Senate Emerging Issues Committee passed the legislation from Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder (R), with amendments, on Tuesday. As revised, theContinue Reading
Ohio Drops Medical Marijuana Patient Fee To 1¢ As New Jersey Offers Free Digital Cannabis Cards
Ohio medical marijuana patients and caregivers will soon only need to pay one penny to obtain or renew their registrations, regulators have announced. And in New Jersey, the state is fully eliminating the cost of obtaining a medical cannabis card. As Ohio prepares to implement a voter-approved adult-use legalization law,Continue Reading
Governor asks court to 'stay' lawsuit over Marijuana tax money
Governor asks court to ‘stay’ lawsuit over Marijuana tax money Image Cannabis News February 28, 2024 Legal Battle Over Montana Marijuana Tax Revenue Allocation Continues. Over nine months after Montana’s 2023 legislative session adjourned, a broadly supported bill to change how tax money from marijuana sales is used is stillContinue Reading
House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance calling for changes to Cannabis tax
House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance calling for changes to Cannabis tax Image Cannabis News February 28, 2024 The federal House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance is recommending a change to how cannabis excise taxes are applied. The change calls for moving from a rate of $1 perContinue Reading
After Marijuana Legalization In Missouri, Neighboring Kansas Has Seen Cannabis Arrests ‘Plateau’
“Marijuana possession? Nope, we’re just not doing it. Our law enforcement partners have pretty much accepted that.” By Blaise Mesa, The Kansas City Beacon More than 1 million Kansans live within an hour’s drive of Missouri and its dispensaries selling legal cannabis at seemingly every strip mall. Yet even withContinue Reading
Decrease In Cannabis Treatment Tied To Policy Changes
Decrease In Cannabis Treatment Tied To Policy Changes Image Cannabis News February 28, 2024 Legalization of Cannabis Associated with Decrease in Cannabis Use Disorders. A new study has found that the legalization of cannabis is not associated with an increase in cannabis use disorders. Instead, it has decreased since 2004.Continue Reading
Pressure Mounts on Kentucky Governor for Cannabis Decriminalization
Pressure Mounts on Kentucky Governor for Cannabis Decriminalization Image Cannabis News February 28, 2024 Kentucky Governor Pressured to Decriminalize Cannabis as Activists Rally for Change. Kentucky’s Governor, Andy Beshear, has come under pressure from cannabis activists to push through a bill that would decriminalise small amounts of cannabis. The stateContinue Reading
Ohio police dogs trained to sniff out Marijuana will need to be retired
Ohio police dogs trained to sniff out Marijuana will need to be retired Image Cannabis News February 28, 2024 Ohio Police Dogs Face Retirement as Cannabis Legalization Renders Them Obsolete. Nearly 300 drug-sniffing police dogs in Ohio will need to retire in the near future as the legalization of cannabisContinue Reading
‘We’re being set up to fail’: New York Cannabis advertising restrictions pummeling dispensaries
‘We’re being set up to fail’: New York Cannabis advertising restrictions pummeling dispensaries Image Cannabis News February 28, 2024 Ellis Soodak opened Verdi, the first legal adult-use dispensary in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, about a month and a half ago. Already, he’s grappling with a regulatory issue that he believes couldContinue Reading
Retail sales of Marijuana possible with two new bills
Retail sales of Marijuana possible with two new bills Image Cannabis News February 28, 2024 Bills hoping to establish a retail marijuana market in Virginia have advanced in the General Assembly. Virginia has no retail marijuana market in place, despite the General Assembly decriminalizing the drug in 2020, according toContinue Reading