Top GOP Wisconsin Lawmaker Is ‘Pretty Confident’ Medical Marijuana Bill Will Pass Next Year With ‘Just Republican Votes’
The GOP leader of Wisconsin’s Assembly says a limited medical marijuana bill will be introduced next month—though he expects that lawmakers are “going to have to pass it with just Republican votes” because his Democratic colleagues want broader legalization and aren’t willing to accept the scaled-back reform. In an interviewContinue Reading
Missouri Bills Would Regulate Hemp-Derived Delta-8 THC Like Marijuana
“When you’re putting these things into the stream of commerce and you look at the 10th Amendment, there’s really nothing in the U.S. Constitution that says that we can’t clearly legislate this type of issue.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A Republican state senator has filed legislation to renew lastContinue Reading
High School Students Say Marijuana Is Harder To Access Following Legalization For Adults, Canadian Study Shows
A newly published study of high school students in Canada found that the proportion of those who said marijuana was easy to access fell in recent years, during a period in which the country legalized cannabis for adults and retail sales locations opened across the country while people also spent monthsContinue Reading
Arizona Awards ‘Justice Reinvestment’ Grants To 18 Community Nonprofits, Paid For With Marijuana Revenue
Arizona has awarded the first round of Justice Reinvestment Grants to 18 community nonprofits, state officials announced last week. The program, created by the state’s 2020 marijuana law, is funded by revenue from taxes on legal cannabis sales. The grants program supports a variety goals of including public and behavioralContinue Reading
These Were The Biggest Federal And Congressional Marijuana Policy Developments Of 2023
The year 2023 brought a mixed bag of federal developments in the marijuana space—marked by historic news such as the Biden administration’s rescheduling recommendation and pardon expansion, as well as setbacks on the congressional path to enacting cannabis banking reform. And with Congress now in recess for the holiday season,Continue Reading
Biden too old for cannabis reform, challenger says (Newsletter: December 27, 2023)
FL legalization petition arrests; GOP congressman backs rescheduling; Ukraine medical marijuana bill delayed; Record ME sales 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
Ukraine Medical Marijuana Bill That Was Approved By Lawmakers Is Delayed On Path To Zelensky’s Desk Amid Opposition Tactics
Plans to legalize medical marijuana in Ukraine have been delayed following actions by the opposition party Batkivshchyna to block the signing of a bill approved by the country’s unicameral legislature earlier this month. The leader of the Batkivshchyna (Fatherland) party, Yulia Tymoshenko, who has consistently opposed the measure, said recentlyContinue Reading
Biden Is Too Old To Grasp The Need To Legalize Marijuana, Challenger Dean Phillips Says
Dean Phillips, the Minnesota congressman challenging Joe Biden in the Democratic primary, said in a newly published interview that the president is too old and out of touch to understand contemporary cannabis issues. “I think it’s generational,” Phillips said. “People in their 80s do not see things, have not livedContinue Reading
Florida Officials Arrest Two People Accused Of Falsifying Signatures For Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative
Florida officials say they’ve arrested two paid canvassers charged with allegedly falsifying signatures on petitions to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s 2024 ballot. As the state Supreme Court weighs a legal challenge to the ballot measure that was brought by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (R), theContinue Reading
30 weed predictions very likely to come true in 2024
2024 in weed strains, politics and more. The post 30 weed predictions very likely to come true in 2024 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: 30 weed predictions very likely to come true in 2024Continue Reading