Federal lawsuit reveals behind-the-scenes saga of failed Missouri marijuana testing lab
Federal lawsuit reveals behind-the-scenes saga of failed Missouri marijuana testing lab Image Cannabis News November 15, 2023 The rare glimpse into how Missouri medical marijuana business applicants came together echoes more the recent controversy involving social equity licenses. After Missouri voters legalized medical marijuana in November 2018, Jefferson City lobbyistContinue Reading
New York Officials Advise Drug Treatment Providers To Stop Testing Patients For Marijuana In Most Cases
New state guidance for addiction services and treatment programs in New York advises against routine screening for marijuana use, an approach designed to parallel that used for alcohol. Some clinicians see the change, which is being implemented following the state’s legalization of cannabis, as a step away from an abstinence-onlyContinue Reading
New York’s Cannabis regulators know out-of-state brands are breaking the rules
New York’s Cannabis regulators know out-of-state brands are breaking the rules Image Cannabis News November 15, 2023 It’s no secret that New York State’s nascent cannabis industry is under fire from large out-of-state corporations champing at the bit to enter what’s expected to become one of the nation’s largest legalContinue Reading
Smoker Sesh App Wins Cannabis Start-Up Competition at Boston University
Smoker Sesh App Wins Cannabis Start-Up Competition at Boston University Image Cannabis News November 15, 2023 Boston University’s Cannabis Start-Up Competition is finding the next game-changing start-up. In last week’s seventh annual Cannabis Start-Up Competition at Boston University (BU) in Massachusetts, on the same night Ohio became the 24th stateContinue Reading
Oklahoma task force seizes 36 tons of Illegal Marijuana
Oklahoma task force seizes 36 tons of Illegal Marijuana Image Cannabis News November 15, 2023 The Oklahoma Attorney General’s office says it is among the largest marijuana seizures in state history. The Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) found about 72,000 pounds of black-market marijuana inside a metal barn on Nov.Continue Reading
New Guide On ‘How To Regulate Psychedelics’ Lays Out Four-Tiered Model Focused Specifically On Nonmedical Use
A new guidebook examines possible avenues to regulating the nonmedical use of psychedelics, including psilocybin, LSD, DMT and mescaline, encouraging policymakers to take a thoughtful, evidence-based approach to regulation—one that authors say is too often overlooked amid the “madness” of the global drug war. “Regulating risky products and behaviors isContinue Reading
Women of Influence: Rep. Barbara Lee
The cannabis industry and its backers don’t have a louder voice in Congress than Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA). Lee is co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus and backer of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which aims to correct the historical injustices of drug policies that have disproportionatelyContinue Reading
Hottest weed smoking, dabbing, and baking gifts of Christmas 2023
With Puffco Plus, Flower Mill, and Storz & Bickel’s new Venty. The post Hottest weed smoking, dabbing, and baking gifts of Christmas 2023 appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Hottest weed smoking, dabbing, and baking gifts of Christmas 2023Continue Reading
NJ Legal Weed approaches $1B in sales, but how much is the state making?
NJ Legal Weed approaches $1B in sales, but how much is the state making? Image Cannabis News November 14, 2023 The New Jersey cannabis market is on its way to becoming a billion-dollar industry. From July 2022 through June 2023, New Jersey dispensaries sold more than $734 million in cannabisContinue Reading
Pro-Cannabis alliance hires first firm as reform momentum builds
Pro-Cannabis alliance hires first firm as reform momentum builds Image Cannabis News November 14, 2023 The Cannabis Freedom Alliance has hired its first lobbying firm, the Bose Public Affairs Group, to work on issues related to marijuana reform. The coalition, which includes the Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity and the RContinue Reading