New Mexico recreational Cannabis sales top $300 Million in first year
New Mexico recreational Cannabis sales top $300 Million in first year Image Cannabis News April 5, 2023 New Mexico dispensaries rang up more than $300 million in adult-use cannabis sales in the first year of legalization. Recreational marijuana sales in New Mexico totaled more than $300 million in the firstContinue Reading
Texas first banned Cannabis due to immigrants
Texas first banned Cannabis due to immigrants Image Cannabis News April 5, 2023 Marijuana was first criminalized in El Paso, Texas in the ’30’s and its danger as a “drug” or “hazard” had nothing to do with the ban. We all know that marijuana use is becoming less and lessContinue Reading
Washington Psilocybin Research Bill Heads To House Floor After Panel Rejects GOP Push To Restore Legal Use
A psilocybin research bill cleared a Washington State House committee on Tuesday, passing on a bipartisan 23–8 vote after lawmakers rejected a Republican-led amendment to restore the measure’s original provisions to broadly legalize facilitated use of the drug. “This is something that is—to me—low-risk, something that we can try now,”Continue Reading
Schumer To Speak At 4/20 Marijuana Policy Forum Inside The U.S. Capitol Alongside Other Lawmakers
Marijuana reform advocates announced on Wednesday that they’ll be holding a policy forum inside the U.S. Capitol Building on the unofficial cannabis holiday 4/20 that will feature speakers including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The National Cannabis Policy Summit’s Congressional Forum, hosted in the Capitol Visitors Center’s Congressional Auditorium,Continue Reading
Melissa Etheridge: On the Record
Right after the pandemic took hold in the US in March 2020, I happened across a Facebook post with a link to music living legend and cannabis activist/entrepreneur Melissa Etheridge singing some of her biggest hits—including “Come ToMy Window”—from her home. As it happened, I was just then sitting byContinue Reading
FL cannabis initiative nears ballot (Newsletter: April 5, 2023)
Biden touts marijuana moves; NM gov notes legal sales anniversary; CT dismisses cannabis cases; MT psilocybin defeat; MN legalization vote 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.mc4wpContinue Reading
Delta Munchies’ New Approach to Hemp-Derived Consumables
At the intersection of California’s high-tech innovation and its infamous high-quality cannabis cultivation, Delta Munchies’ executive team has planted their passion for showcasing the diversity and complexity of the cannabis plant. With over 16 years of experience working with the cannabis plant, they specialize in hemp-derived cannabinoids Delta-8 THC, Delta-9Continue Reading
Brighten up 420 with Tropicana Cookies—April’s Leafly HighLight strain
The Tangie and GSC family combine for a winner. The post Brighten up 420 with Tropicana Cookies—April’s Leafly HighLight strain appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Brighten up 420 with Tropicana Cookies—April’s Leafly HighLight strainContinue Reading
Florida Marijuana Legalization Campaign Nears Signature Total Needed For Ballot Access
An industry-backed marijuana reform campaign has so far collected more than 70 percent of the signatures it needs to put a legalization initiative before voters on the 2024 ballot. The Florida Division of Elections updates petition counts on the measure at the end of each month, and at the closeContinue Reading
The Number Of People Executed For Drug Offenses Surged In 2022, Report Finds
By December 2022, Harm Reduction International counted 285 people executed for drug convictions that year. By Alexander Lekhtman, Filter Worldwide executions for drug convictions have surged, more than doubling in 2022 compared with 2021. The sharp rise follows two years when executions were slowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and otherContinue Reading