What employers need to know about Marijuana
What employers need to know about Marijuana Image Cannabis News January 17, 2023 Article XIV, Section 1, was added to the Missouri Constitution when Amendment 2 passed in 2018, allowing the use of medical marijuana for qualified patients with physician consent. The passage of Amendment 3 on Nov. 8, 2022,Continue Reading
President Biden reiterates commitment to Federal Cannabis pardons and expungements
President Biden reiterates commitment to Federal Cannabis pardons and expungements Image Cannabis News January 17, 2023 As part of Martin Luther King Jr. festivities, president Joe Biden was at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington on Monday, to deliver a keynote speech for the National Action Network’s annual MLK breakfast. IntroducedContinue Reading
Bipartisan Arizona Lawmakers File Bill To Promote Psilocybin Research With $30 Million In Grants
Bipartisan Arizona lawmakers have filed a bill to promote research into the medical potential of psilocybin mushrooms for a variety of conditions that could inform future reforms on authorizing psychedelic-assisted therapy. The legislation from Reps. Kevin Payne (R), Jennifer Longdon (D), Stacey Travers (D) and Sen. T. J. Shope (R)Continue Reading
First cannabis bill of new Congress focuses on guns (Newsletter: January 17, 2023)
Biden talks marijuana pardons at MLK Day event; NH psychedelics legalization bill; VA lawmakers’ cannabis focus for 2023 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.mc4wpContinue Reading
Cannabis Legalization Could Make New Strides in 2023
The effort to reform the nation’s cannabis laws made new strides in 2022 with the passage of recreational marijuana legalization ballot measures in Maryland and Missouri in the November midterm elections. Success was not universal, however, as similar propositions on the ballot in Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota failedContinue Reading
Biden Touts Fulfilled ‘Promise’ On Marijuana And Calls For Expungements At MLK Day Event
President Joe Biden on Monday said that marijuana reform is part of his commitment to “equal justice,” arguing that people should be released from prison and have their records cleared for simple possession. Speaking at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day hosted by the National Action Network’s (NAN), the presidentContinue Reading
First Marijuana Bill Of The New Congress Is A GOP-Led Gun Rights Measure
Republican House lawmakers have filed the first piece of marijuana reform legislation for the 118th Congress, proposing to allow medical cannabis patients to purchase and possess firearms. Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) introduced the bill, which appears to be the same as a measure originally filed in 2019 that did notContinue Reading
Can Virginia lawmakers find a way to fix the state’s ‘weird’ Weed laws?
Can Virginia lawmakers find a way to fix the state’s ‘weird’ Weed laws? Image Cannabis News January 16, 2023 Bills on retail sales, hemp regulation to be taken up in 2023 session. At a sleek new store called Cannabist in Richmond’s Carytown shopping district, anyone with an easy-to-obtain medical cannabisContinue Reading
Police find elaborate underground bunker in Adelaide allegedly used to grow cannabis
Police find elaborate underground bunker in Adelaide allegedly used to grow cannabis Image Cannabis News January 16, 2023 Two men charged with drug and money laundering offences, as well as theft of electricity, after officers raid Coromandel East property. Two men have been arrested after police uncovered an elaborate undergroundContinue Reading
Virginia Lawmakers Consider Updating Marijuana And Hemp Product Laws In 2023 Session
“It’s weird that it’s legal to possess it but you can’t sell it.” By Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury At a sleek new store called Cannabist in Richmond’s Carytown shopping district, anyone with an easy-to-obtain medical cannabis card can buy a full range of marijuana products strongly regulated by the VirginiaContinue Reading