Key Senate Chairman Signals Marijuana Banking Will Wait Until 2023, Says There’s ‘Interest In The Republican House’
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) signaled on Thursday that marijuana banking reform might be on hold until the next Congress in 2023, rather than passed during the lame duck session as advocates and stakeholders had hoped. However, Brown’s office told Marijuana Moment that the senator still would likeContinue Reading
Poison Alert! Quality control is often lacking for Cannabis products
Poison Alert! Quality control is often lacking for Cannabis products Image Cannabis News December 15, 2022 Poison Alert: Are your CBD and THC-rich consumables contaminated by heavy metals, pesticides, and reproductive toxins? Quality control has been an issue in the legal cannabis space since day one. Most American consumers expectContinue Reading
Fact Finders: Marijuana in Missouri hotels and motels?
Fact Finders: Marijuana in Missouri hotels and motels? Image Cannabis News December 15, 2022 SPRINGFIELD – The use of recreational marijuana for those 21 and older became legal in Missouri this month. The constitutional amendment (article 14 of the Missouri Constitution) has triggered several viewer questions. One of our viewersContinue Reading
Bob Marley's son Stephen reveals how his grandmother used to use the hemp plant to alleviate arthritis pain, a common cold, and more
Bob Marley’s son Stephen reveals how his grandmother used to use the hemp plant to alleviate arthritis pain, a common cold, and more Image Cannabis News December 15, 2022 In recent years, the popularity of CBD has skyrocketed and become a star ingredient in a whole array of products, includingContinue Reading
Marijuana pre-rolls and edibles in Arizona see growth
Marijuana pre-rolls and edibles in Arizona see growth Image Cannabis News December 15, 2022 According to cannabis data analytics firm BDSA, national cannabis sales decreased 0.5% in October compared to September. Looking at a per-day basis, sales decreased 3.7% month-over-month. In total, sales across the 11 state marijuana markets totaledContinue Reading
Japan unit of Britain's Jazz Pharma starts phase III trial of Cannabis
Japan unit of Britain’s Jazz Pharma starts phase III trial of Cannabis Image Cannabis News December 15, 2022 TOKYO – The Japanese unit of Britain’s Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC (JAZZ.O) said on Thursday it had started a phase III trial of a cannabis-based drug for epilepsy. The trial follows a recommendationContinue Reading
Kansas will revisit Medical Cannabis legalization next year
Kansas will revisit Medical Cannabis legalization next year Image Cannabis News December 15, 2022 Earlier this year, the Kansas House approved a bill to stand up a new medical marijuana industry, but a Senate companion measure died in committee. A Republican state senator in Kansas plans to introduce a billContinue Reading
Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing Marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.
Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing Marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way. Image Cannabis News December 15, 2022 Some local leaders say they worry the changes violate state law, while residents who supported decriminalizing marijuana say the pushback disrespects democracy. The fight in several Texas citiesContinue Reading
Prosecution collapses against execs caught up in CannTrust Cannabis Scandal
Prosecution collapses against execs caught up in CannTrust Cannabis Scandal Image Cannabis News December 15, 2022 Ontario Securities Commission moves to withdraw charges against beleaguered company’s former officials. The prosecution of three businessmen caught up in one of Canada’s most spectacular cannabis-industry flameouts suffered its own collapse on Wednesday, asContinue Reading
Pennsylvania Officials Announce $19 Million In Marijuana-Funded Student Debt Relief Grants For Substance Misuse Treatment Professionals
Pennsylvania officials are awarding nearly $19 million in grants, partially funded by medical marijuana tax revenue, to help substance misuse treatment professionals pay down their student loans. The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) announced last week that it is drawing from the state Medical Marijuana Program Fund,Continue Reading