Marijuana sold in New York’s unlicensed businesses contain harmful contaminants, report finds
Marijuana sold in New York’s unlicensed businesses contain harmful contaminants, report finds Image Cannabis News December 7, 2022 A new report found that about 40% of marijuana products sold in New York’s unlicensed businesses contain potentially harmful contaminants. The results of a survey published last week highlighted the lack ofContinue Reading
The new Marijuana research bill is another sign that Federal Prohibition is ending
The new Marijuana research bill is another sign that Federal Prohibition is ending Image Cannabis News December 7, 2022 More research will give HHS and DOJ more data that will support the fact that marijuana’s Schedule I status is absolutely ridiculous. On Friday, December 2, 2022, the White House announcedContinue Reading
Paralyzed Dad with MS replaces 75 pills a day with Cannabis and gets back on his feet
Paralyzed Dad with MS replaces 75 pills a day with Cannabis and gets back on his feet Image Cannabis News December 7, 2022 “A healthy man wants a thousand things, a sick man only wants one,” goes the popular and very true saying. (Benzinga) Battling any kind of disease, evenContinue Reading
International Cannabis reform ramps up in Europe and South America
International Cannabis reform ramps up in Europe and South America Image Cannabis News December 7, 2022 The majority of the world appears to be moving towards some form of cannabis regulation, with an eye towards liberalization. Global cannabis reform is gaining momentum. What started as a ripple in three countriesContinue Reading
Ohio Lawmakers Hold Hearing On Two Marijuana Legalization Bills, One Led By Republicans And The Other Sponsored By Democrats
Ohio lawmakers held a brief hearing on Tuesday to consider two marijuana legalization bills—one sponsored by Democrats and the other led by Republicans. Both bills before the House Finance Committee would tax and regulate cannabis for adults over the age of 21, though they have significant differences between them. NeitherContinue Reading
D.C. Council Approves Bill To Eliminate Medical Marijuana License Caps, Promote Equity, Provide Tax Relief And More
Washington, D.C. lawmakers approved a bill on Tuesday that would make fundamental changes to the medical marijuana program in the nation’s capital—including by eliminating cannabis business licensing caps, providing tax relief to operators, further promoting social equity and creating new regulated business categories such as on-site consumption facilities and cannabisContinue Reading
Cannabis banking left out of NDAA (Newsletter: December 7, 2022)
DOJ wants safe consumption case delay; Colombian Senate votes to legalize marijuana; CT cannabis record clearings; OR gov touts pardons 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
Congressional Lawmakers Decline To Put Marijuana Reform In Defense Bill As New Details Surface On SAFE Plus Package
A large-scale defense bill that advocates had hoped would serve as a vehicle to enact marijuana banking and expungements reform does not include any cannabis language following bipartisan and bicameral negotiations. At the same time, details about the so-called SAFE Plus package that lawmakers have been negotiating are emerging, includingContinue Reading
Thousands Of Connecticut Marijuana Possession Records Will Be Wiped Away At Beginning Of 2023, Connecticut Governor Announces
The governor of Connecticut announced on Tuesday that the state will be automatically clearing records of low-level marijuana records for thousands of people at the beginning of the new year. Gov. Ned Lamont (D) said that the state has identified about 44,000 eligible possession cases that will be processed automaticallyContinue Reading
Colombian Senate Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, Bringing Country Closer To Ending Prohibition
The Colombian Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill to legalize marijuana nationwide, though there are still more legislative steps that need to be taken before it’s potentially enacted into law. The bill, which has also already received initial approval in the country’s Chamber of Representatives, was approved on the SenateContinue Reading