The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) launched a new podcast last week about the future of veteran health care, and the first episode of the series focuses on the healing potential of psychedelics. Hosted by VA Under Secretary for Health Shereef Elnahal, episode one of the New Horizons... Read more
Washington, D.C. medical marijuana patients could submit products directly to labs for testing—and regulators would be able to issue temporary cannabis patient registrations to non-residents that last for up to a year—under a bill that was recently sent to the mayor’s desk. The legislation, sponsored by D.C. Council Chairman... Read more
The chair of a New York Senate cannabis committee is inviting members of the public to apply to testify at an upcoming hearing on challenges facing the state’s legal marijuana industry. Members of the public interested in speaking at the October 30 meeting must fill out an online witness... Read more
The era of pre-employment marijuana screenings for most would-be state workers in Michigan officially came to a close on Sunday as a code change approved in July took effect. The change is the result of an amendment unanimously approved in July by the Michigan Civil Service Commission, which also... Read more
The main questions addressed on Friday will be: Was there a credible threat to public health? And should Delta’s suspension be lifted now that potentially dangerous products are pulled from the shelves? By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Recalls on cannabis products have become common in other states where marijuana... Read more
Schumer & GOP clash on marijuana banking; Feds talk psychedelics research; Study: Drug decrim doesn’t boost overdose deaths 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. Your support makes Marijuana... Read more
“Unless Congress acts, the Biden administration’s plan to merely reschedule marijuana is likely to supercharge the rise of national cannabis conglomerates while strangling local community-scale businesses.” By Bruce Barcott and Shaleen Title The SAFE(R) Banking Act vote and the Biden administration’s review of the federal status of marijuana have... Read more
New Jersey officials have announced the availability of $5.5 million in marijuana revenue to support a hospital-based violence intervention grants program. Grants will be awarded beginning next year, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin (D) said in a press release. Launched in 2020, the New... Read more
“None of these numbers are lining up. None of the labs are adding up. We have no idea where the extra volume is coming from.” By Darrell Ehrlick, Daily Montanan One of Montana’s few in-state laboratories that had participated in the rollout of the recreational and medical marijuana programs... Read more
