Patients plead with SC legislators to legalize marijuana, but efforts remain blocked
A grandmother from Hilton Head Island pleaded with legislators Wednesday to let her ease her suffering legally. But bipartisan efforts to allow South Carolinians to use marijuana as medicine continue to be blocked by opposition from law enforcement.     Margaret Richardson said she lives in fear of the... Read more
Hundreds denied Missouri medical marijuana business licenses — and it’s not clear why
Leisa Stevens thought she had compiled a fairly competitive application to start growing cannabis on 30 acres near Kansas City International Airport. To get in on Missouri’s fledgling medical marijuana business, she scoured the state’s rules, hired an engineering firm and brought an attorney on board. She found a... Read more
Cannabis sativa L. still holds many secrets. But, one compound at a time, scientists are beginning to decipher its complex code. In addition to increased interest in studying the hundreds of minor cannabinoids and terpenes the plant is capable of producing, researchers have also begun to examine the pharmacological... Read more
The hemp market continues to settle as farmers look to the 2020 season. As U.S. growers learn from lessons they picked up in previous years, and as more growers get into the game, the national and international markets will shake out and begin to look more like a commodities... Read more
The hemp market continues to settle as farmers look to the 2020 season. As U.S. growers learn from lessons they picked up in previous years, and as more growers get into the game, the national and international markets will shake out and begin to look more like a commodities... Read more
Feds want help IDing marijuana studies; Lawmakers caution against changing cannabis banking bill; NM gov’s State of the State: ‘high time’ to legalize 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... Read more
Chief Brian Manley said he would continue to enforce marijuana laws the day after the city council unanimously approved stopping arrests and tickets for low-level cases. By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune The day after the Austin City Council approved a resolution to stop arresting or ticketing people for... Read more
Billionaire philanthropist Tom Steyer is calling for the legalization of marijuana and decriminalization of opioid possession. In a criminal justice reform plan released on Thursday, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate laid out a vision for ending the drug war, which he said has contributed to mass incarceration and is... Read more
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