New York opened the application period for hundreds of new marijuana business licenses on Wednesday, marking the beginning of a massive expansion of the state’s legal cannabis system. So far only about two dozen retailers have opened statewide since adult-use sales began last December. Applications will be open until... Read more
USDA clears genetically engineered hemp; NY marijuana licenses & crackdown; MD & IL sales; Medical cannabis coverage for workers 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... Read more
Illinois marijuana retailers sold nearly 3.7 million adult-use cannabis products in September, according to newly posted state sales data. That’s more products than during any other month since recreational sales launched in January 2020. The money consumers spent on those products, meanwhile—$139.5 million—marked the third-highest monthly sales amount since... Read more
A hemp plant genetically engineered to produce lower levels of the cannabinoids THC and cannabichromene (CBC) “may be safely grown and bred in the United States,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced. The hemp plant was genetically modified and submitted for review by Growing Together Research, a... Read more
A new partnership between two health organizations will give businesses a chance to offer medical marijuana coverage as part of their workplace benefits packages to reduce out-of-pocket costs for employees who use cannabis therapeutically. Bennabis Health, which describes itself as “dedicated to filling the holes in the health insurance... Read more
The City Council in Portland, Maine, has voted to deprioritize the local enforcement of laws against psychedelic plants and fungi, adopting a resolution on Monday that emphasizes treating the use and possession of all controlled substances as a public health matter. The body voted 6–3 in favor of the... Read more
“Our senior populations use it for chronic pain, veterans use it for post-traumatic stress, people who have cancer use it as they go through chemo. There’s all sorts of uses for it.” By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune Giselle Ramirez left work on a recent Tuesday afternoon and... Read more
When most people think about the “high” of consuming marijuana, they typically think about the plant’s main psychoactive component, THC. But a new study is supporting the “entourage effect” theory, finding that cannabis products with a more diverse array of natural cannabinoids produce an even stronger psychoactive experience that... Read more
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
