“If the Legal Marijuana Now Party wants to run candidates for office, they can still get on the ballot using the same process available to other third parties,” By Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer The Minnesota Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Legal Marijuana Now Party has failed to... Read more
There continues to be majority support for a Florida marijuana legalization ballot initiative, according to a new poll commissioned by an organization that opposes the reform. But the measure is again coming up shy of the 60 percent threshold needed for passage under the state’s Constitution. The survey done... Read more
Lawmakers in Vermont have passed legislation to create a psychedelic-assisted therapy working group that would make recommendations on whether and how the state should regulate legal access to substances like psilocybin and MDMA. The measure next heads to the desk of Gov. Phil Scott (R). The Senate approved revised... Read more
“Any person may sell or peddle the products of the farm or garden occupied and cultivated by him without obtaining a license therefor.” By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost The first lawsuit since the legalization of cannabis in Minnesota that seeks to use a state constitutional provision to allow the unlicensed... Read more
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) says he’s “sure” he’ll end up vetoing a bill that would legalize and fund a Burlington facility where people could use currently prohibited drugs in a medically supervised environment, explaining that he’s “philosophically and pragmatically opposed” to the measure despite support from local leaders.... Read more
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) paid a visit to a marijuana manufacturing facility in Sacramento this week, touring the operation and speaking with staff as he continues his push for federal legalization. Just weeks after reintroducing the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA) with 17 other Democratic senators, Booker took... Read more
“This is government. We can’t have things that are done undercover.” By Rosalind Adams, THE CITY A New York lawmaker called for the state to sever its relationship with a Chicago-based private equity firm helping to fund weed dispensaries run by people impacted by the war on drugs following... Read more
NH & PA legalization; VT safe consumption site bill to gov; Illicit marijuana seizures decline; State cannabis revenue rises 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
The governor of Wisconsin says he’s “hopeful” that the November election will lead to Democratic control of the legislature, which will position the state to finally legalize marijuana. At a stop on his “Pothole Patrol” tour on Tuesday, Gov. Tony Evers (D) was asked about the recent vote to... Read more
States have carried out “great experiments” with marijuana legalization that have given Americans “more freedoms,” including in conservative jurisdictions, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says. As Schumer continues to push for cannabis banking legislation and a legalization bill he recently unveiled, the senator was asked on Wednesday whether... Read more
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