Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Approved By More House And Senate Committees
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A marijuana legalization bill cleared additional Minnesota House Senate committees on Thursday. The House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee passed the measure from Rep. Zack Stephenson (D) in a voice vote—the eleventh in the chamber to do so this session. Later in the day, the Senate Labor Committee... Read more
Federal cannabis pardon application under review (Newsletter: March 3, 2023)
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WA Senate passes interstate marijuana commerce; Congressional psychedelics caucus; NM psilocybin bill; OK legalization early voting; FL 420k sigs 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
Louisiana Could Pull Hundreds Of Hemp Products Off The Market With Proposed Emergency Rule
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“I’m hoping you have in mind how much these small businesses invested… That’s going to impact their business and their investment, and the trust that businesses have for Louisiana, that’s important how we handle this and how we make these companies whole.” By Viktor Skinner, The Center Square Hundreds... Read more
Virginia Lawmakers Move To Cut Cannabis Regulators’ Budget While Also Asking Them To Do More
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“To me it puts us in a very difficult situation from a health policy perspective. As soon as something happens, I would imagine somebody’s going to be looking to point fingers at who’s regulating this. I just don’t know how we could do what we’re supposed to do effectively.”... Read more
Justice Department Launches Marijuana Pardon Certificate Application
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The Department of Justice on Friday launched an application form that people who were covered under President Joe Biden’s mass marijuana pardon can fill out to demonstrate that they were granted clemency. In October, Biden issued a proclamation granting a pardon to people who have committed cannabis possession offenses... Read more
Two Wyoming Marijuana Initiatives Fail To Qualify For 2024 Ballot, But Advocates Will Try Again
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Wyoming organizers behind two proposed cannabis ballot measures—one to legalize medical marijuana and another to decriminalize possession of small amounts of cannabis—say the would-be initiatives have failed to qualify for the state’s 2024 ballot. One of the primary backers of the measures, Wyoming NORML, announced this week that although... Read more
Hawaii Marijuana Legalization And Psychedelics Research Bills Advance To Senate Floor Votes Following Committee Approval
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Legislative committees in Hawaii have approved separate bills that would legalize marijuana for adults and direct the state to further study psychedelic-assisted therapy, advancing both measures to the Senate floor ahead of an end-of-week deadline. Lawmakers in a joint committee session on Thursday approved the cannabis legalization measure, SB... Read more
Maryland House Committee Advances Bill To Regulate Marijuana Sales With Amendments
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A Maryland House of Delegates committee has advanced an amended bill containing proposed rules for legal marijuana sales and production in the state, a policy change approved by nearly two-thirds of voters through a ballot referendum last year. The measure is intended to prepare Maryland to regulate cannabis commerce... Read more
Kansas Senators Hear Second Day Of Testimony Against Medical Marijuana In Hearing Stacked With Opponents
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“Today, I thought, was pathetic. It was awful. Today, all I heard were opponents against it, who were spouting a lot of reefer madness and a lot of misinformation, really prone to hyperbole in such a way that it was truly offensive.” During a second round of testimony about... Read more
Congressman Challenges Biden Administration Officials To Provide Evidence For Positions On Marijuana Scheduling
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News March 1, 2023 0
A Democratic congressman is circulating a sign-on letter challenging Biden Administration officials who are currently engaged in a review of marijuana’s scheduling status under the federal Controlled Substances Act to provide clear and compelling reasons for whatever decisions they reach. “To ensure accountability in your conclusions—which has been absent... Read more
