NC Senate approves medical marijuana; NJ 280E bill passes; TX decrim hearing; Biden talks cannabis & Black History Month 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 latest effort to allow Washington State adults to grow cannabis at home fell short last week, pulled from consideration ahead of a planned committee vote on the final day before a key legislative deadline. The move means that, for at least another year, cultivating plants for personal use... Read more
“If we could empower the businesses, it’s going to mean more revenue, and we’re going to realize what we intended for the law to do. And that is increase employment, develop communities, reduce crime in the state.” By Nike Schoonover, Capitol News Illinois Illinois House Democrats announced... Read more
U.S. officials are seeking White House approval on proposed changes to federal hiring practices that would treat past marijuana use by applicants much more leniently than current policy does. If approved, the changes are expected to significantly expand the pool of eligible candidates for government jobs. Existing federal job-application... Read more
The Oklahoma Republican Party is encouraging its members to reject a state cannabis legalization ballot measure set for a special election next week, calling the proposal “a cornucopia that provides only delights for the marijuana user to the detriment of other citizens.” “We encourage you to get out the... Read more
Poll: NH legalization support; Lawmakers in many states weigh psychedelics & drug decrim; WA psilocybin; OK marijuana initiative endorsement; VA hemp 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... Read more
Feds: CA marijuana license fees hurt owls; WA worker protections; NC medical cannabis hits floor; NY gov visits dispensary 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
A federal health agency has published a new advisory on what it warns are the “potential harms, side effects, and unknowns” of CBD as more Americans use the popular cannabinoid. At the same time, the government body is also implying that products purchased from state-legal marijuana dispensaries may be... Read more
“Given that has been legal for eight years, it appeared to the Supreme Court that this was an appropriate time not to have people…suffer the negative consequences that can stem from having your name posted on Courtview.” By James Brooks, Alaska Beacon On May 1, the Alaska Court... Read more
A Washington State psilocybin bill that a Senate panel gutted of its legalization provisions last week advanced out of the Senate Ways and Means Committee on Thursday ahead of an end-of-week legislative deadline. The panel approved the proposal, which in its current form would extend the state’s ongoing review... Read more
