“We have sort of a ‘wild west’ situation. It’s a gray area. Delta-8 is being sold around the state, and it’s being sold in gas stations, health food stores.” By Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern After a court decision last year clarified the legality of an intoxicating compound derived from... Read more
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have refiled a bill to combat illicit marijuana grows on federal lands, framing it as a way that the federal government can help protect cannabis consumers’ health from banned pesticides that are often used in unregulated cultivation. While the idea of yet another stepped up federal... Read more
As a Florida cannabis industry-funded campaign makes progress in getting a marijuana legalization initiative placed on the state’s 2024 ballot, a new poll shows that seven in ten voters support the reform. The survey from the University of North Florida’s (UNF) Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) found that 70... Read more
The Oklahoma House of Representatives has approved a bill to promote research into the therapeutic potential of psilocybin while providing legal protections against prosecution for people with eligible conditions who possess the psychedelic. The legislation from Rep. Daniel Pae (R) cleared the chamber in a 66-32 vote on Thursday,... Read more
The Delaware House of Representatives has approved a bill to create regulations for adult-use marijuana sales, sending it to the Senate just days after passing a complementary possession legalization measure. The chamber cleared the regulatory legislation from Rep. Ed Osienski (D)—which advanced through two committees before reaching the floor—in... Read more
The Washington State Senate has approved a bill to create a task force promoting research into psilocybin and developing a pathway for legal access to the psychedelic. The legislation from Sen. Jesse Salomon (D)—which was effectively gutted in an earlier Senate committee to exclude original regulated access provisions—cleared the... Read more
The head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says the agency remains committed to “expeditiously” carrying out a scientific review of marijuana as part of President Joe Biden’s scheduling directive last year—but he’s making clear that the final decision is up to the Drug Enforcement... Read more
Intel official on marijuana & clearances; PA legalization revenue in gov’s budget; TX decrim advances; WA psilocybin passes Senate; DE & MN votes 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
Bipartisan and bicameral congressional lawmakers have filed an updated version of a bill to streamline the federal rescheduling of “breakthrough therapies” like psilocybin and MDMA in order to promote research and drug development. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Rand Paul (R-KY)—along with Reps. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) and Nancy Mace... Read more
