“What we’re saying is these aren’t rationally related to protecting kids, and they are not something that you have authority to do under our constitution.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A panel of Missouri lawmakers has spent several hours in recent weeks debating whether or not aliens and... Read more
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has approved a Senate-passed bill to allow all licensed medical marijuana grower-processors in the state to sell their cannabis products directly to patients. The legislation—which has been amended to further grant grower permits to independent dispensaries—cleared the chamber in a 114-89 vote on Wednesday.... Read more
“The recent resolution of several court cases including rulings by the court of appeals has enabled us, the commission, to move forward with today’s actions.” By Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission unanimously granted provisional licenses to four more companies to produce low-THC oil... Read more
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With Ohio’s vote to legalize marijuana last week, more than 50 percent of the U.S. population now lives in a state that has ended cannabis prohibition for adults—and nearly 75 percent live in a jurisdiction that has legalized medical or recreational marijuana—according to a report from a firm headed... Read more
New state guidance for addiction services and treatment programs in New York advises against routine screening for marijuana use, an approach designed to parallel that used for alcohol. Some clinicians see the change, which is being implemented following the state’s legalization of cannabis, as a step away from an... Read more
A Massachusetts company that bills itself as “the first and only licensed provider of psychedelic health plans” announced on Tuesday that it will cover psilocybin-assisted therapy in states where it’s legal. “Given the evidence of effectiveness seen in clinical trials in the U.S. and elsewhere, we have decided to... Read more
Legalizing medical marijuana is associated with a “lower frequency” of nonprescribed pharmaceutical opioid use, according to a study published this month in the International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. While the decrease was rather small—between about 0.6 percent and 1.5 percent for regular to frequent opioid use—and was... Read more
Voters in another Texas city will have the chance to decide on a local marijuana decriminalization initiative on the ballot after the Lubbock City Council declined to enact the reform legislatively on Tuesday. In a 0-7 vote, local lawmakers unanimously rejected the measure, which was put on the agenda... Read more
House lawmakers met on Tuesday for a first-ever congressional hearing on psychedelics, with lawmakers and witnesses focusing on how substances like psilocybin and MDMA can aid therapy for military veterans’ facing mental health challenges. A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official who testified claimed that there are “no... Read more