Trump Team Says DeSantis Should Use Marijuana Edibles To Deal With Presidential Campaign Stress
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 1, 2023 0
The Trump campaign took a swipe at 2024 Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, urging the Florida governor to pick up some marijuana edibles while visiting Nevada to de-stress from the race. Steven Cheung, spokesperson for former President Donald Trump, made the comments on Saturday, remarking on the stagnant polling... Read more
Veteran Access To Psychedelics Requires Balance Of Speed And Caution, Says Panel With VA And Former CDC Officials
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 1, 2023 0
Experts and advocates—including a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official and a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—recently convened for a Harvard University panel to discuss efforts to expand veteran access to psychedelic-assisted therapy. Speakers broadly agreed that psychedelic substances like MDMA and psilocybin... Read more
Arkansas Made $23.5 Million In Medical Marijuana Tax Revenue So Far This Year, With State On Track For New Sales Record
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 31, 2023 0
“With monthly sales averaging $23.4 million, we remain on track to set a new sales record this year.” By Kim Jarrett, The Center Square Arkansas’s medical marijuana sales have brought in $23.5 million in tax revenue this year, according to information from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.... Read more
Key House Committee Will Consider Ending Marijuana Testing For Federal Job Applicants And Lifting D.C. Cannabis Sales Ban
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 31, 2023 0
A key House committee will soon consider newly filed amendments to a large-scale spending bill that would prevent drug testing of certain federal job applicants for marijuana and end the blockade that has kept Washington, D.C. from legalizing cannabis sales. Democratic lawmakers recently filed the amendments to Fiscal Year... Read more
New ‘Drug Legalization Handbook’ From Coalition Of Advocacy Groups Offers Policy Ideas For Post-Prohibition World
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 31, 2023 0
It’s time to end prohibition and instead legalize and regulate all drugs, according to a new Reason Foundation report from a coalition of analysts and advocacy groups. Authors say the nearly century-long drug war has failed to rein in overdose deaths, reduce substance use disorders or decrease violent crime.... Read more
Ohio Polls Show Majority Support For Marijuana Legalization Ahead Of Ballot Initiative Vote
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 30, 2023 0
With little more than a week before Election Day in Ohio, two new polls indicate that a comfortable majority of voters support legalizing adult-use marijuana—the subject Issue 2 on the state ballot. A survey of 638 Ohio voters by Public Policy Polling found that 59 percent of respondents would... Read more
Missouri Lawmaker Urges Investigation Into ‘Egregious Exploitation’ In Marijuana Social Equity Licensing Process
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 30, 2023 0
“It is disheartening to see bad actors attempt to exploit the system for personal gain, undermining the very opportunities we sought to create.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A St. Louis lawmaker is demanding that Missouri regulators investigate what she called an “egregious exploitation” of social cannabis equity licenses,... Read more
Drug Decriminalization Law Takes Effect In Australian Capital Territory
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 30, 2023 0
A new policy that decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs took effect on Saturday in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), which includes the national capital of Canberra and surrounding areas. The jurisdiction is the country’s first to adopt the policy change. Lawmakers for the territory approved... Read more
Advocates File California Ballot Initiative To Legalize Psychedelics For Medical, Therapeutic And Spiritual Use In 2024
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 29, 2023 0
Advocates in California filed a ballot initiative with state officials on Friday that would create a right “to obtain and use psychedelics for medical, therapeutic and spiritual purposes” with the recommendation of a doctor. It would also allow adults to possess and use the substances in their home as... Read more
