GOP Candidate Ramaswamy Supports Federal Marijuana Legalization And Allowing Veterans To Use Psychedelics
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 15, 2023 0
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says he supports federally legalizing marijuana and allowing veterans with PTSD to use certain psychedelics—but his campaign is also attacking a recent Fox News article that suggested he supports decriminalizing “certain hard drugs” even though he recently said the broader reform would be an... Read more
South Dakota Attorney General Files Draft Marijuana Legalization Initiative Title And Summary For 2024 Ballot
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 14, 2023 0
South Dakota’s attorney general has officially released a draft summary of an initiative to legalize marijuana that advocates hope to place on the November 2024 ballot. The procedural development brings the campaign, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML), one step closer to being able to collect signatures to... Read more
DEA Considers Delta-8 THC Products Federally Illegal When Synthesized From CBD, Official Says In Newly Revealed Email
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 14, 2023 0
If there were any lingering questions about the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) position on the scheduling status of delta-8 THC, an attorney recently dug up an email from a top official that makes it perfectly clear: when synthesized from legal CBD, the agency considers delta-8 THC to be a... Read more
Marijuana Legalization In Maryland Is Pushing One City’s Mayor Out Of The Hemp Business
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 14, 2023 0
“We’re having to sell our farm,” said Federalsburg Mayor Kimberly Abner. “We’re not growing this year because basically they’re putting Maryland hemp farmers out of business.” By Bryan P. Sears, Maryland Matters The mayor of Federalsburg said Maryland’s legalization of cannabis is forcing her and her husband to close... Read more
Biden Admin Has No Record Of Marijuana Letter Cited By DEA Head In Congressional Testimony
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 10, 2023 0
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it has no record of a letter from the White House regarding President Joe Biden’s marijuana scheduling review directive, seemingly contradicting what the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) recently testified to lawmakers. At a House Judiciary Committee... Read more
Dr. Bronner’s Workers Who Received Company-Funded Ketamine Therapy Coverage Report ‘Dramatic Improvements’ In Mental Health
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 10, 2023 0
A first-of-its-kind health care provider has released top-level findings from its ketamine treatment plan for employees of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap, revealing significant relief for mental health conditions among those who participated. Enthea, which says it is the first and only licensed health insurance benefits provider that covers psychedelics-assisted... Read more
Connecticut Recreational Marijuana Sales Reach Record High Of $13 Million In July
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 10, 2023 0
Connecticut adult-use marijuana sales reached another record high for the seventh month in a row in July, state data shows. The state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) released the latest sales totals on Thursday, showing $13 million in recreational cannabis purchases last month. That’s about $500,000 more than the... Read more
Three Northeastern States Set Monthly Marijuana Sales Records In July
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 9, 2023 0
Marijuana sales are booming in the Northeast, with three states in the region—Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island—all hitting new records in July. Maine retailers sold $20.8 million in cannabis in July, which is the third month of record-setting totals in a row. So far in the first half of... Read more
New York’s First Marijuana Farmers Market Will Open This Week, Regulators Announce
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 9, 2023 0
New York’s first marijuana farmers market will open on Thursday in the Hudson Valley, state regulators announced. About one month after the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) started accepting applications for the new Cannabis Growers Showcases (CGS) program, regulators said in a press release on Wednesday that High Falls Canna... Read more
Ohio’s Abortion Rights Ballot Victory Is A Positive Signal For Marijuana Legalization This November
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 9, 2023 0
As Ohio marijuana reform advocates await final certification of signatures for a legalization initiative they hope to place on the November ballot, an unrelated vote during the state’s special election on Tuesday is being viewed as a bellwether for the cannabis proposal’s passage. Voters turned out in impressive numbers... Read more
