Majority Of Ohio Voters Support Marijuana Legalization, New Poll Shows As Activists Collect Final Signatures For Ballot Measure
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News July 26, 2023 0
As Ohio activists work to collect a final batch of signatures needed to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s November ballot, a new poll shows that a majority of voters back the reform. The USA TODAY Network/Suffolk University survey, published on Wednesday, found that about 59 percent... Read more
NBA Star Kevin Durant Said Commissioner Smelled Marijuana On Him As He Advocated For Ending THC Testing For Players
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News July 26, 2023 0
NBA All-Star Kevin Durant says he personally lobbied the league’s commissioner to get marijuana removed from the banned substances list for players—and during one meeting, he said the official caught a whiff of cannabis on him. At a CNBC and Boardroom “Game Plan” sports business conference on Tuesday, Durant... Read more
Florida Awards Medical Marijuana Licenses To Black Farmers Under Bill DeSantis Signed Into Law
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News July 25, 2023 0
Two Black farmers in Florida have been awarded medical marijuana business licenses under a bill that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law last month. The state’s legalization law that was implemented in 2017 stipulated that one medical cannabis business license needed to go to a Black farmer who... Read more
Ohio Marijuana Legalization Measure Falls 679 Signatures Short Of November Ballot, But Activists Now Have 10 Days To Fix That
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News July 25, 2023 0
An Ohio marijuana legalization campaign is just 679 valid signatures short of putting its initiative on the November ballot, sate officials say, but organizers now have 10 additional days to make up the difference to qualify. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CTRMLA) turned in more than 220,000 signatures... Read more
Biden Justice Department Asks Federal Court To Dismiss Overdose Prevention Site Case, Rejecting Advocates’ Arguments On Legal Exemptions
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News July 25, 2023 0
As the Biden administration has promoted its intent to take a harm reduction approach to the overdose crisis, advocates have been eagerly waiting to see if that might extend to authorizing safe consumption sites where people can consume illegal substances under medical supervision. But in a blow to activists,... Read more
New Jersey Marijuana Supply Levels Remain In Question As Curaleaf Moves To Lay Off Workers At Cultivation Facility
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News July 24, 2023 0
“As with all kinds of businesses, performance against increased competition and customer choice will determine success.” By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, New Jersey Monitor The decision by New Jersey’s largest marijuana company to curtail production at its second growing facility in four months is raising questions about New Jersey’s marijuana supply.... Read more
New California Ballot Initiative Would Create $5 Billion State Psychedelics Agency To Fund Research With Goal Of Therapeutic Access
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News July 24, 2023 0
A California campaign has officially filed a proposed initiative for the state’s 2024 ballot that would create a $5 billion state agency tasked with funding and promoting psychedelics research that it hopes will accelerate federal legalization of substances like psilocybin and ibogaine. As a separate campaign collects signatures for... Read more
Bipartisan Congressional Lawmakers Promote Psychedelics Research Amendment To Spending Bill Ahead Of Key Committee Meeting
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News July 24, 2023 0
Ahead of a key House committee meeting, bipartisan congressional lawmakers are promoting their amendment to a spending bill that would encourage research into the therapeutic potential of certain psychedelics. The amendment from Reps. Lou Correa (D-CA) and Jack Bergman (R-MI) is being proposed as part of appropriations legislation covering... Read more
Congressional Committee Schedules Hearing To Press FDA On Lack Of CBD Regulations Next Week As Bipartisan Lawmakers File Bills To Address The Issue
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News July 23, 2023 0
A congressional committee has scheduled a hearing for next week focused on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) refusal to enact regulations to allow for the marketing of hemp-derived CBD products. And bipartisan and bicameral lawmakers have separately reintroduced a bill to fill the regulatory gap. The House Oversight... Read more
Cannabis banking vote not happening this summer (Newsletter: July 21, 2023)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News July 23, 2023 0
Marijuana & psychedelics amendments in Congress; FDA CBD delay hearing; Feds pressed for hemp-based plastic alternatives; FL legalization court briefs 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... Read more
