DOJ To ‘Expeditiously’ Act On Biden’s Marijuana Pardon Directive, While HHS ‘Looking Forward’ To Scheduling Review
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 6, 2022 0
The Justice Department and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) say they will quickly act to follow President Joe Biden’s new directive to review marijuana’s federal scheduling status and process mass cannabis possession pardons. Within an hour after the president made the surprise announcement, a DOJ spokesperson... Read more
Lawmakers, Governors And Advocates React To Biden Marijuana Pardon And Scheduling Review Announcement
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 6, 2022 0
President Joe Biden’s surprise announcement on Thursday that he is granting a mass marijuana possession pardons and initiating an administrative review of cannabis scheduling has set the internet ablaze. Lawmakers, advocates and marijuana industry stakeholders are widely applauding the move, which comes just weeks before the November midterm elections.... Read more
California Funds Research On Blocking Marijuana Monopolies And Protecting ‘Legacy’ Cannabis Strains
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 5, 2022 0
California officials announced on Wednesday that the state will be awarding up to $20 million in marijuana tax-funded grants to universities that carry out research into cannabis science and policy—including studies on preventing monopolies in the legal industry and securing the genetics of “legacy” strains. This is the second... Read more
New FBI Marijuana Arrest Data Riddled With Inconsistencies As Agency Touts Changes To Reporting System
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FBI has spent the past seven years and millions of tax dollars working to update its crime statistics reporting system—and the end result for 2021 data is raising more questions than answers for people tracking drug enforcement trends including marijuana-related arrests. Still, the agency’s fragmented data on drug criminalization... Read more
More Than 3,500 Pennsylvanians Apply For Marijuana Pardons Under Governor’s Expedited Relief Program
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More than 3,500 people applied for pardons for past cannabis convictions as part of a one-month Pennsylvania initiative spearheaded by the governor and lieutenant governor, a top state pardons official told Marijuana Moment on Wednesday. A final push from lawmakers and advocates drove about 1,000 applications in the final... Read more
Colombian Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Legalization Bill In Committee As President Pushes For Global Drug Policy Reform
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As Colombia’s recently inaugurated president steps up his push for global drug policy reform, lawmakers approved a bill to legalize and regulate marijuana nationwide on Tuesday, advancing it through a committee with nearly unanimous support. The legislation from Liberal Rep. Carlos Ardila and other lawmakers cleared the Chamber of... Read more
As Canada Reimburses Medical Marijuana For Military Veterans, The U.S. Keeps Failing Those Who Served (Op-Ed)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 5, 2022 0
“The lies, hypocrisy and inaction are enough to make anyone cynical…but a better world is indeed possible.” By Eric Goepel, Veterans Cannabis Coalition For a nation that puts its military veterans in such high esteem and notionally spends hundreds of billions of dollars on caring for them, the failures... Read more
GOP caucus ties cannabis to violence (Newsletter: October 5, 2022)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 5, 2022 0
Colombian legalization advances; DEA admits racism drives drug war; Reformers to Senate: don’t pass marijuana research bill; CA cannabis equity grants 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... Read more
House Republican Group Releases Agenda Opposing Legalization Of Marijuana, Linking It To Suicide And Violence
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 4, 2022 0
A major GOP House caucus has released a “Family Policy Agenda” that expresses opposition to federal marijuana legalization and attempts to link its use to suicide and violence—but the cannabis criticism is leading to pushback within the group, with staff for two members openly telling Marijuana Moment that the... Read more
California Is Providing $15 Million In Grants To Support Local Marijuana Equity Programs
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 4, 2022 0
California officials are accepting another round of applications for grants to support local efforts to promote equity in the marijuana industry. The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced on Monday that it is accepting grant solicitations for the Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local Jurisdictions for... Read more
