State banking regulators want SAFE passed; CA marijuana tax revenues stall; LA worker protections op-ed 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 makes Marijuana Moment possible… Paid... Read more
The governor of Maryland announced on Friday that he will allow a bill to create a state fund to provide “cost-free” access to psychedelics like psilocybin, MDMA and ketamine for military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury to take effect without his signature. The... Read more
California marijuana retailers do a very good job of preventing underage people from entering their shops and purchasing cannabis, a new study found. Researchers wanted to put the cannabis industry’s compliance with ID requirements to the test, so they sent people who seemingly looked underage to 50 randomly selected... Read more
FDA warning on CBD for animals; Official CA marijuana maps; NY cannabis officials’ TikTok plea 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 makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your... Read more
An organization that represents state financial regulators from across the U.S. is putting pressure on Congress to pass marijuana banking reform as part of a large-scale manufacturing bill that’s currently being finalized in a bicameral conference committee. The head of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) sent letters... Read more
“No one should be fired for seeking legal medical care for an illness or disease. This legislation is crucial in showing that medical marijuana is the same as any other prescription drug that doctors prescribe.” By Donnie P., Green Leaf Dispensary  This week, the Louisiana House passed HB 988,... Read more
Several leading marijuana businesses and stakeholders are banding together to sue the federal government over what they believe to be unconstitutional policies impeding their operations, according to the CEO of one of the companies. And, he says, they’ve retained a prominent law firm led by an attorney who has... Read more
California has taken in nearly $4 billion in marijuana tax revenue since the state’s adult-use market launched in 2018, the Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) reported on Thursday. But figures over the past year and a half are “flat,” legislative analysts reported. For the first quarter of... Read more
New York marijuana regulators are asking the social media app TikTok to end its ban on advertising that involves the word “cannabis” as they work to promote public education on the state’s move to legalize. The state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) sent a letter to TikTok executives on... Read more
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent warning letters to four cannabis companies for allegedly making unsanctioned claims about the medical benefits of CBD products they’ve marketed for animals. The agency said that the cannabis items that are being “illegally” sold are considered “unapproved animal drugs” and have... Read more
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