Feds call out anti-cannabis discrimination—in other countries (Newsletter: May 25, 2023)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 25, 2023 0
CA psychedelics bill passes; OH legalization bill; NH marijuana poll; CO psychedelic regs signed; MN cannabis licensing RFP; Revised SAFE testimony 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
Minnesota Governor Signs Bills To Create Psychedelics Task Force And Allow Safe Drug Consumption Sites
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 25, 2023 0
The governor of Minnesota has signed a pair of large-scale bills that include provisions to establish safe drug consumption sites and also create a psychedelics task force meant to prepare the state for possible legalization. The Democratic-controlled legislature has sent a series of drug policy reform measures to Gov.... Read more
Where Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis Stands On Marijuana
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 25, 2023 0
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has officially announced that he’s running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The candidate’s marijuana policy record is fairly mixed. While he opposes cannabis legalization, he supported several pieces of reform legislation during his time in Congress and has taken steps to build on... Read more
Minnesota Officials Seek Marijuana Licensing Contractor To Prepare For Legalization Even Before Governor Signs Reform Bill
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 24, 2023 0
Minnesota officials are already soliciting vendors to help build a licensing system for recreational marijuana businesses—even before the governor has officially signed the legalization bill that lawmakers recently sent to his desk. In a request for proposal (RFP) posted on Wednesday, the state Department of Information Technology Services (MNIT)... Read more
Bipartisan Ohio Lawmakers File New Marijuana Legalization Bill As Activists Collect Signatures To Put Issue On November Ballot
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 24, 2023 0
Bipartisan Ohio lawmakers have filed a new bill to legalize marijuana, offering the legislature an opportunity to take the lead on reform as an activist campaign works to place a reform initiative on the November ballot. Reps. Jamie Callender (R) and Casey Weinstein (D) introduced the Ohio Adult Use... Read more
Where Presidential Candidate Tim Scott Stands On Marijuana
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 23, 2023 0
U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is entering the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination—one of the latest contenders to try and stake their claim against the party’s current frontrunner, former President Donald Trump. As far as marijuana policy goes, Scott’s record is thin. During his time in the... Read more
New York Senators Approve Bill To Legalize Safe Drug Consumption Sites
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 23, 2023 0
A New York Senate committee has approved a bill to authorize the establishment of a state-sanctioned overdose prevention center where people could use currently illicit drugs in a medically supervised environment and receive treatment resources. The Senate Health Committee passed the harm reduction legislation from Sen. Gustavo Rivera (D)... Read more
Union Wants Top Oregon Lawmaker Ousted For Killing Marijuana Industry Organizing Bill
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 23, 2023 0
“Oregon workers are calling for the removal of Representative Holvey after his repeated attacks on their livelihoods. He has shown that his allegiance lies with large corporations, not with Oregonians.” By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s largest private sector union is targeting one of the Legislature’s top-ranking Democrats... Read more
Minnesota Governor Says He’ll Sign Marijuana Legalization Bill Next Week, As State Launches New Site For Regulatory Agency
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 22, 2023 0
The governor of Minnesota has reaffirmed that he will sign a marijuana legalization bill that lawmakers sent to his desk over the weekend, and the state has already launched a website providing information about the new law before it’s even been formally enacted. Gov. Tim Walz (D) made clear... Read more
Connecticut House Passes Bill To Release Marijuana Prisoners, Sending It To Senate
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 22, 2023 0
The Connecticut House of Representatives has approved a bill to build on the state’s marijuana legalization and expungements law by requiring courts to reduce sentences or dismiss charges for a wider range of cannabis-related convictions and, accordingly, to release people who are currently incarcerated on those charges. After clearing... Read more
