Kansas Senators File New Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill For 2023
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News February 9, 2023 0
Kansas senators have filed a new bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state, though leadership has tempered expectations about the scope of what might be passable this session. The legislation is being carried by the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee. An earlier medical cannabis reform measure cleared... Read more
Hawaii Senate Committee Approves Bill To Create Therapeutic Psilocybin Working Group
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News February 8, 2023 0
A bill to create a state working group to study the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin is advancing in the Hawaii Senate with the support of the governor’s office. SB 1454, which was introduced at the end of January by Sen. Ron Kouchi (D), unanimously passed the Senate Health Committee... Read more
Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Clears Seventh House Committee, Halfway To The Floor
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News February 8, 2023 0
A bill to legalize marijuana in Minnesota advanced through its seventh House committee on Tuesday, just two days after the Senate companion was approved in its fourth panel in the chamber. The measure from Rep. Zack Stephenson (D) is about halfway through its committee process in the House, and... Read more
Ohio Senators Take Up Bill To Overhaul State’s Medical Marijuana Program As Advocates Pursue Adult-Use Legalization At Ballot
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“This program is dying. The numbers tell us this.” By Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal Ohio senators are trying once more to overhaul the state’s medical marijuana system. That effort stalled out last session after passing the Senate. Meanwhile, the bid to place adult, recreational use on the ballot... Read more
Texas Military Veterans Push To Protect Delta-8 THC Access And Expand Medical Marijuana Program
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News February 7, 2023 0
“If they ban these products, it’s going to push a lot of veterans back to the illicit market.” By Allison P. Erickson, The Texas Tribune LEANDER—Texas veterans are working to protect the state’s hemp market—and push to expand the state’s medical marijuana program—at the state Capitol during this year’s... Read more
Cannabis consumer gun ban struck down by judge (Newsletter: February 7, 2023)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News February 7, 2023 0
Truckers org pushes Congress on marijuana; Australia legalizes psychedelic prescriptions; Study: No cannabis “hangover”; MN legalization vote 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... Read more
Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Approved In Fourth Senate Committee, With More Votes Set For This Week
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News February 7, 2023 0
A fourth Minnesota Senate committee has approved a bill to legalize marijuana, another step along its extended journey to the floor as a House companion also continues to advance. The Senate Agriculture, Broadband, and Rural Development Committee passed the legislation from Sen. Lindsey Port (D) in a 5-4 vote.... Read more
Australia Legalizes Psilocybin And MDMA Prescriptions As U.S. Patients Seek Similar Authorization
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News February 6, 2023 0
The Australian government has rescheduled the psychedelics psilocybin and MDMA to provide access to people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and treat-resistant depression. The substances aren’t being legalized for broad use, but by placing them in Schedule 8 for therapeutic use under the country’s drug code, psychiatrists who meet... Read more
Federal Court Strikes Down Gun Ban For People Who Use Marijuana, Calling Government’s Justification ‘Concerning’
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News February 6, 2023 0
A federal judge has declared that the ban prohibiting people who use marijuana from possessing firearms is unconstitutional, saying that the federal government’s justification for upholding the law is “concerning.” The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Friday dismissed an indictment against a man who... Read more
Lawmakers Must ‘Step Up’ And Address Federal-State Marijuana Conflict, Trucking Executive Tells Congress Amid Labor Shortage
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News February 6, 2023 0
The state and federal marijuana policy conflict is creating a “litigious environment” for the trucking industry and contributing to the challenges of a major labor shortage, the head of the American Trucking Association (ATA) told Congress on Wednesday. During a hearing before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep.... Read more
