Louisiana Lawmakers Advance Three Marijuana Reform Bills In One Day, Including Cannabis Banking
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A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that activists seeking to place marijuana decriminalization measures on local ballots across Ohio can collect signatures electronically after they were forced to suspend in-person gathering due to the coronavirus pandemic. The court also ordered state officials to extend the deadline to submit signatures... Read more
Feds Withdraw Health Grants For Schools That Allow Medical Marijuana, Maine Official Says
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Maine’s Education Department announced this month that it is no longer eligible for certain federal funds to support mental health programs in schools because the state allows students to access medical marijuana. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) quietly rolled out a new policy last year... Read more
Minnesota House-Passed Bill To Allow Whole-Plant Medical Marijuana Killed By Senate
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Maine’s Education Department announced this month that it is no longer eligible for certain federal funds to support mental health programs in schools because the state allows students to access medical marijuana. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) quietly rolled out a new policy last year... Read more
Oklahoma Legislature Votes To Let Out-Of-State Residents Get Medical Marijuana, And To Allow Delivery
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Maine’s Education Department announced this month that it is no longer eligible for certain federal funds to support mental health programs in schools because the state allows students to access medical marijuana. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) quietly rolled out a new policy last year... Read more
Majority of Biden-Sanders task force backs legal cannabis (Newsletter: May 14, 2020)
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Senate GOP deletes own marijuana criticism against Dems; AK rescinds cannabis safety regs due to fed concerns; VA city votes to end THC job testing 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... Read more
Nebraska And Montana Marijuana Activists Resume Ballot Signature Gathering Amid Coronavirus
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A campaign to decriminalize psychedelics in Portland announced recently that it will not be pursuing the change via the ballot initiative process due to challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. However, activists will be raising the issue with the City Council in hopes of enacting local reform legislatively. Decriminalize... Read more
Including Marijuana Banking In Coronavirus Bill Protects Public Health, Sponsor Says Ahead Of House Vote
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A campaign to decriminalize psychedelics in Portland announced recently that it will not be pursuing the change via the ballot initiative process due to challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. However, activists will be raising the issue with the City Council in hopes of enacting local reform legislatively. Decriminalize... Read more
House Approves Marijuana Banking, Again, As Part Of Coronavirus Bill
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The House approved a coronavirus relief package on Friday that includes provisions that would protect banks that service state-legal marijuana businesses from being penalized by federal regulators. The vote was 208 to 199. Advocates, stakeholders and lawmakers have been pushing for some form of cannabis reform to be inserted into... Read more
Portland Activists Will Pursue Psychedelics Decriminalization Through City Council Rather Than Ballot
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 15, 2020 0
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) complained in a floor speech on Thursday that House Democrats were pushing for “diversity detectives” to study equity in the marijuana industry as part of their latest coronavirus relief package. Like several other GOP legislators in recent days, the majority leader said Democrats... Read more
Legalizing Marijuana Boosts Hotel Bookings As Cannabis Tourism Takes Off, Study Shows
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Colorado hotel room rentals increased considerably after the state began legal marijuana sales, a newly published study reveals. Washington State also saw increases in tourism after legalization, though the effect there was more modest. The two states were the first in the U.S. to allow adult-use cannabis through laws... Read more
