Feds sue company over CBD cancer claims (Newsletter: May 1, 2020)
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Booker pushes legal marijuana amid COVID; NORML wants govs to scale back cannabis enforcement; Trump’s new drug war order 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... Read more
Kansas Governor Says Medical Marijuana Still On The Table In 2020 Despite Coronavirus
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Scientists have successfully forced the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release an internal document that was allegedly used to justify delaying the approval of additional marijuana manufacturers for research purposes. And it reveals that the Justice Department feels that the current licensing structure for cannabis cultivation has been in... Read more
DEA releases ‘secret’ cannabis memo in lawsuit (Newsletter: April 30, 2020)
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House candidate/fmr prosecutor talks legal marijuana; Mexican senator wants legal cannabis economic boost; Trade groups/credit unions push COVID funds 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... Read more
Thousands Of Constituents Urge Governors To Deprioritize Marijuana Enforcement Amid Coronavirus
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Scientists have successfully forced the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release an internal document that was allegedly used to justify delaying the approval of additional marijuana manufacturers for research purposes. And it reveals that the Justice Department feels that the current licensing structure for cannabis cultivation has been in... Read more
US territory gov pushes legal cannabis to help economy (Newsletter: April 29, 2020)
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House candidate/fmr prosecutor talks legal marijuana; Mexican senator wants legal cannabis economic boost; Trade groups/credit unions push COVID funds 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... Read more
Scientists Create New Method To Store Marijuana Pollen On A Long-Term Basis
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Researchers are calling for formal clinical trials into the efficacy of marijuana for treating opioid use disorder after a newly published study found that cannabis may ease many common symptoms of opioid withdrawal. The study, conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and published in... Read more
Dr. Bronner’s Soap Company Donates $1 Million To Oregon Psilocybin Therapy Legalization Campaign
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A top Mexican senator says that marijuana legalization could generate tax revenue to offset economic losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic—and lawmakers could have the opportunity to advance reform in a committee that’s expected to be established on Thursday. Sen. Julio Ramón Menchaca Salazar of the ruling Morena party... Read more
In win for local control, Michigan Supreme Court sides with township in marijuana case
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The state Supreme Court said that a municipality can enforce zoning laws for medical-marijuana growers. The court reversed a Kent County judge’s ruling, upheld by the state Court of Appeals, that Michigan’s medical marijuana law pre-empted local laws. It was a legal victory for local control when it comes... Read more
Former Federal Prosecutor Running For Congress Says Legalize Marijuana To Hurt Cartels
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A coalition of marijuana trade organizations and credit unions are calling on Congress to provide cannabis businesses with access to federal coronavirus relief. In a letter to congressional leaders on Tuesday, the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH), Policy Center for Public Health and Safety and 28... Read more
U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Revises Marijuana Legalization Bill To Boost Tax Revenue Amid Coronavirus
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A coalition of marijuana trade organizations and credit unions are calling on Congress to provide cannabis businesses with access to federal coronavirus relief. In a letter to congressional leaders on Tuesday, the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH), Policy Center for Public Health and Safety and 28... Read more
