What this week’s state elections mean for cannabis (Newsletter: November 7, 2019)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 7, 2019 0
House panel OKs bill removing student drug penalty; Sanders: keep big companies out of marijuana market; Mexico legalization deadline extension 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... Read more
New York State Regulators File Amendment To Allow CBD Hemp Products In Medical Marijuana Program
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Tuesday’s state and local elections across the U.S. saw several gains for the marijuana reform movement, as well as some potential setbacks. Legislatures shifted, cities decided on cannabis business expansion and new officeholders were seated. A wave of newly elected prosecutors could further shape the drug policy landscape throughout... Read more
Calling It ‘Cannabis’ Instead Of ‘Marijuana’ Doesn’t Boost Legalization Support, Study Finds
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 6, 2019 0
The head of the nation’s only federally approved marijuana farm has revealed that he is developing cannabis eye drops to treat glaucoma. In a podcast interview, pharmacologist Mahmoud ElSohly, director of the University of Mississippi’s Marijuana Research Project, discussed the history of how an eye doctor discovered that cannabis... Read more
Activists File Ballot Measure To Legalize Psilocybin Mushrooms In California
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Activists filed a proposed ballot measure last week that seeks to legalize the possession, cultivation and retail sale of psilocybin mushrooms in California. Decriminalize California, the group behind the petition, previously filed a narrower initiative to decriminalize the psychedelic statewide. But now they’re requesting a ballot title and summary... Read more
USDA Releases Video Explainer On Its Draft Rules For Hemp
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Activists filed a proposed ballot measure last week that seeks to legalize the possession, cultivation and retail sale of psilocybin mushrooms in California. Decriminalize California, the group behind the petition, previously filed a narrower initiative to decriminalize the psychedelic statewide. But now they’re requesting a ballot title and summary... Read more
Former VA Secretary Again Calls For Marijuana Research That His Department Resisted
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 5, 2019 0
The number of banks and credit unions that service the marijuana industry largely leveled off in the last quarter, according to new federal data released late last week. And that market trend could reflect shifting expectations among financial institutions about the likelihood of Congress approving cannabis banking legislation. While... Read more
Cannabis banking accounts level off, federal data shows (Newsletter: November 5, 2019)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 5, 2019 0
House panel OKs bill removing student drug penalty; Sanders: keep big companies out of marijuana market; Mexico legalization deadline extension 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... Read more
Another UK Parliament Committee Is Calling For Drug Decriminalization
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The number of banks and credit unions that service the marijuana industry largely leveled off in the last quarter, according to new federal data released late last week. And that market trend could reflect shifting expectations among financial institutions about the likelihood of Congress approving cannabis banking legislation. While... Read more
CDC official: regulating & labeling cannabis protects safety (Newsletter: November 4, 2019)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 4, 2019 0
House panel OKs bill removing student drug penalty; Sanders: keep big companies out of marijuana market; Mexico legalization deadline extension 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... Read more
Head Of Nation’s Only Federally Legal Marijuana Farm Develops THC Eye Drops
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 3, 2019 0
South by Southwest (SXSW) revealed the festival’s 2020 lineup this week, and it includes 24 panels dedicated exclusively to cannabis issues. The sessions are part of SXSW’s “Cannabusiness” convergence track, which will invite attendees to learn about “the technological, cultural, financial, legal and political ecosystems that are defining the... Read more
