Federal Lawsuit Challenges Mississippi’s Ban On Marijuana Advertising, Citing Free-Speech Rights
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News January 1, 2024 0
“If you can go in Walgreens and fill a prescription for an opioid and Walgreens can advertise, why can’t Tru Source and the other cannabis dispensaries and cultivators in Mississippi?” By Heather Harrison, Mississippi Free Press Mississippi’s medical cannabis advertising ban is preventing a small dispensary from attracting customers,... Read more
New CA & WA cannabis consumer employment protection laws (Newsletter: December 29, 2023)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 31, 2023 0
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Most Military Service Members, Veterans And Their Families Support Allowing VA Doctors To Recommend Marijuana And Psychedelics
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 30, 2023 0
Active duty military personnel, veterans and their family members support allowing U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to recommend medical marijuana and psychedelics to patients if they believe it would provide a benefit, according to results of a survey from Ohio State University (OSU). Researchers polled service members,... Read more
Nevada Marijuana Possession Limit More Than Doubles Under New Law Taking Effect Monday
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 30, 2023 0
Effective Monday, the marijuana possession limit for adults in Nevada will more than double to 2.5 ounces. Recreational retailers will also become authorized to serve medical cannabis patients as well, without having to get a separate license. The policy changes are coming into effect under a large-scale marijuana reform... Read more
New York Retailers Sold 3.5 Million Marijuana Products In The First Year Of Legalization, State Report Says
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 30, 2023 0
New York marijuana regulators published a year-end review of the state’s legal cannabis system on Friday, highlighting major milestones and offering a snapshot of the market almost exactly a year after the state’s first adult-use sales began. Consumers purchased more than 3.5 million cannabis products during the year, New... Read more
UFC Formally Removes Marijuana From Banned Substances List For Professional Fighters
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 29, 2023 0
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Thursday that it is formally removing marijuana from its newly modified banned substances list for athletes, building on an earlier reform. While UFC says it is modeling its list of prohibited drugs after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)—which has controversially maintained cannabis... Read more
Colorado Governor And Activists Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary Of First Legal Recreational Marijuana Sales
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 29, 2023 0
Ten years ago, adults from across the U.S. travelled to Colorado to take part in history: buying legal, regulated marijuana from the nation’s and the world’s first licensed recreational cannabis retailers. And the governor says his state has led by example over the past decade, informing the legalization debate... Read more
New Jersey Will See More Than $1 Billion In Marijuana Sales In 2024, Official Predicts As More Dispensaries Open
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 29, 2023 0
“It was a successful year for New Jersey’s growing cannabis market, affirming the efficacy of our approach to building a market on a framework of social equity and public safety.” By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, New Jersey Monitor The long-awaited opening of Jesse Marie Villars’ cannabis dispensary in Lambertville was a... Read more
The Psychedelics Reform Movement Accelerated In 2023, With New State Laws And Momentum At The Federal Level
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 28, 2023 0
Psychedelics policy came sharply into focus in 2023, with advocates chalking multiple wins as the drug policy reform movement’s momentum continued to expand beyond marijuana at the local, state and federal levels. It was a year defined by firsts: historic federal legislation signed into law mandating psychedelics clinical trials,... Read more
Johns Hopkins Researchers To Follow ‘Nationally Representative Cohort’ Of 10,000 Marijuana Patients In Federally Funded Study
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News December 28, 2023 0
A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins University will track 10,000 medical marijuana patients over a year or more in an effort to better understand the efficacy and impacts of cannabis therapy. Funded with a five-year $10 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the... Read more
