Former GOP House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) said on Thursday that partisanship in Congress makes it unlikely that marijuana will be federally legalized, even as he acknowledged that more members of his party support a states’ rights approach to the issue. During an appearance on CNBC, Cantor was... Read more
NAACP/NOW back drug decrim; DC marijuana employment protections enacted; Hemp cultivation quadruples; Expungement effort targets 250k records 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
U.S. attorneys, federal regulators, cannabis businesses and the nation’s leading prohibitionist group will convene for a behind-closed-doors marijuana summit on Thursday. The invite-only event, hosted by Oregon’s U.S. attorney, is being held at the federal courthouse in Portland and will feature “short presentations, moderated discussion and Q&A,” according to... Read more
A major U.S. university announced on Wednesday that it will be launching the nation’s first center devoted exclusively to researching psychedelic drugs. Johns Hopkins University said that it received $17 million in private funding to make the facility possible. A team of six researchers and five postdoctoral scientists will... Read more
U.S. attorneys, federal regulators, cannabis businesses and the nation’s leading prohibitionist group will convene for a behind-closed-doors marijuana summit on Thursday. The invite-only event, hosted by Oregon’s U.S. attorney, is being held at the federal courthouse in Portland and will feature “short presentations, moderated discussion and Q&A,” according to... Read more
The second highest ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote on Monday that he remains wary of supporting the legalization of marijuana because he believes it is a gateway to “harder, very harmful drugs.” In the letter from Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), which was shared with... Read more
The second highest ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote on Monday that he remains wary of supporting the legalization of marijuana because he believes it is a gateway to “harder, very harmful drugs.” In the letter from Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), which was shared with... Read more
The second highest ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote on Monday that he remains wary of supporting the legalization of marijuana because he believes it is a gateway to “harder, very harmful drugs.” In the letter from Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD), which was shared with... Read more
Among the overwhelming variety of cannabis products available on the market today, the most effective for pain relief appears to be whole dried marijuana flower and products high in THC, a new study finds. “Whole cannabis flower was associated with greater pain relief than were other types of products,... Read more
Bernie Sanders backs safe injection sites; Congressman jokes Trump tweets delay legal marijuana; Pew report examines state cannabis revenue issues 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
