Connecticut Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Reach New High In October, While Medical Cannabis Continues To Decline
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 13, 2023 0
Legal cannabis retailers in Connecticut sold nearly $25 million worth of marijuana last month, including a record high amount of adult-use products. While overall marijuana sales in October were down slightly compared to September’s $25.2 million, sales of recreational products set yet another monthly record, coming in at $14.7... Read more
Bipartisan Wisconsin Lawmakers File Bill To Create Psilocybin Research Pilot Program For Military Veterans With PTSD
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 12, 2023 0
As marijuana reform continues to stagnate in the Wisconsin legislature, bipartisan and bicameral lawmakers have come together to introduce a new bill that would create a psilocybin research pilot program in the state. Sens. Jesse James (R) and Dianne Hesselbein (D), as well as Reps. Nate Gustafson (R) and... Read more
Pennsylvania Governor’s Office Says Ohio Marijuana Legalization Is ‘Another Reminder’ Of Need To Enact Reform As Lawmakers Tout ‘Momentum’
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 12, 2023 0
With Ohio becoming the latest state to legalize marijuana, there’s a renewed sense of urgency to follow suit in neighboring Pennsylvania, with the governor’s office calling it “another reminder” of the need to enact reform. Pennsylvania is now more solidly blanketed by states with legalization on the books. Five... Read more
Members Of New Hampshire Marijuana Legalization Commission Spar On Details Ahead Of Looming Bill Deadline
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 12, 2023 0
With less than a month left before a New Hampshire commission is due to put forward a plan for how to legalize adult-use marijuana sales through a system of state-controlled stores, members were visibly frustrated at a Thursday meeting with the group’s slow, meandering progress through a draft bill... Read more
Ahead Of Lubbock Decriminalization Vote, Texas Marijuana Reform Group Examines Impacts Of Similar Measures In Five Other Cities
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 12, 2023 0
With Lubbock city leaders set to consider a citizen-initiated proposed ordinance to decriminalize cannabis on Tuesday, a Texas advocacy group has released a report looking at the impacts of similar marijuana reform efforts passed by voters in five different jurisdictions during the 2022 election. It found that the measures... Read more
As Ohio Voters Approved Statewide Marijuana Legalization, Three More Cities Decriminalized Even Larger Amounts Of Cannabis
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 11, 2023 0
Ohio’s vote to legalize marijuana on Tuesday captured national headlines as it became the 24th state to end prohibition. But at the local level, activists also chalked up a series of little-noticed wins to decriminalize larger amounts of cannabis in three Ohio cities, according to preliminary county election results.... Read more
German Lawmakers Postpone Marijuana Legalization Vote Scheduled For Next Week, Pushing Proposed Reform Into 2024
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 11, 2023 0
German lawmakers have postponed a final vote on legislation to legalize marijuana that was scheduled for next week, a move expected to delay the proposed nationwide reform from taking effect into at least early next year. The bill, which was set for a final reading next Thursday in the... Read more
First-Ever Congressional Hearing On Psychedelic-Assisted Mental Health Care For Veterans Will Be Held Tuesday
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 11, 2023 0
House lawmakers are set to meet next week for what’s believed to be the first-ever congressional hearing focused on psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans’ mental health. The House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health was originally scheduled to meet October 19 to discuss the matter, but that hearing was postponed as... Read more
Federal Health Agency Announces $2 Million In Funding To Develop Psychedelic Treatments For Substance Use Disorders
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 10, 2023 0
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is soliciting proposals to develop psychedelics into treatments for substance use disorder (SUD), with plans to issue $2 million in grant money toward the research projects during fiscal year 2025. The funding opportunity will support research into a range of substances that might... Read more
Former FDA Official Says He’d Be ‘Shocked’ If DEA Doesn’t Reschedule Marijuana By 2024 Election
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 10, 2023 0
Speaking at a cannabis industry event on Thursday, a former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official said he’d be “shocked” if the Drug Enforcement Administration doesn’t reschedule marijuana by next year’s presidential election. “I would be really shocked if it took the DEA longer than the second quarter of... Read more
