Why Legalization Activists Are Pretending To Snort Massive Lines of Fake Cocaine
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News June 28, 2019 0
States would be able to legally import and export marijuana under a bill introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) on Thursday. The novel legislation, which would also codify a policy prohibiting the Justice Department from interfering in state-legal cannabis activities, would let states that... Read more
Congressional bill allows interstate cannabis exports and imports (Newsletter: June 28, 2019)
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Drug policy at Dem POTUS debate; Senator wants CBD regs from FDA soon; ABA wants hemp banking guidance; Mick Jagger gives marijuana shout out to IL gov 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... Read more
New Cory Booker Bill Would Protect Immigrants From Being Deported For Marijuana
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States would be able to legally import and export marijuana under a bill introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) on Thursday. The novel legislation, which would also codify a policy prohibiting the Justice Department from interfering in state-legal cannabis activities, would let states that... Read more
Cannabis banking language passed by House (Newsletter: June 27, 2019)
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Senators ask about marijuana-impaired driving; SBA urges cannabis companies to submit FDA CBD comments; DOJ enforces anti-cannabis bankruptcy rule 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
Democratic Presidential Candidates Talk Drug War In First 2020 Debate
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With the annual appropriations process wrapping up in the House, far-reaching marijuana measures are officially clearing their first major hurdles—and longtime opponents are largely standing out of the way instead of mounting what would likely be futile efforts to block reform. A bill containing a historic amendment to protect... Read more
Congressman Asks Trump To Commute Sentences Of 16,000 Drug War Prisoners
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With the annual appropriations process wrapping up in the House, far-reaching marijuana measures are officially clearing their first major hurdles—and longtime opponents are largely standing out of the way instead of mounting what would likely be futile efforts to block reform. A bill containing a historic amendment to protect... Read more
Historic Marijuana Measures Clear First Major Congressional Hurdles As Opposition Wanes
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News June 26, 2019 0
With the annual appropriations process wrapping up in the House, far-reaching marijuana measures are officially clearing their first major hurdles—and longtime opponents are largely standing out of the way instead of mounting what would likely be futile efforts to block reform. A bill containing a historic amendment to protect... Read more
Mick Jagger Gives Illinois Governor A Shout Out For Legalizing Marijuana
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A vote to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms and other psychedelics in Oakland has left some residents confused about whether the substances have become commercially available. Debby Goldsberry, CEO of Magnolia Wellness, told Marijuana Moment that her licensed marijuana shop has been “receiving calls from our members and interested community members,... Read more
American Bankers Association Demands Answers About Hemp And CBD
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News June 26, 2019 0
Apps that help connect people with marijuana products are not welcome anymore in the Google Play store, the company announced in a policy update on Wednesday. That includes apps that facilitate cannabis transactions in states where it’s legal. The updated policy section states that Google Play doesn’t “allow apps... Read more
Analysis: Breaking Down Congress’s Vote To Protect Legal Marijuana States From Federal Enforcement
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News June 24, 2019 0
In one of the most significant legislative victories in the history of the marijuana reform movement, an amendment blocking the Department of Justice from interfering in state-legal cannabis programs was approved for the first time in the U.S. House of Representatives last week. In a 267-165 vote, the measure... Read more
