Lawmakers Meet For First-Ever Congressional Hearing On Psychedelic Therapy For Military Veterans
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 14, 2023 0
House lawmakers met on Tuesday for a first-ever congressional hearing on psychedelics, with lawmakers and witnesses focusing on how substances like psilocybin and MDMA can aid therapy for military veterans’ facing mental health challenges. A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official who testified claimed that there are “no... Read more
Connecticut Task Force To Study Allowing Sale Of Homegrown Marijuana Has Yet To Be Formed, With Report Due In January
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“We’d simply like to see transparency and accountability from our elected officials, and for them to do what they said they would do.” By Marc Fitch, Inside Investigator The following article was originally published on Inside Investigator. A task force to study whether individuals who grow their own cannabis... Read more
GOP Presidential Candidate Ramaswamy’s Veterans Plan Includes Marijuana And Psychedelics Access To Treat PTSD
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News November 13, 2023 0
Vivek Ramaswamy, a 2024 Republican presidential candidate, says that if he’s elected, he would remove federal restrictions on marijuana and psychedelics such as ayahuasca and MDMA to free up access for military veterans suffering from serious mental health conditions. The entrepreneur has previously discussed his support for psychedelics reform,... Read more
Massachusetts Governor Files Bill To Create Psychedelic Therapy Working Group For Veterans As Activists Push Legalization On Ballot
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The governor of Massachusetts filed a bill to create a psychedelics working group to study and make recommendations about the potential therapeutic benefits of substances like psilocybin and MDMA for military veterans. Weeks after activists turned in what they believe to be enough signatures to force Massachusetts lawmakers to... Read more
Connecticut Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Reach New High In October, While Medical Cannabis Continues To Decline
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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’
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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
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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
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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
