Irish Citizens Panel Votes To Recommend Decriminalizing Drug Possession, But Marijuana Legalization Falls One Vote Short
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 23, 2023 0
After months of meetings and consideration, a group of 99 Irish citizens selected by the government to weigh in on the nation’s drug policy has voted to recommend decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of currently illicit substances and adopting a public health approach to the issue. The panel... Read more
Study On Marijuana Use And Yoga Finds That Set And Setting Can Influence Mental Health Benefits
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 23, 2023 0
A newly published study finds that people who practice yoga after consuming marijuana experience improved mindfulness and mysticality, indicating that setting and behavior may play an important role in modulating a person’s cannabis experience. The paper, published as a University of British Columbia psychology dissertation, aimed to explore “the... Read more
Alabama Judge Will Clear Way For Some Medical Marijuana Licenses With Amended Restraining Order On Regulators
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 22, 2023 0
“The Medical Association has a rule that doctors can’t recommend medical cannabis until there’s at least one license issued in every category.” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector A Montgomery judge Wednesday agreed to amend a temporary restraining order on the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC), potentially opening the door... Read more
State-run cannabis model raises federal concerns in NH (Newsletter: October 20, 2023)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 21, 2023 0
Ramaswamy on marijuana; MD marijuana dispensary burglary warning; CA psychedelics reso; RI sales data glitch; FL AG’s latest anti-cannabis move 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
Michigan Governor Signs Bills Allowing Marijuana Commerce With Tribal Businesses
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 21, 2023 0
Michigan’s governor has signed bipartisan legislation that will allow state-licensed marijuana businesses to conduct trade with tribal cannabis entities. The pair of bills, SB 180 and SB 179, were passed by the Senate in June and approved by the House of Representatives earlier this month. On Thursday, Gov. Gretchen... Read more
Police Group Says Jersey City’s Lawsuit Over Off-Duty Marijuana Use By Officers Is A ‘Waste Of Taxpayer Dollars’
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 21, 2023 0
The New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police is lashing out against a newly filed lawsuit by Jersey City officials that seeks to undo a state policy that generally allows police officers to use marijuana while off duty, calling the legal challenge “an unfortunate waste of taxpayer dollars.” Jersey City... Read more
Colorado Marijuana Retailers Have 99% Compliance Rate In Underage Sales Checks, State Regulators Say
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 20, 2023 0
Colorado marijuana regulators announced this week that out of 285 underage sales checks conducted at state-licensed cannabis stores this year, there have been only four failures—a compliance rate of about 99 percent. “While any failure is unacceptable,” the Colorado Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) said in the... Read more
Jimmy Kimmel Proclaims October 20—Snoop Dogg’s Birthday And Midpoint To 4/20—As New Marijuana Holiday Called ‘DoggFather’s Day’
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 20, 2023 0
Recognizing Snoop Dogg’s “significant contributions to the popularization of marijuana,” comedian and late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel proclaimed the rapper’s birthday of October 20—this Friday—to be the “new high holiday” of DoggFather’s Day. In a mock-proclamation unveiled on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday night, Kimmel noted that “Mr. Dogg’s... Read more
Federal Court Hears Case Challenging DEA Decision To Deny Psilocybin Rescheduling Petition Without Consulting Health Officials
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 20, 2023 0
A federal appeals court panel heard arguments on Friday in the case of a Seattle-based doctor who’s asking the federal government reschedule psilocybin, part of his effort to clear a path for terminally ill cancer patients to legally use the substance to help treat end-of-life depression and anxiety. Lawyers... Read more
After California Governor’s Psychedelics Bill Veto, Another City Council Approves Decriminalization Resolution
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 19, 2023 0
The City Council in Eureka, California, adopted a resolution this week to decriminalize psychedelic plants and fungi, making enforcement of laws against personal use, cultivation and possession a low priority for police. It’s at least the fifth local jurisdiction in the state to embrace the policy change. The resolution,... Read more
