World Anti-Doping Agency Experts Say Marijuana Use Violates The ‘Spirit Of Sport’ And Makes Athletes Unfit Role Models
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 23, 2023 0
Members of a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) panel say that marijuana use by athletes violates the “spirit of sport,” making them unfit role models whose potential impairment could put others at risk. In an editorial published in the journal Addiction, several members of WADA’s Prohibited List Expert Advisory Group... Read more
Bipartisan Senators Say Marijuana Legalization Disrupts Cartels In Letter Challenging Proposed Menthol Cigarette Ban
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 23, 2023 0
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators are acknowledging that state-level marijuana legalization has disrupted the operations of international drug cartels as they raise concerns with the State Department over plans to ban menthol cigarettes and cap nicotine content. In a letter sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken last... Read more
More Than A Year After Being Confronted With Errors In FBI Marijuana Data, DOJ Punts Investigation To FBI Itself
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 23, 2023 0
A Justice Department watchdog took more than a year to reply to an attorney’s letter outlining concerns about apparent defects in how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) collects and reports data on marijuana possession arrests—then finally responded by suggesting that the FBI should investigate itself. Eric Sterling, a... Read more
Top Alcohol Industry Association Gives Congress Advice On Regulating Hemp Derivatives Such As CBD And Delta-8 THC
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 22, 2023 0
As Congress considers creating a framework to oversee the nation’s cannabis market, a major alcohol association is offering federal lawmakers advice on regulating hemp-derived cannabinoids, including CBD and delta-8 THC. Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA)—which came out in support of federally legalizing marijuana earlier this year—sent a... Read more
Verano Sues Alabama Medical Marijuana Regulators Over Decision Not To Award License In Second Round
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 22, 2023 0
“Its decision to ‘void’ previously awarded licenses without following the Legislature’s—and its own—clearly established rules and regulations, exceeds and violates the statutory authority it has been granted” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector A medical cannabis company sued the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) on Monday, alleging the AMCC cannot... Read more
More Than 11,500 People Have Medical Marijuana Cards In South Dakota—Double What The State Expected
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 22, 2023 0
“We’ve doubled the amount that we were projecting to see in three years within two years.” By Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight More than 11,500 South Dakotans hold medical marijuana cards two years after medical cannabis became legal in South Dakota. That’s well ahead of projections made by the... Read more
USDA Teaches Hemp Farmers How To Use Ghostbusters-Like Device To Collect Cannabis Pollen
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 21, 2023 0
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging hemp growers to construct a Ghostbusters-like backpack vacuum that will allow them to collect up to 10 grams of cannabis pollen in less than a minute. It’s part of an effort to gather and distribute the pollen to an international group... Read more
GOP Congressman Threatens Indian Tribe With Loss Of Federal Funding Over Marijuana Legalization
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 21, 2023 0
A Republican congressman from North Carolina is urging members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) to reject a referendum next month that would legalize marijuana on tribal land, warning that the move would mean a loss of federal funding under a bill he plans to introduce. In... Read more
GOP Presidential Candidate Ramaswamy Talks Marijuana Legalization In Chat With Joint-Smoking Bill Maher
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 21, 2023 0
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy reiterated his support for federal marijuana legalization in an interview that aired on Sunday, saying the current state–federal conflict on cannabis is “a farce” that allows governments to unfairly target people. Appearing on the podcast Club Random with Bill Maher, who smoked a joint... Read more
Let’s Dispel The Myth That Cannabis And Tobacco Smoke Are Equally Hazardous To Health (Op-Ed)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News August 20, 2023 0
“It is misleading at best and disingenuous at worst to imply that cannabis smoke exposure is either equal to or more hazardous to health than tobacco smoking.” By Paul Armentano, NORML A growing percentage of Americans perceive smoking cannabis to be less dangerous than smoking tobacco cigarettes. They’re correct,... Read more
