Ed Perlmutter Banking Act, has expressed interest in finding another vehicle to pursue his proposal after it was stripped from a separate defense bill late last year. It remains to be seen whether the America COMPETES Act will serve as a more effective vehicle for the cannabis banking bill than the National Defense Authorization Act […]
This comes about two weeks after the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol submitted a final round of signatures for the measure. If they do not pass the measure, organizers can then collect an additional 132,887 valid signatures from registered voters to place the issue on the ballot in November. The measure that lawmakers will […]
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Amazon’s vice president of public policy said the company has “no plans to sell cannabis and that is not why we’re doing this or being involved in this debate” about legalization. Previously he reported for Marijuana.com and MassRoots, and handled media relations and campaigns for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. […]
Home Depot is being sued by an employee who says she was improperly put on medical leave after revealing she uses medical cannabis to treat PTSD. Previously he reported for Marijuana.com and MassRoots, and handled media relations and campaigns for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. National Institute on Drug Abuse […]
The company’s public policy division said on Tuesday that it is “pleased to endorse” the legislation from Rep. But it later disclosed that the policy change would also be retroactive, meaning former workers and applicants who were punished for testing positive for THC will have their employment eligibility restored. The reason for the move away […]
WeedMD’s former board chair is being accused by the Ontario Securities Commission of providing confidential information to a longtime friend who engaged in insider trading of the company’s shares. Kathy Hochul pushed regulators to approve an acquisition by Ascend Wellness just days after an executive from the former company attended a fundraiser for the governor’s […]
California officials announced in June that they were awarding about $29 million in grants funded by marijuana tax revenue to 58 nonprofit organizations, with the intent of righting the wrongs of the war on drugs. The company’s public policy division said on Tuesday that it is “pleased to endorse” the legislation from Rep. But it […]
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox spoke about plans for Paradise, a cannabis company he owns part of, to reach a total of 200 stores across 32 U.S. Previously he reported for Marijuana.com and MassRoots, and handled media relations and campaigns for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. National Institute on Drug […]
“As we look ahead to this session…our goal is to go back and reexamine provisions of the bill,” he said. Gov. Ed Perlmutter Banking Act, has expressed interest in finding another vehicle to pursue his proposal after it was stripped from a separate defense bill late last year. It remains to be seen whether the […]
The Global Alliance for Cannabis Commerce, National Cannabis Industry Association, Minority Cannabis Business Association, United States Cannabis Council and National Cannabis Roundtable sent a letter urging Virginia lawmakers to include sentencing relief for people previously convicted of marijuana offenses in any legalization reenactment legislation considered this year. The Weldon Project is teaming up with the […]
Birmingham, Alabama’s mayor reacted to criticism of his local reform advocacy from a former lawmaker by tweeting, “I will not be lectured on the rights and wrongs of pardoning people for marijuana possession by Former State Sen. The Bahamian minister of agriculture, marine resources and Family Island affairs said the Family Islands would be an […]
Advocates are concerned about the decision by Senate President Ty Masterson , who withdrew the cannabis reform legislation from the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee days before hearings were to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday. “We certainly hope that this action is just making sure that this bill meets any concerns that Senate […]
Free to read ! We’re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we’re happy to provide it for free. Rep. Kansas’s House-passed medical cannabis bill has encountered a major hurdle as the Senate president rerouted it to a committee he controls and cancelled hearings that were scheduled for this […]
A UK member of Parliament said his medical cannabis bill “almost definitely” will not move forward due to a lack of support. Previously he reported for Marijuana.com and MassRoots, and handled media relations and campaigns for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow—at an […]
Those first two items did move forward and achieve voting status, meaning that NCWM members will have the opportunity to adopt them into the NIST handbook when they convene again in July. NCWM’s Specifications and Tolerances Committee, meanwhile, presented a proposal to develop “scale suitability requirements” for the direct sale of bulk marijuana to dispensaries […]
South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Cunningham, a former congressman, tweeted, “When I was in Congress, I voted to decriminalize marijuana on a federal level. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that more than 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the one-year period ending in April. An Israeli lawmaker said she would […]
Americans for Prosperity tweeted, “Almost 70% of Americans support legalizing marijuana, and over 90% now support allowing patients to access medical marijuana. Previously he reported for Marijuana.com and MassRoots, and handled media relations and campaigns for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. A study’s results pointed to the “possible role of […]
In August, the Senate passed its own version of the legislation, which contained substantively identical marijuana language, in August. Since its initial introduction last year, some steps have been taken to resolve marijuana research issues. That marks a significant development—and one of the first cannabis-related moves to come out of the Biden administration. Days later, the Senate […]
Unlike more modest measures previously championed by some of Mace’s GOP colleagues, this legislation—an updated draft version of which was obtained by Marijuana Moment over the weekend—represents an attempt to bridge a partisan divide. The reason for that response largely comes down to the fact that there’s skepticism that Democratic-led legalization bills will be able […]