Rhode Island lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that would establish facilities where people could test and use illegal drugs under medical supervision. Separately, a House panel weighed a measure that would legalize marijuana for adults in the state. The first piece of legislation, which would launch a pilot program for safe-consumption sites, passed the
Month: June 2021
Rhode Island lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that would establish facilities where people could test and use illegal drugs under medical supervision. Separately, a House panel weighed a measure that would legalize marijuana for adults in the state. The first piece of legislation, which would launch a pilot program for safe-consumption sites, passed the
Mexico’s president said on Tuesday that his administration will respect the Supreme Court’s decision this week to invalidate marijuana prohibition—but he’s open to putting further reforms before voters on the ballot if the open-ended legalization doesn’t achieve certain goals. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said at a news conference that “of course we are going
On the eve of a key committee vote, a California senator was joined by military veterans, medical professionals and former law enforcement officials at a press conference on Monday to build support for his bill to legalize possession of psychedelics in the state. The Senate has already approved the legislation, which faces its first Assembly
On the eve of a key committee vote, a California senator was joined by military veterans, medical professionals and former law enforcement officials at a press conference on Monday to build support for his bill to legalize possession of psychedelics in the state. The Senate has already approved the legislation, which faces its first Assembly
An effort to legalize marijuana in Delaware is dead for the year due to disagreements among lawmakers over social equity funding. The House sponsor, Rep. Edward Osienski (D), says he was caught off guard after being informed that his bill’s inclusion of a new fund to promote participation in the industry by communities most impacted
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A House subcommittee on Thursday approved a large-scale funding bill that includes provisions protecting banks from being punished for working with marijuana businesses and allowing Washington, D.C. to legalize cannabis sales. The move by congressional Democrats to let the District of Columbia set its own marijuana policies is in contrast with a budget released last
The GOP-controlled Pennsylvania Senate on Friday blocked an amendment to a House-passed medical marijuana bill that would have allowed registered patients to grow their own plants for personal use. Under the proposal from Sen. Sharif Street (D), patients 21 and older would have been able to cultivate up to five plants. That would’ve marked a
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The GOP-controlled Pennsylvania Senate on Friday blocked an amendment to a House-passed medical marijuana bill that would have allowed registered patients to grow their own plants for personal use. Under the proposal from Sen. Sharif Street (D), patients 21 and older would have been able to cultivate up to five plants. That would’ve marked a
Dr. Ernest Small makes the case for increasing THC limits for hemp to 1% The scientific research from which the 0.3% D9-THC distinction between hemp and marijuana originated (Small and Cronquist, 1976) adopted that concentration specifically for “young, vigorous leaves of relatively mature plants as a guide to discriminating [the] two classes of plants.” Even
What is NHAs Position on the Delta 8 Controversy? Obviously the issue of Delta-8 has been a hot topic in the industry and one that we have spent a lot of time discussing. NHA acknowledges that we know all of the issues are being looked at and debated in public, within government agencies and within
The Rhode Island Senate might have passed a bill to legalize marijuana this week, but a top House lawmaker says his chamber needs more time to resolve differences between competing reform proposals. In an interview with The Boston Globe that was published on Thursday, House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi (D) was asked whether Rhode Island can
The Rhode Island Senate might have passed a bill to legalize marijuana this week, but a top House lawmaker says his chamber needs more time to resolve differences between competing reform proposals. In an interview with The Boston Globe that was published on Thursday, House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi (D) was asked whether Rhode Island can
The Rhode Island Senate might have passed a bill to legalize marijuana this week, but a top House lawmaker says his chamber needs more time to resolve differences between competing reform proposals. In an interview with The Boston Globe that was published on Thursday, House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi (D) was asked whether Rhode Island can
A House subcommittee on Thursday approved a large-scale funding bill that includes provisions protecting banks from being punished for working with marijuana businesses and allowing Washington, D.C. to legalize cannabis sales. The move by congressional Democrats to let the District of Columbia set its own marijuana policies is in contrast with a budget released last
Written by Levan Darjania Ph.D. CBD Reality Check Interest in the therapeutic use of hemp-derived nonintoxicating cannabinoids such as cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) has reached a fever pitch in recent years followed by the early-stage preclinical discoveries surrounding the tentative functional role of the endocannabinoid system (ECS). CBD received a further popular validation
Growing Climate Solutions Act Passes U.S. Senate Bill: Provides resources, expertise on carbon markets for farmers and foresters WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Senate passed the Growing Climate Solutions Act, legislation that will help farmers, ranchers, and foresters understand and access carbon markets, helping the environment and boosting farm income at the same time. The legislation, introduced
A House subcommittee on Thursday approved a large-scale funding bill that includes provisions protecting banks from being punished for working with marijuana businesses and allowing Washington, D.C. to legalize cannabis sales. The move by congressional Democrats to let the District of Columbia set its own marijuana policies is in contrast with a budget released last
CT gov signing legalization today; Final NYC prohibition-era marijuana arrest data; PA health officials’ warning on federal anti-cannabis provision 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 Marijuana Moment possible… Before you dig
A Senate committee on Wednesday held a hearing on a bill to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct clinical trials into the therapeutic potential of marijuana for military veterans with PTSD and chronic pain—but a VA representative said that the Biden administration is opposed to the reform. The Senate Veterans’ Affairs
CBD Isolate is a building block ingredient for many health, wellness, and beauty product manufacturers and a wide array of CBD products. Before we begin, we should identify what CBD isolate is. WHAT IS CBD ISOLATE? CBD isolate is a white crystalline powder. Cannabidiol, in its purest form, isolate contains >99% pure CBD. The production
Marijuana advocates and enthusiasts have a lot to celebrate on this year’s unofficial cannabis holiday 4/20. State-level legalization has continued to spread in 2021—adding New York, Virginia and New Mexico to the list of adult-use states within the span of weeks. Congressional leaders are on the verge of introducing legislation to end federal prohibition, and
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The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to legalize marijuana. The legislation, which cleared the chamber’s Judiciary Committee last week, passed in a 29-9 vote. Senate Majority Leader Michael McCaffrey (D) and Health & Human Services Chairman Joshua Miller (D) are the lead sponsors of the measure, which they introduced in March, days before
Mexico’s Supreme Court has taken a step toward ending marijuana prohibition nationally after the legislature failed to enact the policy change by a court-imposed deadline. Minister Norma Lucía Piña Hernández, who serves on the high court, recently filed a general declaration of unconstitutionality with respect to Mexico’s cannabis laws. And the body is expected to
The governor of Connecticut will sign a bill to legalize adult-use marijuana on Tuesday, with a small ceremony planned to mark the historic occasion. But while Gov. Ned Lamont (D) is celebrating the enactment of the legislation, a top staffer said in an email to equity advocates on Friday that there’s “still much work to
The governor of Connecticut will sign a bill to legalize adult-use marijuana on Tuesday, with a small ceremony planned to mark the historic occasion. But while Gov. Ned Lamont (D) is celebrating the enactment of the legislation, a top staffer said in an email to equity advocates on Friday that there’s “still much work to
Even though a Minnesota House-passed marijuana legalization bill died in the Senate without action by the end of this year’s regular session, a top lawmaker says there’s still a “possibility to move forward” on cannabis reform as part of a special session that began this week. “Nobody really expected the medical program to be so