Delaware officials are now officially accepting applications for the state’s first adult-use marijuana business licenses, weeks ahead of schedule. In fact, Friday’s launch comes days in advance of an already-shortened timeline that regulators had put forward earlier this month. The Office of the Mar...
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CA hemp restrictions blocked; USDA notice on Chinese CBD policy; Dallas marijuana decrim; NV cannabis protections for athletes 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. Y...
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The head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) says there’s “growing evidence” that psilocybin could represent a novel therapy option in the treatment of substance misuse, depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions. While NIH Director Monica Bertagnolli cautioned that the agency is ...
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The federal government is taking a new approach to testing for recent cannabis use, exploring a revised protocol for screening breath samples for THC. It’s the latest in an ongoing effort to find more reliable, accurate ways of field testing for marijuana impairment in drivers and others. Researcher...
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“Legalizing and regulating adult-use cannabis access is not only good policy, but it’s also good politics."
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/PRNewswire/ -- Canna Remedies, a New Jersey adult-use cannabis license holder, celebrated the grand opening of its highly anticipated dispensary today at 2175...
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The Civil Service Commission has now told the city to rehire three of the five officers it fired, but the city has not done so. By Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor Jersey City lost another round in its fight to bar cops from using cannabis after the state Civil Service Commission overturned th...
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Legalizing marijuana for adults does not appear to be a contributor to what authors of a newly published study call the “substantial increases” in Schedule II stimulant use across the country in recent years. In fact, there’s even a possibility that cannabis legalization reduces stimulant use throug...
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Over a dozen members of Congress are putting pressure on the Biden administration to secure the release of a U.S. citizen incarcerated in Russia over possession of medical marijuana he lawfully obtained in Pennsylvania—with bipartisan lawmakers, including those who generally oppose cannabis reform, ...
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As the November election approaches, a new series of polls shows widespread majority support for marijuana legalization, cannabis federal rescheduling and cannabis industry banking access among likely voters in three key presidential battleground states: Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The sur...
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FL marijuana polls & official’s questionable claims; Hemp seed approved for hen feed; WA psychedelics decrim; Study on drug researchers’ own drug use 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...
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Among drug researchers who participated in a recent online survey, the vast majority (86 percent) reported having used drugs themselves in the past, and nearly half (47 percent) said they’d done so during the past three months. Of those who reported using drugs, about 6 in 10 (59 percent) said they’...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is advising stakeholders about a policy change in China that will impose tighter regulations on hemp-derived CBD, though it says the new rules are expected to benefit the industry. Last week, USDA published a translation of an advisory from the the People’s ...
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Explore cannabis legalization's impact on the U.S. federal budget. Cato Institute's study reveals key insights on taxes and spending shifts.
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The New Jersey Civil Service Commission today decided to reinstate Jersey City cops who wanted to smoke weed but then got fired for doing so.
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An organization of livestock feed control officials has voted to allow commercial farmers to begin using hemp seed meal as food for egg-laying hens. Under the new policy, which was recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), hemp meal can account for up to 20 percent of hens’ diet. At an ...
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Veterans Affairs official talks psychedelics; NE hemp & CBD tax; Study: marijuana reduces prescription drug use; SXSW cannabis & psychedelics panels 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 ...
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Mackenzie Reilly is one of five Jersey City police officers fighting their terminations for cannabis use. By Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor Nearly two weeks after a federal judge said he wouldn’t weigh in yet on whether it’s legal for New Jersey cops to use marijuana, the Civil Service Commi...
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A GOP senator is raising concerns about the Biden administration’s justification for recommending marijuana rescheduling—demanding answers to questions from federal agencies about how they arrived at that decision in what he described as a rushed and unconventional administrative process. In a pair ...
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Drug Law expert Robert Mikos advocates for a new approach as marijuana is poised to be rescheduled by DEA
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