‘Totally unacceptable’: Nick Scutari calls for hearings into NJ legal weed delays – Asbury Park Press
TRENTON – Senate President Nick Scutari will form a special committee and conduct oversight hearings investigating what’s caused “totally unacceptable” delays in opening up legal weed sales in New Jersey. Scutari, the main legislative sponsor for New Jersey marijuana legalization, announced the formation of the committee and hearings just five days after the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission tabled a vote on allowing some existing medical marijuana dispensaries to begin selling legal weed to recreational customers over 21 years old. The tabling of the vote left state government and cannabis industry officials slackjawed. “These delays are totally unacceptable,” Scutari said in…
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New Marijuana Prohibition Super PAC Targets Pro-Legalization GOP Congresswoman, Among Other Races – Marijuana Moment
Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bipartisan resolution that calls for the formation of a House study committee to investigate the therapeutic potential of psychedelics like psilocybin and make recommendations for reforms. The legislation, sponsored by House Appropriations Public Safety Subcommittee Chairman Bill Hitchens (R), was taken up by the House Defense And Veterans Affairs Committee and approved unanimously via a voice vote. That panel’s chair, Rep. Heath Clark (R), is a cosponsor of the measure. Before the vote, lawmakers discussed the potential therapeutic value of psychedelics for military veterans. “I certainly have a place in my heart for people…
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New Mexico Signs Marijuana Agreements With Tribes Days Ahead Of Legal Sales Launch – Marijuana Moment
Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bipartisan resolution that calls for the formation of a House study committee to investigate the therapeutic potential of psychedelics like psilocybin and make recommendations for reforms. The legislation, sponsored by House Appropriations Public Safety Subcommittee Chairman Bill Hitchens (R), was taken up by the House Defense And Veterans Affairs Committee and approved unanimously via a voice vote. That panel’s chair, Rep. Heath Clark (R), is a cosponsor of the measure. Before the vote, lawmakers discussed the potential therapeutic value of psychedelics for military veterans. “I certainly have a place in my heart for people…
Read More »Biden puts cannabis restrictions in budget again (Newsletter: March 29, 2022) – Marijuana Moment
Legalization bill amendments; MI psychedelics ballot petitions; MD marijuana bill changes; NY voters oppose cannabis conviction licensing priority 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… Free to read (but not free to produce)! We’re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we’re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen. Matt Taverna of Baked Audiences by Statara:…
Read More »New Jersey rec day one just got pushed to May: Here’s why
New Jersey rec day one just got pushed to May: Here’s why | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Regulators granted first rec licenses last week, but pushed back day one sales fearing demand will overwhelm current legal supply New Jersey’s adult-use market took a major step forward last week, (March 24) following…
Read More »Why Does Weed Still Cost So Much?
If you’ve purchased cannabis in the US anytime over the past several months, years or even decades, you’ve likely noticed that while specials come and go, the rough price of an eighth of an ounce of weed has hovered reliably around the $40 mark. In some states, the average price is closer to $50, and top-shelf (or rapacious retailers) might demand $60, but everything still seems pegged towards expecting to withdraw a few Andrew Jacksons whenever it’s time to pick up a bag. It’s been this way for a long time. “We used to pay $60 [in the mid-to-early 1990s], but that’s about right,” agreed Walter…
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Michigan Activists Begin Signature Gathering For Psychedelics Legalization Ballot Initiative Following State Certification – Marijuana Moment
Most New Yorkers voters are against allowing people with prior marijuana convictions to get a head start in launching adult-use retail stores in the state, a new poll found just days after regulators approved a proposal to do just that. The survey from Siena College shows that only 33 percent of New Yorkers favor “ensuring that many of the first licenses for marijuana retail stores go to those previously convicted of marijuana-related crimes or their family members,” compared to 54 percent who are opposed and 13 percent who said they aren’t sure. It’s an interesting data point, as there’s generally…
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If Michigan deschedules cannabis, will other states follow?
If Michigan deschedules cannabis, will other states follow? | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. As prohibition persists at the federal level, a new bill floated by a Michigan legislator asks a bold question: Can individual states deschedule cannabis at the state level? And if they do, what exactly will they accomplish? In…
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