Maine Should Decriminalize Drugs, Report From ACLU Says – Marijuana Moment
A Rhode Island House committee on Tuesday discussed a bill to legalize marijuana in the state, as well as the governor’s separate budget proposal that includes provisions to end cannabis criminalization and create a regulated market. The hearing on the pieces of legislation from Rep. Scott Slater (D) and Gov. Dan McKee took place in the House Finance Committee, one week after a separate Senate panel took testimony on an identical companion version of the Slater bill that’s being sponsored by Sen. Joshua Miller (D). The lawmaker-driven bill was introduced earlier this month following months of negotiations between legislative leaders….
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How ‘magic mushrooms’ could follow in the footsteps of cannabis – POLITICO
What was something of a taboo issue half a decade ago is now the subject of bills from both Republicans and Democrats in more than a dozen states. They range from proposals to study the medical benefits of psychedelics to bills that would allow adults to consume such drugs under supervision. “It’s gone viral and sparked an interest nationwide,” said Democratic Washington state Sen. Jesse Salomon, who is sponsoring a bill that would allow psilocybin use among adults over age 21 under supervision. “I just didn’t know there were so many like-minded people on this.” Oregon led the nation when…
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Texas Supreme Court Hears Case Challenging State’s Smokable Hemp Manufacturing Ban – Marijuana Moment
A Rhode Island House committee on Tuesday discussed a bill to legalize marijuana in the state, as well as the governor’s separate budget proposal that includes provisions to end cannabis criminalization and create a regulated market. The hearing on the pieces of legislation from Rep. Scott Slater (D) and Gov. Dan McKee took place in the House Finance Committee, one week after a separate Senate panel took testimony on an identical companion version of the Slater bill that’s being sponsored by Sen. Joshua Miller (D). The lawmaker-driven bill was introduced earlier this month following months of negotiations between legislative leaders….
Read More »Marijuana “light” sold at the corner store – WRAL News
The debate is heating up over a hemp product that’s popular with college-aged students because it provides a marijuana-like high. But WRAL Investigates found it also has a downside, as one local student found out. “I wanted to go and get some CBD (cannibidiol) because it helps me with my anxiety,” the student, who doesn’t want to be identified, told us. The hemp extract has been shown to help people with everything from anxiety to sleep to joint pain. CBD is a chemical found in marijuana, but it doesn’t include THC, the psychoactive ingredient in pot. In North Carolina, you…
Read More »Student goes to ER after mistakenly given drug that contains psychoactive ingredient at Raleigh vape shop – WRAL News
By Cullen Browder, WRAL Investigative reporter Raleigh, N.C. — The debate is heating up over a hemp product that’s popular with college-aged students because it provides a marijuana-like high. But one student told WRAL Investigates that the drug has a downside. “I wanted to go and get some CBD (cannibidiol) because it helps me with my anxiety,” said the student, who didn’t want to be identified. The hemp extract has been shown to help people with everything from anxiety to sleep to joint pain. CBD is a chemical found in marijuana, but it doesn’t include THC, the psychoactive ingredient in…
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Sublinguals are taking Canadian cannabis by storm
Sublinguals are taking Canadian cannabis by storm | Leafly Link copied to your clipboard Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? Which part of Canada? Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Sorry, Leafly isn’t available in your location yet. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. If you’re dosing cannabis with one of the new sublingual strips on the Canadian market, you’re part of a burgeoning trend that analysts believe is on the cusp of becoming a major consumable format. Along with tinctures (aka oil drops), sublingual products…
Read More »Boomers Are Rediscovering Weed
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Seniors are turning to medical marijuana more than ever to treat chronic pain. And for good reason. A new study has concluded that not only does cannabis reduce pain levels, it also has the overall effect of improving seniors’ quality of life. The Israeli study, published in the medical journal Frontiers in Medicine, found that seniors who use cannabis report a higher quality of life. Cannabis also helped seniors address specific conditions. For example, among patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 91 percent reported rated cannabis treatment as a success. Also, 84 percent of the…
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U.S. Cannabis Packaging Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Material, By Product, By Application And Segment Forecasts, 2022 – 2030 – Yahoo Finance
ReportLinker U. S. Cannabis Packaging Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Material (Plastic, Paper), By Product (Bottles & Jars, Blisters & Clamshells), By Application (Recreational, Medical), And Segment Forecasts, 2022 – 2030. New York, March 22, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report “U.S. Cannabis Packaging Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Material, By Product, By Application And Segment Forecasts, 2022 – 2030” – https://www.reportlinker.com/p06246921/?utm_source=GNW U.S. Cannabis Packaging Market Growth & Trends The U.S. cannabis packaging market size is expected to reach USD 9.3 billion by 2030. The market is expected to…
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