Alabama Bill Would Force Women Who Want Medical Marijuana To Show Negative Pregnancy Tests – Marijuana Moment
A Connecticut legislative committee on Friday approved a bill that would set the state up to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment with substances like MDMA and psilocybin. Before the vote, several members of the joint Public Health Committee remarked on the compelling testimony of top military officials, advocates and scientists who spoke about their experiences and the potential impact of the reform at a hearing earlier this week. The legislation was approved on a noncontroversial basis as part of the panel’s consent calendar. It now advances to floor consideration. The measure, HB 5396, would create psychedelic treatment…
Read More »The Future of Cannabis Consumption Lounges
Now that adult-use cannabis is legal in so many states, where can you smoke it publicly and socially? Turns out almost nowhere. But this week’s podcast guest, Cameron Forni, believes that’s about to change—in a big way. Forni is the CEO of Hypescale Ventures, which invests in new technology and ideas in the cannabis space. He is a true success story in the business. In 2019, Curaleaf bought his company Select for an estimated $948 million, creating the world’s largest legal cannabis company by revenue. On the Green Entrepreneur Podcast, Forni talks to host Jonathan Small about some of the…
Read More »American Steel
Before you ask, the answer is “yes.” Cullen Raichart is aware his company’s name—GreenBroz—doesn’t sound particularly professional, and he’s entertained the idea of changing it plenty of times over the course of the brand’s decade-long existence. But instead of calling themselves Green Logistics Solutions Inc. or another combo of ambiguous, stuffy names, the CEO says he and his team of five engineers let their products speak for themselves. The GreenBroz Rise-N-Sort system can process 360 pounds of cannabis per hour. “So much of this business is word of mouth,” says the 53-year-old Las Vegas-based entrepreneur. “We’re in 39 countries and…
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Senator Who Previously Opposed Marijuana Legalization Says He Was Wrong About Increased Youth Use – Marijuana Moment
A Connecticut legislative committee on Friday approved a bill that would set the state up to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment with substances like MDMA and psilocybin. Before the vote, several members of the joint Public Health Committee remarked on the compelling testimony of top military officials, advocates and scientists who spoke about their experiences and the potential impact of the reform at a hearing earlier this week. The legislation was approved on a noncontroversial basis as part of the panel’s consent calendar. It now advances to floor consideration. The measure, HB 5396, would create psychedelic treatment…
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Colorado Treasurer Discusses Need For Federal Marijuana Banking Reform And Impact Of Senate Inaction – Marijuana Moment
A Connecticut legislative committee on Friday approved a bill that would set the state up to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment with substances like MDMA and psilocybin. Before the vote, several members of the joint Public Health Committee remarked on the compelling testimony of top military officials, advocates and scientists who spoke about their experiences and the potential impact of the reform at a hearing earlier this week. The legislation was approved on a noncontroversial basis as part of the panel’s consent calendar. It now advances to floor consideration. The measure, HB 5396, would create psychedelic treatment…
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KY House passes medical cannabis bill (Newsletter: March 18, 2022) – Marijuana Moment
CO psilocybin initiative; RI legalization hearing; MD psychedelics treatment bill; Hemp wigs for UK lawyers 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… BREAKING: Journalism is often consumed for free, but costs money to produce! While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you’ve got a few dollars to spare each…
Read More »Cannabis 101: Understanding Compassionate Care
When it comes to the medical marijuana era—including understanding compassionate care—it pays to know a bit of history. Far from being a mere historical footnote in the long march towards legalization, the advent of state-sanctioned medical cannabis markets represented a game-changing victory on multiple fronts. From a policy perspective, the success of California’s Prop 215 in 1996 set in motion a domino effect that inspired numerous other states to follow suit by subsequently enacting medical marijuana laws of their own. What these laws accomplished was nothing short of radical: They allowed those suffering from a variety of medical ailments to…
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Federal Marijuana Cases Continue To Decline, With Fewer Than 1000 Cannabis Charges In 2021 – Marijuana Moment
The Kentucky House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state. The legislation now heads to the Senate. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Jason Nemes (R), was taken up by the full chamber about a week after clearing the House Judiciary Committee. Meanwhile, separate adult-use and medical legalization bills were filed by Democratic lawmakers last month. The vote on the floor was 59-34. “This is Kentucky grown, Kentucky processed, Kentucky tested,” Nemes said ahead of the vote. “Grown by Kentucky farmers on Kentucky land with Kentucky seeds for our Kentucky brothers and sisters and the Kentucky…
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