Key Pennsylvania Senate Committee Completes Final Marijuana Legalization Hearing To Inform Reform Legislation – 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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Connecticut Lawmakers Discuss Bill To Fund Psilocybin And MDMA Therapy – Marijuana Moment
A Connecticut legislative committee on Monday discussed a bill that would set the state up to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment with substances like MDMA and psilocybin. Former top military officials, advocates and scientists testified in favor of the proposal. The joint Public Health Committee took oral and written testimony on HB 5396, which would create a psychedelic treatment centers in the state, pending approval of the substances by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under its expanded access program for investigational new drugs. The bill would not legalize the psychedelics; rather, it would set up…
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VA Won’t Provide Grants For Marijuana Treatment As Part Of Proposed Veteran Suicide Prevention Initiative – Marijuana Moment
A Connecticut legislative committee on Monday discussed a bill that would set the state up to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment with substances like MDMA and psilocybin. Former top military officials, advocates and scientists testified in favor of the proposal. The joint Public Health Committee took oral and written testimony on HB 5396, which would create a psychedelic treatment centers in the state, pending approval of the substances by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under its expanded access program for investigational new drugs. The bill would not legalize the psychedelics; rather, it would set up…
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Bipartisan Majorities In Maryland Support Marijuana Legalization, Far Outpacing Biden’s Approval In New Poll – Marijuana Moment
A Connecticut legislative committee on Monday discussed a bill that would set the state up to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment with substances like MDMA and psilocybin. Former top military officials, advocates and scientists testified in favor of the proposal. The joint Public Health Committee took oral and written testimony on HB 5396, which would create a psychedelic treatment centers in the state, pending approval of the substances by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under its expanded access program for investigational new drugs. The bill would not legalize the psychedelics; rather, it would set up…
Read More »Breakthru Beverage Group Adds DRAM to Growing CBD Portfolio – BevNET.com
Breakthru Beverage Group, a leading North American beverage distributor with operations and affiliates throughout the U.S. and Canada, has announced it is expanding its CBD beverage portfolio under a new partnership with DRAM Adaptogenic Sparkling Water. Breakthru’s entry into the CBD beverage space last fall reflects a deliberate and thoughtful approach to their commodity and portfolio strategy to meet changing consumer demands. The company will distribute DRAM’s sparkling CBD beverages in Colorado and Illinois, with plans to expand into Florida, Arizona, Virginia and Connecticut in the coming months. “We are excited to partner with DRAM, as their commitment to innovation,…
Read More »With N.J. legal weed market ‘opening soon,’ cannabis industry fired up ahead of big conference March 16 – NJ.com
With New Jersey opening applications for permits to sell legal weed at retail shops Tuesday, and Gov. Phil Murphy projecting the market will open soon — bringing millions of dollars in new revenue — the cannabis business community is abuzz with activity ahead of the Garden State’s largest industry conference Wednesday. On Wednesday, March 16, cannabis leaders from across the state and nation will gather for NJ Cannabis Insider Live! in Carteret for the year’s biggest cannabis business information forum and networking event. NJ Cannabis Insider Live! presented by Hance Construction will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The…
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New Mexico Marijuana Legalization: Key Innovations, Big Equity Questions – Filter
New Mexico will open its first adult-use cannabis dispensaries to the public on April 1. It legalized through its legislature in April 2021, in a major victory for a state movement dating back decades. And unlike New York, New Jersey or Virginia—all of which approved legalization measures last year, but won’t open sales until at least 2023—New Mexico has rolled out its cannabis market remarkably fast. Notably, cannabis sales will be allowed everywhere in New Mexico. The law does not allow city or town governments to ban sales locally, whereas most other legal states give municipal governments that power. New…
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Dems host closed-door cannabis session at retreat (Newsletter: March 14, 2022) – Marijuana Moment
DOT changing drug testing rules; WA funds psilocybin study; NOLA marijuana employment testing resolution; GA psychedelics panel; CO cannabis sales 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… Your good deed for the day: donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment/ TOP THINGS TO KNOWCongressional Democrats hosted a closed-to-press panel on equity…
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