Seattle Doctor Files DEA Petition To Reschedule Psilocybin For Medical Use – Marijuana Moment
A Seattle doctor specializing in end-of-life care filed a formal petition with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) this week challenging the government’s Schedule I classification of psilocybin, the main psychoactive component of psychedelic mushrooms. The petition, dated Tuesday, requests the agency to reschedule psilocybin as a less-restricted Schedule II drug, pointing to its relatively low potential for abuse and “exceptional promise in relieving debilitating symptoms in those with intractable and otherwise untreatable illness,” including the severe anxiety and depression that can result from a terminal illness. “The original placement of psilocybin,” the document says, “was the result of a…
Read More »Voters in These 9 States Could Decide Cannabis Fate in 2022 – Cannabis Business Times
States that have already legalized medical and/or adult-use cannabis have taken two avenues: legislative action or voter-approved ballot measures. Specifically, the first eight states to legalize adult-use cannabis did so through citizen-led petitions that put a question, measure or amendment before their voters on Election Day. Washington, D.C., was also in that boat via Initiative 71 in November 2014. It wasn’t until January 2018 that Vermont became the first state to legalize adult-use cannabis through a legislature, which became official when Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed House Bill 511 (Act 86) into law. Since then, five more states have legalized…
Read More »Competition tightens as Connecticut opens application period for adult-use licenses – Grown In
Luis Vega, owner of Wepa Farms in New Haven. Vega plans to apply for a Connecticut adult-use license. Credit: Submitted / Luis Vega The first application window for adult-use cannabis in Connecticut is officially open, leaving local operators scrambling for a limited number of licenses amid huge demand for market access. “We are hoping to enter the adult-use space here in Connecticut in any capacity we can in all honesty,” said Luis Vega, CEO of Nautilus Botanicals. “We are going to try to go for broke.” Vega operates Wepa Farms in New Haven, which cultivates hemp and produces hemp products….
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Cannabis banking approved in Congress—again (Newsletter: February 4, 2022) – Marijuana Moment
Marijuana employment protections in federal climate bill; CO psychedelics ballot measure; Congressman “outraged” by NJ cannabis licensing 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… Hold on, just one second before you read today’s news. Have you thought about giving some financial support to Marijuana Moment? If so, today would be a great day to contribute. We’re planning our reporting for the coming year and it would really help to know what kind of support…
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Town Residents Gather to Air Views on Marijuana Prohibition in East Haddam – CT Examiner
EAST HADDAM – The countless and complex layers of issues and emotions surrounding the legalization of marijuana in Connecticut were on full display on Wednesday night as more than two dozen residents aired their views at a public hearing called to gauge opinion on whether the town should outright prohibit it from any commercial use in town. Heartfelt stories were told of marijuana’s wonderful medical benefits, and its corrosive role in teenagers’ mental health and the death of a young man killed by a driver high on marijuana and an assortment of other substances. Some said a proposed marijuana shop…
Read More »Best CBD Oil Of 2022: Top Cannabis Oil Brands To Buy CBD Tinctures – Kitsap Daily News
Like any informed consumer, you are looking for the best CBD products available today. People who are already familiar with cannabidiol and the many forms it takes know what they’re seeking but for beginners, there’s a wall of buzz terms and marketing to bypass in order to understand which products are actually the best, and which are imposters. Buying CBD oil online is the easiest way get your daily dose, but how do you choose the best product? There are hundreds of brands out there, and many different formulas and potencies. The good news is that buying CBD oil isn’t…
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Online applications open for Connecticut retail marijuana licenses – News 12 Bronx
Feb 03, 2022, 11:01pmUpdated on Feb 04, 2022 By: News 12 Staff You can now apply for a license to open a retail marijuana store in Connecticut. You can do it online, but it is not an easy process. Once you’ve filled out the application, there is a mountain of paperwork that needs to be submitted. But for some cannabis capitalists, all the effort is worth it. “We’re going to hopefully be going in as a cultivator. And then there’s a whole lottery process for hopefully a delivery license. And hopefully a dispensary license,” said Wepa! Farms owner Luis Vega….
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Too few recreational cannabis licenses available in CT, critics say – Darien Times
Connecticut opened its first application round for certain recreational cannabis licenses Thursday, but several pro-legalization groups say the process that has been created could “significantly hamper” the state’s goal of creating an equitable market. Their concern is that only 56 licenses, ranging from retailers to cultivators, will be issued to start, and that existing medical marijuana operators in the state are being given an unfair advantage since they can enter into an unlimited number of equity joint ventures. The joint ventures are cannabis businesses that must be at least 50 percent owned or controlled by an individual, or individuals, who…
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