Allen Iverson finally gets his flowers
Allen Iverson finally gets his flowers | Leafly 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. Viola is giving an NBA icon his own line of strains after decades of influence in sports, fashion, and popular culture. The NBA’s 2001 Most Valuable Player, Allen Iverson, was wildly popular for his electric style of play and fashion sense during his time playing…
Read More »Texas Ruling Means Smokable Hemp Can Be Sold In State But Must Be Manufactured Elsewhere – Marijuana Moment
Just weeks after Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) signed a marijuana legalization bill into law, the state’s newly formed Social Equity Council met for the first time on Thursday to discuss its approach to fostering a diverse, equitable cannabis industry that benefits those most harmed by the war on drugs. Among other agenda items, the 15-person group approved a list of geographic areas disproportionately impacted by the drug war, which will be used to determine eligibility for social equity business licenses. Under the state’s new cannabis law, half of all licenses must go to equity applicants, who may also qualify…
Read More »California Congressman Bulldozes Hmong Cannabis Farmers’ Crops
When U.S. gymnast Suni Lee won gold at the Tokyo Olympics last month, she also won rare headlines for her people — the Hmong. A highland people of the Southeast Asian nation of Laos, the Hmong famously fought in CIA-aided tribal militias against the communist insurgents in the 1960s. When the communists took power in 1975, the Hmong faced persecution, and many came to the United States as refugees. They mostly settled in the Great Lakes states; gold medalist Suni Lee is from Minnesota. A large community landed in Fresno, Calif. Over the past generation, many have been making their way…
Read More »Senate panel slams hemp THC limits & pushes CBD regs (Newsletter: August 6, 2021) – Marijuana Moment
WY marijuana ballot language finalized; Local psychedelics decrim efforts; OR gov vows kratom veto; Mexico legalization status update 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… Before you dig into today’s cannabis news, I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We’re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going. Join…
Read More »Federal Science Agency Issues First Report On THC And CBD Variability In Cannabis Laboratory Testing Results – Marijuana Moment
A federal science agency has released a new report as part of its effort to ensure that cannabis products are accurately tested and labeled for THC, CBD and more than a dozen other cannabinoids. It’s part of an ongoing effort by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to encourage standardized analysis of a wide range of cannabis compounds and contaminants across an ever-expanding class of legal products. The agency, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, announced The Cannabis Quality Assurance Program (CannaQAP) last summer. The program’s goal, NIST said at the time, was “to help laboratories accurately…
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Why is New Jersey reviving the old ‘marijuana’ stigma?
Why is New Jersey reviving the old ‘marijuana’ stigma? | Leafly 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. ‘The Haymaker’ is Leafly Senior Editor Bruce Barcott’s opinion column on cannabis politics and culture. Words have always been frontline weapons in the American war on cannabis. Back in the 1930s, Harry Anslinger and the Hearst newspapers jump-started prohibition by reframing cannabis,…
Read More »New Connecticut Marijuana Equity Council Approves Map Of Drug War-Impacted Areas At First Meeting – Marijuana Moment
An influential U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday voted to advance funding legislation and attached report language that encourages the federal government to reconsider “arbitrary” THC restrictions on hemp and continue efforts to develop a regulatory pathway for CBD products. Those provisions, among others, were approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee as part of legislation to fund the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other federal agencies for Fiscal Year 2022. The legislation would also continue a rider that protects state hemp programs from federal interference and extend the terms of an earlier pilot program under which…
Read More »New Marijuana And CBD Research Amendment Could Be Added To Senate’s Infrastructure Bill This Week – Marijuana Moment
An influential U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday voted to advance funding legislation and attached report language that encourages the federal government to reconsider “arbitrary” THC restrictions on hemp and continue efforts to develop a regulatory pathway for CBD products. Those provisions, among others, were approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee as part of legislation to fund the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other federal agencies for Fiscal Year 2022. The legislation would also continue a rider that protects state hemp programs from federal interference and extend the terms of an earlier pilot program under which…
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