Legalizing Marijuana Reduces The Cost Of Workers’ Compensation Claims And Lowers Prescription Drug Use By Patients, Study Shows
May 12, 2025, 9:47 am By Ben AdlinA new study on marijuana legalization’s effect on workers’ compensation finds that while the policy change is associated with a “gradual increase” in workers’ comp claims, the average cost per claim in fact fell after the policy change—as did…Trump Replaces Prosecutor Who Threatened Medical Marijuana Dispensary With Fox News Host Who Joined Cannabis Company’s Board
May 12, 2025, 7:52 am By Kyle JaegerPresident Donald Trump has named a Fox News host with involvement in the cannabis industry to replace a U.S. attorney who threatened a Washington, D.C. medical marijuana dispensary with potential federal prosecution. After the president pulled Ed Martin from…Illinois Marijuana Social Equity Business Owners Press Lawmakers For More Aid And Less Regulation
May 11, 2025, 10:54 am By Marijuana Moment“Many of the social equity groups won’t even exist a year from now, so we cannot go home without getting these things addressed.” By Kevin Bessler, The Center Square Illinois is one of the largest cannabis markets in the country with total cannabis sales…Florida Lawmakers Again Failed To Regulate Hemp Products This Session
May 11, 2025, 10:19 am By Marijuana Moment“There are legal gaps we need to address in the future and I look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure these products are safe and protect consumers, while still allowing Florida farmers to thrive.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix A year ago,…Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider Bills To Set Tighter Controls On Intoxicating Hemp-Derived Products
May 10, 2025, 12:18 pm By Marijuana Moment“What scares me about regulating this is that sometimes we over-regulate and we put more problems on an industry.” By Bhaamati Borkhetaria, CommonWealth Beacon Massachusetts legislators this session are looking to take hemp-derived intoxicating…Is Marijuana’s ‘Entourage Effect’ A Real Thing Or Is It Just Marketing Hype?
May 10, 2025, 8:59 am By Marijuana Moment“The entourage effect remains a hypothesis more often co-opted for marketing than grounded in evidence. That doesn’t mean it’s wrong.” By Jonathan Simone, Brock University via The Conversation In the years since legalization, there has been a…New York Governor Signs Budget After Lawmakers Remove Her Plan To Let Police Use Marijuana Odor Against Drivers
May 9, 2025, 3:13 pm By Ben AdlinThe state budget bill signed into law by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Friday notably does not include a controversial marijuana provision the governor proposed earlier this year that would have allowed police to use the smell of marijuana as probable…Trump’s VA Secretary Meets With Psychedelic Therapy Advocate To Discuss Expanding Access For Military Veterans
May 9, 2025, 11:57 am By Kyle JaegerA military veteran who’s become an advocate for psilocybin access met with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) staff, and the secretary himself, on Wednesday to discuss the therapeutic potential of psychedelic medicine for the veteran community. As VA…Florida Lawmakers Kill Medical Marijuana Expansion Bills, Including One To Let Military Veterans Register For Free
May 9, 2025, 10:57 am By Ben AdlinSeveral bills to expand Florida’s medical cannabis program have stalled out for the year, including a measure to exempt military veterans from patient ID card registration fees that was passed unanimously by the House of Representatives. HB 555, from Rep.…Pennsylvania GOP Senator Says Marijuana Legalization Can Pass In Divided Legislature As Reform Bill Advances Through House
May 9, 2025, 9:02 am By Kyle JaegerA GOP Pennsylvania senator is backing the push to legalize marijuana in the commonwealth at a critical inflection point as a reform proposal has moved through the House and now heads to the Senate. Sen. Gene Yaw (R) said in an interview published on Monday by…Trump’s New Surgeon General Pick Had ‘Meaningful Experiences’ With Psychedelics, But Said Marijuana Harms The Ability To ‘Make Good Energy’
May 9, 2025, 7:51 am By Kyle JaegerPresident Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. surgeon general is a proponent of psychedelic medicine—and she’s been public about her own experience benefiting from psilocybin. But she also evidently believes marijuana is harmful and should be…Texas House Passes Psychedelics Bills Aimed At Expediting Access To Therapy Once FDA Approves Psilocybin And MDMA
May 8, 2025, 4:57 pm By Ben AdlinThe Texas House of Representatives gave final passage on Thursday to a pair of bills designed to ensure speedy access to psychedelic-assisted therapy in the event of federal approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). One bill—HB 4014, from…GOP-Led Wisconsin Committee Cuts Governor’s Marijuana Legalization Proposal From Budget
May 8, 2025, 4:07 pm By Ben AdlinRepublicans in Wisconsin’s legislature on Thursday cut key provisions from a state budget proposal by Gov. Tony Evers (D), including plans to legalize and regulate marijuana. The changes came in a Joint Finance Committee hearing, where members removed a long…Trump Plans To Pull U.S. Attorney Nominee Who Threatened Medical Marijuana Dispensary With Possible Federal Prosecution
May 8, 2025, 3:50 pm By Kyle JaegerPresident Donald Trump has announced he will be withdrawing his nomination for a U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C. who recently warned a licensed medical marijuana dispensary in the District about violating federal law and suggested the possibility of…Bipartisan Congressional Lawmakers Invite Trump’s VA Secretary To Psychedelics Meeting To Discuss Access For Military Veterans
May 8, 2025, 2:52 pm By Kyle JaegerBipartisan congressional lawmakers are asking President Donald Trump’s head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to meet with them to discuss ways to provide access to psychedelic medicine for military veterans. In a letter sent to VA Secretary…Pennsylvania Senators And Governor Signal That House-Passed Marijuana Bill Needs Amendments If It Stands A Chance Of Becoming Law
May 8, 2025, 11:58 am By Kyle JaegerPennsylvania’s governor, as well as key senators on both sides of the marijuana legalization debate, are strongly signaling that a newly House-passed bill to enact the reform with state-run cannabis shops will need to be seriously amended if it stands a…Nebraska Attorney General Pressures Lawmakers Not To Pass Medical Marijuana Bill
May 8, 2025, 9:45 am By Marijuana Moment“This is not about the will of the people. This is going to make Nebraska less safe, more dangerous.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) escalated his opposition to legislative efforts to help implement medical…Using Marijuana Reduces Alcohol Cravings In People Who Drink A Lot, Federally Funded Study Shows
May 8, 2025, 8:57 am By Ben AdlinNew federally funded research into the effects of cannabis on alcohol use finds that people who used marijuana immediately before drinking subsequently consumed fewer alcoholic beverages and reported lower cravings for alcohol. “We found that across the…Federal Agency Reschedules Marijuana Breathalyzer Technology Workshop Aimed At Fostering ‘Open And Candid Discussion’
May 8, 2025, 8:20 am By Ben AdlinA federal science agency has rescheduled a workshop aimed at facilitating “an open and candid discussion” about the development and implementation of technology to test a person’s breath for marijuana impairment. The event, hosted by the National…Pennsylvania House Passes Bill To Legalize Marijuana Sales At State-Run Dispensaries, Sending It To Senate
May 7, 2025, 5:05 pm By Kyle JaegerThe Pennsylvania House of Representatives has given its final approval to a bill that would legalize marijuana through a system of state-owned dispensaries, sending it to the GOP-controlled Senate. It has been a dizzying legislative process for the…
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