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May 7, 2025, 1:09 pm By Ben AdlinFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has signaled that he intends to sign a wide-ranging agriculture bill passed by the legislature that contains, among other provisions, a new prohibition on the spores of psychedelic mushrooms. In comments on Tuesday, DeSantis…Trump’s VA Secretary Tells Senators That Psychedelics Have Potential To Mitigate The Veteran Suicide Crisis
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May 7, 2025, 9:22 am By Kyle JaegerFour in five Texas voters say they want to see marijuana legalized in some form, and most also want to see regulations around cannabis relaxed, according to a new poll, which also shows a lack of support for efforts to crack down on intoxicating hemp-derived…Psychedelic Therapy Can Help Reduce Problematic Alcohol And Tobacco Use, Scientific Review Shows
May 7, 2025, 8:45 am By Ben AdlinA new scientific review on psychedelics as a possible treatment for substance use disorders finds that psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy “showed significant reductions in alcohol consumption and high smoking cessation rates” and has potential to lessen…Pennsylvania’s State-Run Marijuana Model Is Not A True Path To Local Ownership (Op-Ed)
May 7, 2025, 7:49 am By Marijuana Moment“Selling weed through the same system that sells vodka isn’t going to guarantee Black ownership, community power or justice.” By Krystal Bush, Free My Weedman In Pennsylvania’s billion-dollar cannabis economy, big corporations are raking in $150…Pennsylvania House Approves Bill To Legalize Marijuana Sales Through State-Owned Stores
May 6, 2025, 5:03 pm By Kyle JaegerThe Pennsylvania House of Representatives has given initial approval to a bill that would legalize marijuana with a novel model of state-run stores. This has been an especially fast-moving legislative process for the measure from Reps. Rick Krajewski (D) and…Colorado Lawmakers Send Psychedelics Bill To Governor To Allow Pardons And Implement Data-Tracking
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May 6, 2025, 3:34 pm By Marijuana Moment“Not only do these kids have to be taken away from their parents, they have to be taken away from their communities sometimes, and put in other counties and other schools.” By April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current Clark County is making the case that…Trump Administration’s DOGE Cancels University’s Contract To Monitor Marijuana Potency
May 6, 2025, 11:20 am By Kyle JaegerThe Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is touting the cancellation of another marijuana-related federal grant—this time targeting a program that’s long tracked cannabis potency levels in seized illicit products. The…The VA Is Hiring A Contractor To Help Explain Medical Marijuana’s Benefits And Risks For Military Veterans
May 6, 2025, 9:00 am By Ben AdlinThe U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is looking for contractors to analyze and explain scientific evidence on medical marijuana to clinicians and the general public as part of VA’s Systematically Testing the Evidence of Marijuana (STEM) project. The…FBI Grants Delaware Marijuana Officials A Fingerprint Service Code, Allowing Launch Of Legal Market To Proceed
May 6, 2025, 7:31 am By Ben AdlinImplementation of Delaware’s new marijuana legalization law is expected to proceed more rapidly following the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) new issuance of a fingerprint service code to state cannabis regulators. FBI had previously rejected the…With Florida Marijuana Legalization Measure Circulating, DeSantis Signs Bill Making It Harder To Qualify Ballot Initiatives
May 5, 2025, 4:06 pm By Ben AdlinFresh changes to Florida law on ballot initiatives will create new hurdles for advocates aiming to put legislative proposals before voters—including, potentially, the renewed effort to legalize marijuana in the state. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Friday…Colorado House Approves Senate-Passed Psychedelics Bill To Allow Pardons And Implement Data-Tracking
May 5, 2025, 2:40 pm By Ben AdlinColorado House lawmakers have advanced a Senate-passed bill that would empower the governor to grant pardons to people who’ve been convicted of psychedelics-related offenses while also revising implementation rules and data-tracking provisions for the…Pennsylvania Lawmakers Approve Bill To Legalize Marijuana Just One Day After It Was Introduced
May 5, 2025, 1:54 pm By Kyle JaegerJust one day after Pennsylvania Democrats filed a much-anticipated bill to legalize marijuana with a novel model of state-run stores, a House committee has already approved the measure—with floor consideration now expected imminently in the face of criticism…Hawaii Bill To Support Psychedelic Therapy—Passed By Both Senate And House—Is Dead For The Session
May 5, 2025, 12:24 pm By Ben AdlinA Hawaii bill to support research into psychedelic-assisted therapies that had passed both chambers of the legislature in different forms missed a legislative deadline and is now dead for the session, its sponsor tells Marijuana Moment. SB 1042, from Sen.…Pennsylvania Lawmakers Will Vote On Bill To Legalize Marijuana Sales Through A System Of State-Run Stores Today
May 5, 2025, 11:23 am By Kyle JaegerPennsylvania Democrats have officially released a much-anticipated bill to legalize marijuana with a novel state-run regulatory model. And it’s already slated for an imminent House committee vote. The new legislation is being sponsored by Reps. Rick…UN Human Rights Commissioner Calls For Drug Decriminalization, Saying Prohibition Is ‘Failing’ Communities Across The World
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