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Dec 11, 2024, 4:12 pm By Marijuana Moment“We think this is obviously a correct verdict and hopefully allow marijuana patients to stop being discriminated against when they’re using medicine so they can be functional human beings in life again.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix A Hillsborough…Minnesota Marijuana Regulators Abruptly Cancel Social Equity License Lottery Amid Litigation, Pivoting Toward Wider Lottery Next Year
Dec 11, 2024, 2:13 pm By Marijuana Moment“The 648 social equity applicants who qualified and were expecting to participate in the lottery are understandably disappointed.” By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost The Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) Wednesday announced it was canceling the…Trump’s Choice For Top Justice Department Role Says Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug’ That Makes Consumers ‘Boring And Smelly’
Dec 11, 2024, 1:56 pm By Kyle JaegerPresident-elect Donald Trump has made his selection for another top Justice Department official: Harmeet Dhillon, who has peddled the gateway drug theory about marijuana and says cannabis makes people who consume it “silly, boring and smelly.” Trump said…Most Government Workers Will No Longer Be Punished For Off-Duty Marijuana Use In New Mexico’s Largest County
Dec 11, 2024, 1:25 pm By Ben AdlinCommissioners in New Mexico’s most populous county have approved new policy details of a plan to stop testing and punishing most government employees for off-hours marijuana use. Bernalillo County, where Albuquerque is located, appears to be the first public…Kansas Governor Frees First-Time Marijuana Offender Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Prison
Dec 11, 2024, 11:11 am By Marijuana Moment“I don’t believe that someone should be doing years for something that’s legal all around us, and in a majority of states.” By Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector A Kansas court said Deshaun Durham was supposed to serve more than seven years in prison for…The US’s First State-Sanctioned Safe Drug Consumption Site Prepares To Open In Rhode Island
Dec 11, 2024, 9:24 am By Ben AdlinOn Tuesday afternoon, organizers cut the ribbon on the first state-sanctioned safe consumption site for illegal drugs in the United States. The facility—located in Providence, Rhode Island—stems from a 2021 bill creating a pilot program for overdose…Nebraska Lawsuit Seeks To Block Governor From Certifying Medical Marijuana Initiatives That Voters Approved At The Ballot
Dec 11, 2024, 9:02 am By Ben Adlin“The time for that reckoning is now, before further taxpayer funds are spent on a futile effort.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner A top opponent of medical cannabis in Nebraska filed a new lawsuit Tuesday seeking to void two successful 2024 ballot…GOP Congressman And D.C. Officials Push To End Federal Ban On Marijuana Sales In Nation’s Capitol
Dec 11, 2024, 8:04 am By Kyle JaegerA GOP congressman and local Washington, D.C. officials are criticizing the ongoing federal ban blocking the District from legalizing marijuana sales in the nation’s capital. During a hearing before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday, Chairman…Workers Can’t Sue Employers Who Violate New Jersey’s Marijuana Anti-Discrimination Law, Federal Court Says, Siding With Walmart
Dec 10, 2024, 3:19 pm By Ben AdlinA federal appeals court panel sided with Walmart this week, ruling that although New Jersey explicitly forbids employment discrimination against marijuana users, private individuals are unable to sue employers under that law because it failed to create any…GOP Leaders Blocked Schumer’s Push To Include Marijuana Banking Reform In Government Funding Bill, Senate Source Says
Dec 10, 2024, 2:30 pm By Kyle JaegerRepublican House and Senate leadership “openly and solely blocked” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) attempt to include bipartisan marijuana banking legislation in a government funding bill, a Senate source familiar with the negotiations…New York Officials Say State Will Pass $1 Billion Marijuana Sales Mark By End Of Year, While Urging Adults To Buy Locally This Holiday
Dec 10, 2024, 1:46 pm By Kyle JaegerAs New York regulators anticipate surpassing $1 billion in marijuana sales since the market launched in late 2022, they’re encouraging adults to give the “gift of community” by buying cannabis locally this holiday season. At a meeting of the New York…Thousands Of Kansas Residents Have Medical Marijuana Cards—From Neighboring Missouri
Dec 10, 2024, 11:26 am By Marijuana MomentGov. Laura Kelly “will continue to support the passage of a Kansas-specific approach that is both feasible and well-regulated,” a spokesperson said. By Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector Thousands of Kansans are crossing the Missouri border with medical…Hemp Industry Speaks Out Against Ohio Bill That Would Ban Intoxicating Cannabinoid Products
Dec 10, 2024, 9:25 am By Marijuana Moment“We want the responsible businesses to continue to operate and ensure there are not bad actors, and unsafe products, in the market.” By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal Workers in the hemp industry spoke out against a bill that would ban intoxicating hemp…Congressional Researchers Highlight Differing Court Interpretations Of Medical Marijuana Protections
Dec 10, 2024, 8:47 am By Kyle JaegerAs the Biden administration moves forward with its proposal to reschedule marijuana, congressional researchers are highlighting divergent federal court interpretations of an existing policy protecting state medical cannabis programs from Justice Department…Marijuana Groups Send Trump A Wish List For Upcoming Term, Including Protecting Gun Rights For Cannabis Consumers
Dec 10, 2024, 8:12 am By Kyle JaegerTwo leading marijuana reform organizations have sent the incoming Trump administration a memo, calling on the president-elect to take a series of steps to enact federal cannabis reforms—including ending prohibition, protecting gun rights for cannabis…Leaders In New Mexico’s Most Populous County Will Vote To Stop Punishing Off-Duty Marijuana Use By Public Workers This Week
Dec 9, 2024, 3:33 pm By Ben AdlinAfter a plan by New Mexico’s most populous county to stop punishing most government employees for off-hours marijuana use won approval in concept last month, commissioners in Bernalillo County on Tuesday evening will consider adopting formal changes to the…Top Ohio Lawmaker Wants To Restrict Marijuana Homegrow Rights And Strengthen THC Potency Caps
Dec 9, 2024, 2:24 pm By Ben AdlinRepublican lawmakers in Ohio are once again aiming to scale back parts of the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law, looking to a proposal from last year that would have decreased allowable THC levels in state-legal cannabis products, reduced the…Former World Leaders Say International War On Drugs Is A Failure On Its Own Terms
Dec 9, 2024, 1:49 pm By Marijuana Moment“Drug use itself is not the issue. It has been a part of human societies for centuries. The real problem lies in how society responds to it.” By Manisha Krishnan, Filter The United States and Canada should fully decriminalize the use and possession of…Thousands Who’ve Been Pardoned For Federal Marijuana Offenses Would Have Their Records Expunged Under New Bipartisan Congressional Bill
Dec 9, 2024, 1:03 pm By Kyle JaegerBipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a bill to provide for the expungement of records for people who’ve received presidential pardons, including non-violent marijuana offenses. The legislation from Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and David Trone…Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Could ‘Open A Door’ For Washington, D.C. To Finally Legalize Sales Locally, Legal Analysis Says
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