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The Arbitrary Legal Threshold of 0

The One Plant Alliance: Why It’s Time to Stop Pretending Hemp and Marijuana Are Different Sources: Community Newspapers | One Plant Alliance Let me ask you a simple question: If I showed you two identical plants—same species, same genus, same genetic makeup—and told you one is legal and the other will get you arrested, would…

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South Dakota Senators Reject Bills To Repeal Medical Marijuana Program

South Dakota lawmakers have rejected a pair of bills that would have ended the state’s medical marijuana program if the plant is federally rescheduled and to set strict THC potency caps on cannabis products for patients. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday took up both measures from Sen. John Carley (R), rejecting…

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South Dakota Lawmakers Reject Bills To Dismantle Medical Cannabis Program

Members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee voted down a pair of bills today that sought to gut the state’s voter-initiated medical cannabis access program. Specifically, Senate Bill 181 sought to close down the program, while Senate Bill 194 sought to restrict the types of cannabis products available to patients. Over 18,000 South…

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Washington House Passes Bill To Let Terminally Ill Patients Use

A bill to allow terminally ill patients in Washington State to use medical cannabis in healthcare facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes and hospices was approved by the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Shelley Kloba (D), cleared the chamber in a vote of 89-6 and now heads to the Senate…

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Bipartisan Wisconsin Lawmakers Circulate Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana

Bipartisan Wisconsin lawmakers will soon be introducing a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession for first-time offenses. Reps. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D) and Shae Sortwell (R) are in the process of circulating the draft legislation to build support among colleagues. The text of the proposal hasn’t been formally filed yet, but the sponsors previously teamed up on…

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Virginia Lawmakers Approve Bills To Expand Medical Marijuana Access In

The Virginia Senate has approved a bill to provide legal protections for hospital workers to facilitate the use of medical marijuana for patients with terminal illnesses in their facilities, so long as cannabis is federally rescheduled. At the same time, a House subcommittee advanced a pair of proposals that share the goal of permitting medical…

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Ohio Activists Launch Signature Drive For Referendum To Block Marijuana

“We have a ground swell and folks are angry. [Politicians] hate the fact that people spoke and now they’re trying to re-criminalize cannabis and ban products.” By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal Ohioans for Cannabis Choice are starting to collect signatures to get a referendum on the ballot to block a new law that will…

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Federal Judge Dismisses Marijuana Businesses’ Lawsuit Challenging CBP Seizures Of

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) over allegations from New Mexico marijuana businesses that claimed the agency unconstitutionally seized state-legal cannabis products and detained industry workers. More than a year after CBP moved to dismiss the suit, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico…

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Cannabis not a “priority” for Trump DOJ, GOP congressman says

Congressional 280E marijuana tax penalty report; VA cannabis penalty pushback; MD psychedelics hearing; AI & psychedelics study 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… Your good deed for the…

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People With Illinois Marijuana Convictions Face Long Delays In Expunging

“Just as efficient and on time they are when taking you to court and getting you locked up and taking you to the bullpen, it should be [that way] on the other side, too.” By Kaitlin Bender-Thomas, Capital News Illinois For Illinoisan Roosevelt Myles, a marijuana conviction from the 1980s became part of a criminal…

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