“As written, the law would render the overwhelming majority of products currently on shelves illegal as of July 1. That includes gummies, tinctures, vapes, pre-rolls, beverages and topicals.” By Ivory Ellis, 757 Smokes A bill now on Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger’s (D) desk threatens to upend access to the popular hemp products that thousands of…
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“Appears there may be a light at the end of the tunnel. Fingers crossed.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Legislature approved its first-ever bill related to a state medical cannabis program Wednesday, which regulators say is key to getting the medicine to Nebraskans. Lawmakers voted 46-2 to pass Legislative Bill 1235, led by the General Affairs…
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“Hemp farmers were there and were excluded from every negotiation over the very crops we grow. Let that sink in. The Constitution didn’t fail us… 25 senators did.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent After nine hours of debate over competing proposals to ban intoxicating hemp products, the Missouri Senate finally approved a House bill Tuesday…
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Maryland House lawmakers have approved a Senate-passed bill to extend a psychedelics task force through the end of 2027 to develop updated recommendations on expanding therapeutic access to the novel drugs and potentially creating a regulatory framework for broader legalization. About a month after unanimously advancing through the Senate, members of the House Health Committee…
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A limited federal hemp CBD and THC reimbursement program just launched, and anti-marijuana groups are already in court trying to block it. The fight is about access, federal authority and who gets to decide whether cannabinoids belong in patient care. For all the noise around cannabis in Washington, this is one of the more interesting…
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“We intend to fully fund this program.” By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Texas is launching its own research program into a psychedelic called ibogaine after state officials couldn’t find a company to help develop it into a drug for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) and House Speaker Dustin…
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Author Ed Rosenthal traces how international pressure criminalized a plant long woven into Indian life, and why he believes it is time to bring ganja back under regulation. Follow Ed on Instagram. Introduction: Returning to India With Purpose When I first visited India in 1981, cannabis cultivation was still legal in certain regions. During that…
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Colorado’s governor has signed a bill that will let terminally ill patients to use medical marijuana in healthcare facilities such as hospitals —though he expressed concerns about an amendment that was made to the legislation that he said “differs from the original intent” of the proposal by making participation by care centers optional rather than…
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More than a decade after making history as the first country to legalize adult-use cannabis, Uruguay has entered a new phase: the system works, but it’s no longer enough. Between official data, internal tensions, and new policy proposals, the debate is back in full swing. When Uruguay passed Law 19.172 in 2013, the goal wasn’t…
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A federal judge has denied a request from a coalition of anti-marijuana organizations that sought to immediately block the Trump administration’s initiative to cover hemp-derived CBD and THC products through Medicare from launching on Wednesday. The groups’ overall lawsuit challenging the policy is still under consideration, however, with a hearing on their separate motion for…
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