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Congresswoman Says Federal Marijuana Policy Is At A ‘Standstill’ As

A Democratic lawmaker says Congress is at a “crossroads” over marijuana reform, with ongoing uncertainty over where President Donald Trump will land on a rescheduling proposal that’s currently at a “standstill” before his adminstration. Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, spoke on Friday at an event with student researchers affiliated with…

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PA gov’s office tells lawmakers to stop filing cannabis bills

TX gov previews hemp action; Congresswoman slams marijuana banking omission in bill; MA prohibitionist ballot measures; MN cannabis poll 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…

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Missouri Sees Strong Marijuana Sales As Prices Remain Steady, Industry

“Missouri is viewed as a stronger market than others. There are things happening in Missouri that are causing consumers to not just be shopping on price.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent More people are heading to Missouri’s dispensaries to buy cannabis products—and spending more money when they go, according to industry experts who spoke Thursday…

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The Cookie Cutter Crusade: Taking Down the Tired Talking Points

The Cookie-Cutter Crusade: Deconstructing the Tired Talking Points of Cannabis Prohibitionists   Here we go again, folks. Just when you think the cannabis prohibition debate might evolve beyond the same tired talking points from the 1980s, along comes the Concerned Women for America with their latest pearl-clutching manifesto on why marijuana should remain a Schedule…

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Cannabis and Hemp CBD in Cancer Care: A New Frontier

A cancer diagnosis is one of life’s most profound challenges, and the journey through treatment can be equally demanding. While treatments like chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and targeted therapies have the power to extend or even save lives, they often come with significant physical and emotional burdens. In the midst of these hardships, an ancient remedy…

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Webinar Campaign

You’re invited: The Green Nurse Clinical Conversations Free WebinarThe Therapeutic Use of Cannabinoids for Palliative, Hospice and End of Life Care Wednesday September 17th @ 4:20 pm PST Register Here  The Green Nurse Podcast – Clinical Conversation Webinar series came about when Nurses Sherri and Elisabeth Mack merged their companies Holistic Caring & The Green Nurse, and…

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Texas Hemp Businesses Celebrate Lawmakers’ Failure To Pass THC Product

“I’m glad I stayed vigilant. There’s no rest for the weary.” By Paul Cobler and Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune When news broke Wednesday afternoon of a last-minute push to pass new, stricter regulations for consumable hemp products, the employees at Austin Vape & Smoke sprung into action. Zaquiri Hensen, a manager at the South…

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How the Dutch Made Weed Global Without Legalizing It

I still keep, in my phone’s notepad, the list of strains I smoked and the coffeeshops where I scored them—a personal archive of Amsterdam’s green bounty. I made that pilgrimage in April 2015, spending fifteen days on my own with one simple mission: hit as many coffeeshops as I could and, of course, do what…

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Smoking A Bowl of High-THC Flower Might Be Best For

The average cannabis user living in states where marijuana is legal has the luxury of stepping inside his or her friendly neighborhood dispensary for access to a variety of pot products, like edible candies, pills, topicals, concentrates and even beverages. These processed variations of the cannabis plant are designed for those consumers who don’t necessarily…

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The Dawn of the Femme Stoner: How Women are Becoming

For fifty years, the image of the typical cannabis user was carved in stone: male, slacker, probably unemployed, definitely hungry. From Cheech and Chong to Pineapple Express, stoner culture was a boys’ club with occasional female sidekicks. But 2024 just shattered that stereotype with data that would make Hollywood rewrite every cannabis comedy. For the…

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