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Cannabis in global culture, lifestyle, music, art, and its impact on social movements
Washington State Senate lawmakers have sent the governor a bill to allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in healthcare facilities such as hospitals, nursing homes and hospices. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Shelley Kloba (D), was passed by the Senate in a 46-2 vote on Tuesday after having previously been passed by the…
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As Florida officials defend their decision to invalidate tens of thousands of signatures for a proposed marijuana legalization ballot initiative, a new poll reaffirms that a majority of Floridians want to see the reform enacted. The Smart & Safe Florida campaign behind the cannabis initiative has found itself fighting in multiple court cases in hopes…
Florida Voters Support Marijuana Legalization, New Poll Shows As State Read More »
Virginia lawmakers are nearing the finish line for a series of marijuana reform bills—including proposals to legalize adult-use sales, provide a pathway for resentencing past convictions and allow patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals. The House on Wednesday approved a Senate-passed measure, SB 542 from Sen. Lashrecse Aird (D), to establish a commercial marijuana…
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Hawaii senators have taken another step to advance a bill that would create a psychedelics task force responsible for studying and making policy recommendations on providing access to breakthrough therapies such as psilocybin and MDMA. About a week after the Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved the legislation from Sen. Chris Lee (D),…
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The Florida House of Representatives has passed a bill to significantly reduce the fee for military veterans to obtain medical marijuana registry identification cards. The measure from Reps. Susan Valdés (R) and Michelle Salzman (R) was approved in a unanimous 113-0 vote on Wednesday. This comes after the proposal cleared three House panels and as…
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WI gov pushes Congress on hemp; VA marijuana sales bills advance; CT psychedelics; WA medical cannabis in hospitals 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… Free to read (but…
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Texas voters have approved a marijuana legalization question that appeared on the state’s Democratic primary ballot. As part of the primary election on Tuesday, each major party was able to place several non-binding propositions on the ballot that allow voters show how they feel on key issues. The Texas Democratic Party used one of its…
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Virginia lawmakers have taken more steps toward enacting legislation that would let certain patients use medical marijuana in hospitals, teeing up the reform to be sent to the governor’s desk imminently. On Monday, the Senate signed off on the House of Delegates’s changes to SB 332, sponsored by from Sen. Barbara Favola (D), and the…
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Michigan officials have announced they are distributing nearly $100 million in marijuana tax revenue to over 300 local governments and tribes across the state thanks to the state’s adult-use legalization law. The $94 million in tax dollars will support various local infrastructure, education and other programs and services in 313 municipalities, counties and tribal areas.…
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Cannabis use by older adults is not associated with either accelerated cognitive decline or greater risk of dementia, according to findings published in the journal BMJ Mental Health. Investigators affiliated with Yale University and the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom assessed cognitive performance in lifetime cannabis consumers and non-users across various domains —…
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