Culture & Society
Cannabis in global culture, lifestyle, music, art, and its impact on social movements
As Chair of the NORML Board of Directors, I am honored—again—to reflect on what Black History Month means to this organization and to the broader cannabis legalization movement. NORML’s work is rooted in consumer rights and personal freedoms, and we recognize the deep, undeniable connection between Black communities and the evolution of cannabis policy in…
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PA legalization analysis; TX marijuana poll; MO psychedelics bills advance; Cannabis kiosks for seniors; MI marijuana tax op-ed 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… BREAKING: Journalism is often…
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From early reform efforts to modern legalization fights, these Black leaders helped reshape cannabis law and justice. Written by Parabola Center for Law and Policy Today, support for cannabis legalization is widespread. A majority of Black Americans favor reform, politicians now campaign on outdated drug laws, and celebrities speak openly about racial disparities while building…
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“We don’t want to go back to the Wild, Wild West and have 10,000 licenses out there. We wanna put a number on that so we can keep them in compliance.” By Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice Oklahoma House lawmakers on Wednesday sent two bills to the Senate extending a moratorium on medical marijuana licenses and…
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The Republican chair of a key House committee says a proposed amendment to a large-scale agriculture bill that would delay a hemp THC ban by a year isn’t relevant to the legislation, casting doubt on the prospects that it will get a vote in the panel next week. Shortly after Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN) submitted…
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Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at expanding therapeutic access to and research on psychedelics such as psilocybin and ibogaine for adults and military veterans. On Wednesday, members of the House Emerging Issues Committee passed two psychedelics proposals—combining two psilocybin- and two ibogaine-focused bills from Reps. Matthew Overcast (R) and Rep. Richard West (R)—that would…
Missouri Lawmakers Approve Psychedelics Bills To Expand Access To And Read More »
Senior residents in Arizona independent living communities could soon see a different kind of care service available in their neighborhoods: Kiosks allowing them to view and buy marijuana products from licensed dispensaries. The retailer Life Is Chill and cannabis technology company LoveBud announced on Thursday that they were partnering for the launch of the novel…
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“Other states as well should learn from Michigan’s experience, rather than repeat the same economic misstep the next time they face a budget shortfall.” By Hirsh Jain, Verdant Strategies In an effort to raise short-term revenue, Michigan recently adopted a cannabis tax structure that is already proving economically counterproductive and strategically shortsighted. For years, Michigan…
Michigan’s Marijuana Tax Experiment Should Be An Urgent Warning To Read More »
Trump surgeon general pick on psychedelics; Marijuana industry disappointed about SOTU; VA medical cannabis in hospitals; Cannabis prisoners op-ed 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… Hold on, just…
ACLU previews cannabis & guns arguments for Supreme Court (Newsletter: Read More »
A new scientific review published in the National Library of Medicine (NIH) shines a spotlight on one of the most overlooked areas of cannabis science: the untapped benefits of acidic cannabinoids naturally produced by Cannabis sativa — THCA, CBDA, CBGA, and CBCA. These compounds are the biosynthetic precursors to THC, CBD, CBG, and CBC. But…
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