Culture & Society
Cannabis in global culture, lifestyle, music, art, and its impact on social movements
A GOP congressman is seeking to amend a large-scale agriculture bill to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products for one year as industry stakeholders work to identify a long-term solution to the pending recriminalization—and a key House committee is expected to consider the proposal next week. The hemp sector has been sounding the…
Key Congressional Committee Could Vote On Delaying Federal Hemp THC Read More »
The Oregon House of Representatives has approved a bill that would allow patients with debilitating medical conditions to access medical marijuana in certain health facilities such as hospices. The legislation from Rep. Farrah Chaichi (D) cleared the chamber in a 39-3 vote on Friday, sending it to the Senate for consideration. That chamber’s Health Care…
Oregon House Passes Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Access For Read More »
The sponsor of the bill to eliminate the cannabis panel said it has become an unnecessary layer of bureaucracy. By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight The controversial committee that oversees South Dakota’s medical marijuana program could come to an end. A bill sponsored by Rep. Tim Goodwin, R-Rapid City, that passed the House 41-26 on Monday would repeal the…
South Dakota Lawmakers Vote To Eliminate Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee Read More »
Federal appropriations language prohibiting the Justice Department from interfering in jurisdictions with state-authorized medical cannabis access does not include language protecting Nebraskans, despite voters’ 2024 decision legalizing it. The federal appropriations rider, versions of which have been approved by Congress annually since 2014, omits any reference to Nebraska. The amendment forbids the Department of Justice…
Nebraska Omitted From Federal Protections for Medical Marijuana States Read More »
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Support for legalizing the use of psychedelics might relatively low today, according to a new survey from the RAND Corporation, but public opinion on the issue seems be closely following in the footsteps of the marijuana reform movement before the first states started enacting cannabis legalization. As more states and localities, as well as Congress,…
Americans’ Support For Legalizing Psychedelics Is Where Marijuana Was In Read More »
It’s difficult to admit this—especially to the readers of High Times—but for most of my life, I flat-out hated the hippies. That’s curious, considering I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and, for a quarter of a century, have lived just three blocks from Golden Gate Park—ground zero for the very counterculture I…
I Was Wrong About the Hippies Read More »
“America does not have a marijuana crisis. It has a knowledge deficit, a training deficit and a regulatory deficit layered on top of decades of stigma.” By Jill Simonian and Codi Peterson, Pharmacists’ Cannabis Coalition of California The New York Times editorial board recently warned that America now faces a “marijuana problem,” suggesting that legalization…
America Doesn’t Have A ‘Marijuana Problem,’ As NYT Claims—It Has Read More »
As Virginia lawmakers push ahead with an effort to legalize marijuana sales in the commonwealth, certain GOP members are finding themselves ideologically aligned with their Democratic colleagues, breaking with the majority of their caucus in support of creating a regulated marketplace for adults to purchase cannabis. In a series of recent interviews, Republican legislators explained…
Virginia Republican Lawmakers Explain Why They Voted To Legalize Marijuana Read More »
FL legalization signatures zeroed out; MD & HI psychedelics votes; CT medical marijuana in hospitals bill; Study: Cannabis munchies are real 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…
Dr. Oz warns about cannabis as alcohol alternative (Newsletter: February Read More »
