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A Florida court has ruled that police cannot search a person’s vehicle based only on the smell of marijuana. The District Court of Appeal of Florida Second District on Wednesday issued an opinion, authored by Judge Nelly Khouzam, overturning a lower court decision that upheld the “plain smell doctrine” that has long permitted cannabis odor…
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Medical marijuana patients with chronic pain overwhelmingly agree the cannabis is an effective, long-term treatment option—with one in three saying it has helped them to eliminate the use of prescription drugs—according to a new poll. The survey from the medical marijuana certification company Green Health Docs, which involved interviews with 1,450 patients nationwide, asked a…
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An Oregon marijuana business has filed a new federal lawsuit against the state, challenging the constitutionality of laws prohibiting interstate cannabis commerce. After filing an initial suit in 2022—and later withdrawing it amid expectations of unspecified “big things” coming—the cannabis wholesaler Jefferson Packing House (JPH) filed a revised complaint on Wednesday with the U.S. District…
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CA marijuana tax break in effect; OR officials defend cannabis industry labor law; MA psychedelics vote; TX ag commissioner on hemp; NE licenses delay 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…
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Keeping with his recent parody of President Donald Trump’s social media style, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said on Wednesday that he’s assuming the role of “leader of the free world” in light of the federal government shutdown—and part of his platform will be to legalize marijuana. People will be “high on patriotism,” he said…
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On August 25, the nonprofit group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) sent a letter to President Donald Trump, calling on him not to approve a pending proposal to reclassify cannabis under federal law. In the letter, SAM warned the president that rescheduling marijuana under the federal Controlled Substances Act would lead to significant adverse outcomes.…
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The Nug Bunny’s Fall: When Cannabis Activism Meets Reality Well, well, well. Remember our friend from Lufkin, Texas – the one I dubbed the “Nug Bunny” back during April’s 420 celebrations? The guy who thought it would be brilliant to hide marijuana-filled Easter eggs around public parks and then broadcast his location on social media…
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“The places that we’ve identified today are nothing but weed dealers in strip malls.” By Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector Kansas Bureau of Investigation director Tony Mattivi and Attorney General Kris Kobach (R) announced a crackdown Wednesday on “brazen” sales of marijuana and THC products as law enforcement raided 10 shops in six cities across the…
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Lawmakers in New York are revisiting the possibility of reforming the state’s laws related to psychedelics, convening a hearing to take testimony about the potential health benefits psilocybin. On Tuesday, the Assembly Health Committee spent hours discussing the the medical value of the main ingredient in so-called “magic mushrooms,” with numerous experts and advocates speaking…
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“If you need a machine and don’t buy it, then you will ultimately find that you have paid for it and don’t have it.” – Henry FordFew quotes better capture the current state of decision-making in controlled environment agriculture (CEA), cannabis cultivation, and greenhouse operations than this one from Henry Ford. Across the industry, operators…
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