Director of Drug Markets and Legal Regulation at the Drug Policy Alliance and Ohio native, Cat Packer, has found herself at the epicenter of America’s cannabis reform movement. In 2015, Packer graduated from Ohio State University with a master’s in public policy and a law degree, and acknowledges that her interest in public policy felt…
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“I think that there’s a sincere appetite from enough members on the council that recognize there’s some problems that need to be addressed with this industry.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A final vote on a St. Louis County bill to regulate intoxicating hemp products stalled out Tuesday night after about a dozen business owners…
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“Our liquor stores never fail compliance tests, whether for tobacco or liquor. We feel we can do the same thing within the cannabis industry.” By Brian Arola, MinnPost As some Minnesota cities fret over regulating newly legalized and normalized marijuana sales, others see an opportunity. Elk River is among 13 Minnesota cities considering opening municipally…
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President Donald Trump’s administration is currently weighing whether to move forward with the marijuana rescheduling process initiated under the Biden administration, with the president recently telling donors that “we need to look at” the issue, according to reports. “That’s something we’re going to look at,” Trump said at a $1 million-a-plate fundraising dinner at his…
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MA anti-marijuana ballot measure; Fed judge rules for psychedelic church; HI medical cannabis courses; Poll: Marijuana a “gateway crop” to gardening 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…
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Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and journalist Mark Halperin are of opposing minds when it comes to the question of whether marijuana will be federally legalized under President Donald Trump. During an episode of their podcast, The Morning Meeting, the two commented on an executive order the president signed on Thursday allowing cryptocurrency…
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A bill signed into law by President Donald Trump last month banning fentanyl analogues would also make a series of changes to current laws that have restricted research into Schedule I drugs like marijuana and psychedelics, congressional analysts say. In a report published last week—shortly after Trump gave final approval to the Halt All Lethal…
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Texas officials have taken an initial step toward implementing a law to expand the state’s medical marijuana program, with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) previewing proposed rules to significantly increase the number of licensed dispensaries. As a controversial Senate-passed bill to ban hemp THC products remains stalled in the House due to a lack…
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How legal weed is leaving the people and the culture behind. Scene: a white-walled, hermetically sealed dispensary that looks less like a place to buy weed and more like a backdrop from 2001: A Space Odyssey. It smells faintly of ionized air conditioning and plastic. Sleek iPads, LED mood lighting, and a curated playlist engineered…
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A Republican senator says he has plans to meet with House lawmakers to “reach a compromise” on an approach to regulate hemp in light of his opposition to a proposal in Congress to ban products with any “quantifiable” amount of THC. Part of that compromise, he said, is to address concerns he and other stakeholders…
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