medical cannabis

Delaware Lawmakers Consider Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In

Delaware lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The Senate Health & Social Services Committee held a hearing on the bill, sponsored by Sen. Marie Pinkney (R), on Wednesday. Pinkney, who chairs the panel that approved the measure, said it “basically says…

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What Do Conservatives Really Think about Cannabis Behind Closed Doors?

If you only paid attention to conservative politicians, lobbying groups, and official party platforms, you’d think cannabis legalization was a non-starter among conservatives. You’d think the entire right wing was united in opposition, clutching their pearls about moral decay and societal collapse. But here’s the thing about official narratives: they’re often bought and paid for.…

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‘Survivor’ Didn’t Break Them

Nobody grows up thinking, “One day I’ll win a million dollars on TV… and then get really into cannabis.” But life has a funny way of rerouting even the cleanest, most straight-edge trajectories. Just ask Ethan Zohn and Tyson Apostol, two Survivor champions whose journeys into cannabis didn’t start in college dorm rooms or at…

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Feds tout hemp roots’ potential in kids’ cancer treatment (Newsletter:

IN House rejects marijuana amendment; Study: Cannabis classification not aligned with science; Op-Ed: CBD patients need more than fed hemp ban 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 Moment possible……

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Congressional Leaders Push Feds To Explain Marijuana Product Seizures From

Congressional leaders have released another large-scale funding bill and related reports that contain cannabis provisions. The new package would require Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide a briefing on seizures of marijuana products from state-legal businesses, direct a health agency to publish information about cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome and block transportation officials from encouraging illegal…

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Indiana House Rejects Amendment To Let Farmers Begin Cultivating Marijuana

The Indiana House of Representatives defeated an amendment aimed at allowing farmers to begin growing marijuana. The amendment, from Rep. Kyle Miller (D), would have directed the state chemist and seed commissioner to issue special use permits to between three and 10 farmers for the cultivation of marijuana seed, with geographic distribution requirements. While Miller…

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Missouri Regulators Move To Clarify Medical Marijuana Patients’ Purchasing Limits

“It is largely up to individuals and dispensaries to ensure they are in compliance with the portion of this rule related to purchases.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri cannabis regulators have changed their guidance on whether or not medical marijuana patients can purchase from licensed dispensaries as a regular consumer, following complaints over the…

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Senators push to delay federal hemp THC ban (Newsletter: January

Medical marijuana protections head to Trump’s desk; SC medical cannabis push boosted by federal rescheduling; NJ homegrow bills 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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What 900 Veterans Taught Me About Cannabis, Pain, and the

The moment that changed me happened in our office in Central Florida. I remember one Veteran who stayed behind after his evaluation, sitting on the couch in the lobby.  He talked about the years he’d spent trying to manage pain and PTSD with whatever prescriptions were handed his way. What surprised him that day wasn’t…

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GOP senators try to stop Trump’s cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: January

House votes to keep blocking DC marijuana sales; Key congressional committee chair: Delay hemp ban; VA cannabis sales bill filed 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,…

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