medical cannabis

Top Massachusetts Marijuana Regulator Says Ballot Measures To Recriminalize Sales

The head of Massachusetts’s marijuana regulatory agency has suggested that a pair of proposed ballot initiatives to effectively recriminalize recreational cannabis sales could imperil tax revenue that’s being used to support substance misuse treatment efforts and other public programs. Travis Ahern, executive director of the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), said in a recent interview with…

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Legalizing Marijuana Helps Cancer Patients Reduce Opioid Use, Federally Funded

Legalizing marijuana for medical or recreational purposes is “significantly associated with reduced opioid use among patients diagnosed with cancer,” according to a new federally funded study published by the American Medical Association (AMA). Examining prescription drug claims data from an average of more than 3 million patients annually from 2007 to 2020, the researchers found…

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Cannabis reform is “good politics,” Trump White House official says

Bernie Sanders & AOC talk marijuana; WI medical cannabis hearing; FL officials rescind medical marijuana patient IDs; Hemp regs poll; OH DUI bill 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…

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FBI data shows cannabis arrests are driving the drug war

OK legalization ballot deadline; Fed VA official on psychedelics; Marijuana advocacy org urges industry collab; Study: Cannabis as opioid alternative 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… Subscribers who…

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Florida Officials Are Revoking Medical Marijuana IDs From Patients And

Florida medical marijuana officials are actively revoking the registrations of patients and caregivers with drug-related criminal records. The policy is part of broad budget legislation signed into law earlier this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). The provisions in question direct the state Department of Health (DOH) to cancel registrations of medical marijuana patients and…

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White House Official Says Marijuana Reform Is ‘Good Politics’ As

A White House official says that, as President Donald Trump weighs whether to follow through with a marijuana rescheduling proposal that was initiated during the Biden administration, there’s a growing understanding that cannabis reform is “good politics”—comparing the issue to how same-sex marriage gradually gained bipartisan support over time. In interviews with The Free Press…

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Wisconsin Senate Committee Schedules Hearing On GOP Leader’s New Medical

Wisconsin senators are set to take up a newly filed Republican-led bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state next week. Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R), who’s previously sponsored medical cannabis legislation in past sessions, formally introduced the new legislation alongside Sen. Patrick Testin (R) on Wednesday. This comes about two weeks after the…

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Progress? Yes. Justice? Not Yet: Cannabis Possession Still Makes Up

While cannabis is now legal in almost half the country, thousands are still arrested in other parts of the United States simply for carrying weed. In 2024, more than 20% of drug arrests were for cannabis possession, according to NORML’s analysis of FBI Crime Data Explorer figures. To put that into perspective, last year saw…

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The DEA’s War on Progress: How an Agency Designed to

It’s a familiar story by now – well-intentioned researchers submit applications to study cannabis, politicians make promises about reform, and years later, nothing has changed. The latest chapter in this saga features MMJ International Holdings, whose CEO Duane Boise recently declared “This is insanity” after years of bureaucratic obstruction. And he’s right. The Drug Enforcement…

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Death Row for Gummies: The Countries That Will Execute You

Jarred Shaw is a 35-year-old American basketball player who helped his team win Indonesia’s 2023 Basketball League championship. He’s also a Texan with Crohn’s disease—a chronic inflammatory bowel condition that causes debilitating pain and has no cure. Like many Crohn’s patients who’ve exhausted conventional treatments, Shaw found relief through cannabis. Specifically, he used cannabis gummies…

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