Nobody hates talking frankly to children more than their parents — and nobody but their parents have more incentive to tell a convenient lie. You may deny it, but let’s be real: one of the “secrets” of effective parenting is the Platonic lie, the noble sacrifice of honesty for harmony. Maybe you don’t really know…
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As Pennsylvania lawmakers continue to debate legalizing marijuana for adult-use in the commonwealth, a newly filed bill seeks to require employers to cover the costs of medical cannabis for qualifying patients receiving workers’ compensation. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. David Delloso (D), would make it so Pennsylvania employers must “provide for reimbursement to a qualifying…
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While Slovenia moves forward with a bill to legalize medical marijuana, some lawmakers believe that’s just the beginning. That’s why members of the Freedom Movement, The Left, and the Social Democrats are stepping on the gas, having introduced a new bill to legalize adult-use cannabis, according to Marijuana Moment. The proposal from the Balkan nation…
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Texas Democratic House lawmakers are leaving the state to prevent a vote on redrawing the state’s congressional district map in Republicans’ favor—a move that could lead to a stalemate on a Senate-passed bill to ban hemp products containing any THC. The cannabis legislation moved through the Senate on Friday and is now in the House’s…
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The green rush days of grabbing land and stockpiling assets are no more for U.S. cannabis businesses, which were forced to adapt or die in the great correction of 2022.Many of the largest companies in the industry are still downsizing their operations through divestitures, either by consolidating or exiting certain state markets entirely.While some executives…
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Senate vets marijuana vote; McConnell vs Paul hemp fight; NY gov on cannabis biz zoning fix; FL legalization; TX hemp ban vote; KY dispensary approved 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…
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President Donald Trump’s former acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is predicting that the administration will soon “dig in” to the state-federal marijuana policy conflict, emphasizing the need to “eliminate confusion, not create it” amid the rescheduling process. In a somewhat surprising interview appearance on the cannabis-focused podcast The Dales Report on Friday,…
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Adding anxiety as a qualifying condition has driven the success of Pennsylvania’s $1.7 billion medical cannabis program, according to a university study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Pennsylvania cannabis regulators didn’t add anxiety to the state’s list of 24 qualifying conditions until July 2019, roughly 17 months after the first licensed dispensary…
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Pennsylvania could be the 25th state to legalize adult-use cannabis under legislation that a pair of bipartisan senators introduced on July 10.Sens. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, and Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, who worked together on legalization bills in previous legislative sessions, officially filed their latest reform package: Senate Bill 120.The 181-page legislation would allow adults 21 years…
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Few figures have been as pivotal in shaping the international cannabis industry as Alex Rogers, founder of the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC). In 2014, Rogers envisioned a global network where entrepreneurs, policymakers, and advocates could collaborate to push cannabis reform forward. Early on, he planted his flag in Berlin, predicting it would become the…
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