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New York Should Legalize Psilocybin Therapy, Former Narcotics Prosecutor Says

“This is more than a policy change. It’s the seed of a new paradigm: replacing fear with healing, stigma with science, punishment with care.” By Victoria Cvitanovic, former narcotics prosecutor Multiple bills to legalize psychedelic mushrooms for medical use have been introduced in New York and now they are finally gaining steam. If passed, this…

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Ohio Lawmakers Will Take Up Bill To Revise Voter-Approved Marijuana

Ohio House lawmakers are set to take up a Senate-passed bill on Tuesday that would make significant changes to the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law—but with new key amendments that are expected to strike much of the current language and refocus the proposal on regulating intoxicating hemp products. After months of back-and-forth between the House…

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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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Bernie Sanders And AOC Joke About Marijuana At Nationally Televised

Two prominent progressive members of Congress joked about marijuana at a televised town hall meeting on Wednesday, with one making sure to say that it should be legalized in more states across the country. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), speaking at the CNN-hosted event, made a cannabis quip while rejecting calls from some Republicans to end…

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Oklahoma Marijuana Campaign In ‘Home Stretch’ For 2026 Legalization Initiative,

Oklahoma activists are in the “home stretch” to collect enough signatures to put a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s 2026 ballot, with just under three weeks left to go before a critical deadline. Key to the campaign’s signature gathering operation are partnerships with retailers across the state—from existing medical cannabis dispensaries to tattoo parlors—that…

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‘Bluetoothing’: Are People Really Injecting Someone Else’s Blood to Get

Those of us who work as drug journalists are accustomed to witnessing the limits of human creativity, both at its most beautiful and its darkest. It’s the latter that prove most challenging to the psyche: from drugs made from human bones to urban myths of peanut butter and mayonnaise injections, the landscape of substances is,…

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Stanford University’s Cannabis Warnings for Seniors: Separating Facts from Pharma-Friendly

When I saw Stanford Medicine’s article about cannabis use in older adults, I expected balanced, evidence-based health guidance. What I got instead was a mixture of legitimate medical advice wrapped in misleading statistics, historical revisionism, and barely disguised pharmaceutical industry talking points. Don’t get me wrong – warnings about cannabis use for seniors aren’t inherently…

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Trump drug czar pick dodges cannabis questions from senators (Newsletter:

Target launches THC drink sales; GOP senator: Federally tax marijuana; VA gubernatorial candidates clash on legalization; TX hemp rule meeting 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… Before you…

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The Cannigma at MJ Unpacked St

The cannabis industry is evolving quickly, and events like MJ Unpacked in St. Louis are becoming essential spaces for learning and collaboration. This year’s gathering in early September brought together entrepreneurs, healthcare professionals, advocates, and policymakers to explore the future of cannabis. For our team at The Cannigma, it was an opportunity to showcase what…

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