Apr 08 2024
According to a new study utilizing an animal model, the marijuana-derived compound cannabidiol (CBD) was able to reduce the cognitive deficits associated with Fragile X Syndrome. “Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychotomimetic constituent of Cannabis sativa, has been recently approved for epileptic syndromes often associated with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)”, begins the study’s abstract. “However, the putative …
Apr 08 2024
According to a new study of hundreds of thousands of patients with spontaneous pneumothora, also referred to as collapsed lung, those with a history of marijuana use had significantly reduced average hospital stays and in-hospital mortality than non-marijuana users. Spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) is a sudden onset of a lung that has collapsed without any apparent …
Apr 08 2024
A bill to fully deschedule marijuana is now sponsored by 40% of every Democrat in the United States House of Representatives. Filed in September, 2023, the MORE Act (H.R. 5601) would decriminalize marijuana nationwide by removing it as a substance regulated under the federal Controlled Substances Act. This would end federal marijuana prohibition, while allowing …
Apr 08 2024
In Missouri there was over $124 million worth of marijuana sold legally in March, a new monthly record. According to data just released by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, there was $124.7 million in marijuana and marijuana products sold legally through licensed marijuana retail outlets and dispensaries. This breaks the previous monthly …
Apr 08 2024
United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun seizing massive amounts of marijuana from state-licensed marijuana businesses in New Mexico, while detaining and in some instances arresting employees. Over the past two months the CBP has confiscated hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of marijuana transported by state-licensed marijuana companies as they pass through …
Apr 08 2024
Legislation to allow Veterans Affairs doctors to recommend medical marijuana is continuing to garner support in the US House and Senate. Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act (H.R. 2682) was filed on April 18 in the House of Representatives by Congressmember Barbara Lee (D-CA). The following day, a companion measure with identical language was filed …
Apr 07 2024
High Times has officially announced the return “of the highly-anticipated High Times Cannabis Cup Michigan 2024!” “It’s the fifth year we’ve set up a competition in Michigan—one of our most enthusiastic event markets—and the most recent rundown of winners showcases Michigan’s finest products”, says High Times. “With a massive 20-category breakdown this year, we’re proud …
Apr 06 2024
The SAFE Banking Act now has 113 sponsors. Yesterday Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL) joined the growing list of sponsors for the SAFE Banking Act, a measure to explicitly allow marijuana banking. The measure, introduced in September, has more sponsors than any other marijuana-related bill in US history. In the Senate, the updated SAFER Banking Act …
Apr 05 2024
In a letter sent to Senate colleagues, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that in the “weeks and months” ahead, the Senate will work to pass a variety of priorities including to “safeguard cannabis banking”. “In the weeks and months ahead, we have the opportunity to make progress on bipartisan bills that enhance our …
Apr 05 2024
March marijuana sales easily passed $150 million in Massachusetts. In March, Massachusetts saw a total of $154 million in legal marijuana sales, marking a $4 million increase compared to March of last year and a more than $10 million increase from the previous month. These figures fall just $4 million shy of the record-breaking $158 …
