Jan 11 2024
A legislative proposal that would make recreational marijuana legal for everyone 21 and older has been filed in West Virginia. Delegate Sean Hornbuckle filed House Bill 4483 yesterday. The measure was assigned to the House Health and Human Resources Committee. If passed into law, the proposal would make the possession of up to one ounce …
Jan 11 2024
The United States Health and Human Services Department (HHS) will soon release a completely unredacted over 250 page document explaining their rationale for wanting the government to reschedule marijuana. In December HHS released an over 250-page document explaining its rationale for wanting marijuana to be moved from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Federal …
Jan 11 2024
A bill in the United States House of Representatives to fully decriminalize and deschedule marijuana gained two new sponsors yesterday. Congressmembers Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Valerie Foushee (D-NC) have officially signed on as cosponsors to the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. The measure, filed in September by Representative Jerrold Nadler (D), now has …
Jan 11 2024
Researchers at Stanford Medicine have found that ibogaine, a plant-based psychoactive compound, “safely led to improvements in depression, anxiety and functioning among veterans with traumatic brain injuries.” According to a Stanford press release, “researchers have discovered that the plant-based psychoactive drug ibogaine, when combined with magnesium to protect the heart, safely and effectively reduces PTSD, …
Jan 11 2024
According to a new study published in the Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, the use of marijuana over several decades is not associated with a significantly elevated risk of either psychiatric disorders, cognitive decline, or other adverse psychosocial outcomes. For the study researchers at the University of Minnesota and the University of Colorado examined …
Jan 11 2024
Legislation that would legalize marijuana for all uses for everyone 18 and older has been filed in the Indiana Legislature. Republican State Representative Zach Payne (R) filed House Bill 1410 today in the House of Representatives. The measure was quickly assigned to the Committee on Courts and Criminal Code. The proposed law, according to its …
Jan 10 2024
The legal marijuana industry in Colorado brought in well over a quarter of a billion dollars in tax revenue in 2023. Data released by the Colorado Department of Revenue shows that the state made $19,089,159 in taxes from the legal distribution of marijuana in December. This brings the state’s yearly marijuana tax total to $274,121,043. …
Jan 10 2024
Legislation to remove the financial burden of receiving and renewing medical marijuana authorization cards for veterans has been filed in the Florida Senate. Senate Bill 1514 was filed Friday by Senator Victor Torres (D). Today the measure was assigned to the Senate Health Policy Committee, the Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services and the …
Jan 10 2024
December broke the monthly marijuana sales record in Connecticut. There was $27.5 million worth of legal marijuana sold in December in Connecticut, breaking the previous monthly record by over $1 million. This is according to data released by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. The majority of these sales were to recreational consumers at $17.1 …
Jan 10 2024
A key legislative committee in Delaware has given approval to legislation that would greatly expand the number of people eligible to become medical marijuana patients. Delaware’s House Health & Human Development Committee passed House Bill 285 today. Filed by State Representative Edward Osienski along with a bipartisan group of eight cosponsors, the proposed law would …
