Apr 20 2023
After being passed by 15 committees in the House of Representatives, the full chamber is finally set to consider legislation to legalize marijuana this Monday. “Big news! My bill to legalize adult-use cannabis in Minnesota has been scheduled for a vote in the MN House on Monday”, said State Representative Zack Stephenson on Twitter. “We’re …
Apr 20 2023
South Carolina State Representatives JA Moore and Bill Herbkersman have filed legislation that would lead to the automatic expungement of marijuana charges every 4/20. The bipartisan House Bill 4358 was filed today in alignment with the 4/20 marijuana holiday. It’s been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee. The one-page measure states: “On April twentieth each …
Apr 20 2023
In a new study acute CBD administration “attenuated anxiety-like behavior, pain hypersensitivity, and anhedonic-like behavior in cagemates that cohabited with a pair in chronic pain”. Titled Cannabidiol Treatment Shows Therapeutic Efficacy in a Rodent Model of Social Transfer of Pain in Pair-Housed Male Mice, the study is being published in the forthcoming issue of the …
Apr 20 2023
A measure to make recreational marijuana legal in North Carolina for those 21+ has been passed through its first reading and given a committee assignment. House Bill 626, filed on Monday by State Representative Johnnie Autry along with three cosponsors, has been assigned to the House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations. This comes after …
Apr 19 2023
Legislation that would provide protections to marijuana users seeking employment has been sent to Washington Governor Jay Inslee. Senate Bill 5123 would prohibit employers from refusing employment based solely on someone’s off-the-job recreational marijuana use. The measure passed the House in March, 63 to 32, and passed the Senate earlier this month, 37 to 12. …
Apr 19 2023
California legislation that would allow marijuana consumption lounges to sell freshly made food and beverages (including marijuana-infused products) and host live events, has been passed by a California Assembly committee. California’s Assembly Committee on Business and Professions has voted 15 to 2 to pass Assembly Bill 374. Filed by Assembly Member Matt Haney, the measure …
Apr 18 2023
Florida’s Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services has voted 16 to 0 to pass legislation that would allow physicians to renew patients medical marijuana cards via telehealth. The passage of Senate Bill 344 through the Senate Appropriations Committee comes roughly three weeks after a companion bill (House Bill 387) was passed by the …
Apr 18 2023
The economic impact generated by marijuana in states where it’s legal is expected to top $100 billion in 2023, up more than 12% from 2022. This is according to the MJBiz Factbook 2023, an annual report conducted by MJBizDaily, one of the most trusted sources within the marijuana industry. The report found that the economic …
Apr 18 2023
There was just shy of $110 million in marijuana and marijuana products purchased legally in February in Arizona. According to data released by the Arizona Department of Revenue, licensed marijuana dispensaries in Arizona sold $28,202,481 worth of medical marijuana, while marijuana retail outlets sold $80,887,002 worth of recreational marijuana. These numbers include the sale of dried …
Apr 18 2023
Medical marijuana “may improve motor and nonmotor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease and may allow for reduction of concomitant opioid medication use”, according to a new study. Published by the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Neuropharmacology, the study was conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and DENT Neurologic …
