Sep 24 2024
The legal marijuana industry continues to flourish just weeks before three states consider joining the list of legal marijuana states. Currently 24 states allow legal marijuana possession, with 23 allowing licensed sales (Virginia is the only exception). Of these states, all but Minnesota and Delaware have stores currently open, with those two states expected to …
Sep 24 2024
Oregon continues to have the cheapest legal marijuana prices in the United States, and it’s not particularly close. According to data recently released by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, the average price per gram of dried marijuana flower sold via licensed marijuana stores is $3.75 per gram. This is considerably lower than the average …
Sep 24 2024
Governor Gavin Newsom has until September 30 to decide on three significant marijuana-related bills that could reshape the state’s marijuana industry. If the governor does not sign the three bills into law, or veto them, by September 30, they will automatically become law. To this date, neither Governor Newsom or anyone within his campaign has …
Sep 24 2024
A new poll by The Marijuana Herald shows that while Kamala Harris leads among marijuana consumers for the presidency, no candidate has a majority of support. The poll, which included 1,000 participants from all 50 states, indicates that more marijuana consumers support Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump, but the race is …
Sep 24 2024
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has proposed a substantial increase in the production quotas for psilocybin, psilocyn, and ibogaine for research purposes. The agency’s revised quotas for Schedule I and II controlled substances are aimed at supporting clinical trials and research efforts. In its revised 2024 quotas, the DEA is proposing to increase the production …
Sep 24 2024
According to the results of a new pilot trial study, psilocybin may serve as a potential treatment option for those suffering from body dysmorphic disorder. Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a severe mental health condition marked by an obsessive focus on perceived flaws in one’s appearance. Individuals with BDD often experience a distorted self-image, intrusive …
Sep 24 2024
November 5 is shaping up to be a historic day for marijuana law reform, with six states considering various marijuana proposals. This November, voters in three states could legalize recreational marijuana, while one state will vote on medical marijuana legalization. Another state will consider a significant expansion of its medical marijuana law, and one state …
Sep 24 2024
On Saturday, prolific rolling paper brand OCB (founded in 1918) successfully set a world record for the most joints lit at once. This event took place in Santa Rosa, California at Hall of Flowers, an iconic trade show and festival with 7,000 participants who simultaneously sparked up at precisely 4:20 p.m. The record-setting smoke session “brought flower …
Sep 23 2024
Today, California’s Office of Administrative Law has given approval to Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed emergency regulations “to protect youth from the adverse health effects of dangerous hemp products”. The regulations, proposed by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) earlier this month on behalf of Governor Newsom, “require that industrial hemp food, beverage, and dietary …
Sep 23 2024
Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s ban on intoxicating hemp products has been put on an indefinite pause. In a letter sent recently to Governor Parson, Richard Moore, general counsel for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, announced that state regulators would no longer embargo products based solely on the presence of hemp-derived THC. Moore …
