Apr 21 2023
There was CA$365.7 million ($270 million) in legal marijuana and marijuana products purchased in Canada in January. The number marks a slight decrease from the CA$395 million sold in January, although this isn’t surprising given the decrease in the number of days between January and February. December, 2022 continues to hold the monthly record at …
Apr 21 2023
Texas legislation that would decriminalize the personal possession of marijuana and marijuana concentrates will receive a vote by the full House of Representatives on Wednesday, April 26. A little over a month after House Bill 218 was passed unanimously by the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, the House Calendars Committee has scheduled the measure for a …
Apr 20 2023
Four separate marijuana proposals were introduce today in the Pennsylvania Legislature. Pennsylvania lawmakers filed several pieces of marijuana-related legislation today to commemorate the marijuana holiday 4/20. One of the bills, filed by 10 lawmakers, “urges the federal government to remove cannabis from Schedule I”. “As legislators, we must raise up the voices of our constituents …
Apr 20 2023
According to a new study published in the journal Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences a history of marijuana use is not associated with an increased risk of developing psychosis, even among those predisposed to the disorder. The primary aim of the study “was to examine the association between cannabis use and the incidence of psychotic disorders in …
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 …
