Oct 19 2023
With California Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent veto of a bill to legalize psychedelics, the city of Eureka is taking action of their own. The Eureka, California City Council has voted unanimously to pass a resolution to essentially decriminalize the personal possession of certain psychedelics by making it the lowest enforcement priority. This is similar to …
Oct 19 2023
According to a new study medical cannabis reduces pain, opioid use and depression among those 65 and older. The study, published in the journal Biomedicines, is titled Medical Cannabis Is Not Associated with a Decrease in Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults. It was conducted by researchers at Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University …
Oct 18 2023
According to new data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), marijuana arrests increased slightly last year. Despite recreational marijuana being legalized in 23 states and medical marijuana legalized in over a dozen more, marijuana arrests saw an uptick between 2021 and 2022. According to the FBI, there were 227,108 people arrested for a …
Oct 18 2023
The Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens Act has been filed in the Illinois Senate. Senate Bill 2612 was filed today by Senator Willie Preston, and it’s been sent to the Senate Assignments Committee. The proposed law would establish the Illinois Psilocybin Advisory Board within the Department of Public Health “for the purpose of advising …
Oct 18 2023
Just nine days after a bill to legalize marijuana was filed in the Wisconsin Senate, a companion bill has been filed in the state’s Assembly. Wisconsin Assembly Bill 506 was filed with 36 cosponsors, led by State Representative Darrin Madison. It has been assigned to the Committee on State Affairs. Companion bill SB 486 has …
Oct 18 2023
In Ohio early voting is underway for an initiative to legalize marijuana, but despite the election being three weeks away Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman is already promising to ignore the will of his constituents. In recent comments on the Senate floor, Senate President Matt Huffman said that if voters approve Issue 2 on November …
Oct 18 2023
In a landmark move meant to “fortify the foundation of Oregon’s cannabis industry”, the boards of the state’s leading cannabis trade associations—the Oregon Cannabis Association (OCA) and the Cannabis Industry Alliance of Oregon (CIAO)—have unanimously voted to merge, effective immediately. According to a press release, the merger “signifies a united front for the Oregon cannabis …
Oct 18 2023
According to a new study, “psilocybin therapy may be potentially acceptable and may feasibly help in supporting survivors of adverse childhood experiences with particularly strong benefits to those with more severe childhood adversity.” The study was conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University, Athabasca University, and University of Michigan, and …
Oct 18 2023
With early voting underway and less than three weeks to go until the November 7 election, a Baldwin Wallace University Ohio Pulse Poll shows strong support for a ballot initiative that would legalize recreational marijuana. The BW Community Research Institute (BW CRI) survey asked Ohioans for their opinions on a variety of issues, including Issue …
Oct 17 2023
Legislation to remove criminal penalties for the first three times someone is caught possessing marijuana for personal use has been filed in the Florida Legislature. Senator Shevrin Jones, a Democrat serving Florida’s 35th district, filed Senate Bill 94 earlier this month. Today it was assigned to the Senate Criminal Justice Committee. Under current Florida law, …
