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, …
Oct 16 2023
Licensed marijuana retail outlets sold over $117 million in worth of products in September. The $117.8 million in marijuana and marijuana products sold in September is a modest decrease from the $119 million sold in August. This is according to data released by the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services. Although recreational marijuana sales …
Oct 16 2023
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in North Carolina have, for the first time, issued medical marijuana cards to qualifying patients. The EBCI has approved 817 of the 1,005 applications it received for those wanting to become legal medical marijuana patients on tribal land. Having a medical card will allow patients to purchase marijuana …
Oct 16 2023
The results of new polling shows that a majority of adults in the US want the federal government to pass the SAFER Banking Act. The survey, unveiled today at the start of American Bankers Association’s (ABA) 2023 Annual Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, gauged consumers’ views on access to banking services, overdraft protection and cannabis banking. …
Oct 16 2023
A legislative proposal that would legalize marijuana throughout Wisconsin has received a committee assignment in the Senate. Senate Bill 486 was filed last week with 36 cosponsors; 10 senators and 26 state representatives. The proposal has now been assigned to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. It must be passed through this and an …
Oct 16 2023
An arbitrational panel has ruled that Alaska Airlines erred in firing an employee because they tested positive for THC, and they must reinstate the individual. In July, 2022 John Doe (their real name was redacted by the panel) was fired from Alaska Airlines after receiving and subsequently failing a drug test because they had THC …
Oct 16 2023
There was over a quarter of a billion dollars worth of marijuana sold legally throughout Michigan in the month of September. According to the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency, the state sold $274,728,595 worth of legal marijuana in September, a slight decrease from the $276.2 million sold in August and the record-breaking $276.7 million sold in …
Oct 16 2023
According to new research, eight weeks of using 50mg of CBD daily “may offer benefits in enhancing sleep quality in humans and improving immunosurveillance against cancer cells”. Conducted by researchers at the University of Northern Colorado, the University of Utah, the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Northern Colorado, the study is …
