A bill that would lower the scheduling of magic mushrooms and create a statewide advisory board for the psychedelic has been passed by Virginia’s full Senate. Introduced by State Senator Ghazala Hashmi, the measure would establish a statewide psilocybin advisory board and would adjust the psychedelic to be a lower schedule under state law, from …
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Australia Legalizes Magic Mushrooms and MDMA for Medical Purposes
The Australian government has announced that it is rescheduling psilocybin (magic mushrooms) and MDMA to allow for medical use for those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and treat-resistant depression. The country is moving the substances to Schedule 8 under the country’s drug code, allowing psychiatrists to prescribe them for medical and therapeutic uses. The substances …
Enough Signatures Collected in Florida to Put Marijuana Legalization Initiative Before Supreme Court
Proponents of a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida have submitted enough signatures to put the proposal before the state’s Supreme Court, clearing an important hurdle on the way to putting the measure to a vote in 2024. According to the Division of Elections’ website, the “Smart & Safe Florida” political committee submitted …
Study: Inhaled Cannabidiol Impedes Tumor Growth
The results of a study published by the journal Human Cell “suggest, for the first time, that inhalant CBD can impede lung cancer growth by suppressing CD44 and angiogenesis.” Conducted by researchers at Augusta University (Georgia), the Virginia Commonwealth University and the Georgia Institute of Cannabis Research, the study was epublished online by the National …
Yale Announces Plan to Establish the Yale Center for the Science of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
Yale School of Medicine will establish a research center to study the acute and chronic effects of cannabis and cannabinoids on neurodevelopment and mental health, according to a recent press release. The Yale Center for the Science of Cannabis and Cannabinoids will be led by Deepak Cyril D’Souza, MD, Albert E. Kent Professor of Psychiatry …
U.S. Judge Rules Prohibition On Marijuana Users Owning Guns Is Unconstitutional
A federal judge rules today that the law prohibiting marijuana users from possessing firearms is unconstitutional. The federal judge in Oklahoma cited last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that significantly expanded gun rights as the basis for their conclusion that it’s unconstitutional to ban marijuana users from owning firearms. U.S. District Judge Patrick Wyrick, an …
Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Passes 6th House Committee
A sixth committee in the Minnesota House of Representatives has passed legislation to legalize marijuana which has already been approved by four senate committees. The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee passed measure through the committee in a voice vote, making it the sixth committee to pass the bill. A companion bill in the Senate …
Legal Marijuana Sales Begin in Missouri Next Week
The legal distribution of recreational marijuana will begin in less than a week in Missouri. Legal marijuana sales for everyone 21 and older begins in the state on February 8th, just three months after voters passed an initiative to make such sales possible. The initiative passed 53% to 47%, placing them among 20 other states …
Study: Medical Marijuana Significantly Reduces Opioid Usage
Medical marijuana was associated with reductions in opioid dosages “which may lower their risk of opioid-related morbidity and mortality”, according to a new study published by the American Medical Association. Conducted by researchers at New York’s Department of Health, the objective of the study was to ” assess changes in opioid dosages among patients receiving …
Poll: 67% of Texans Support Legalizing Marijuana, 82% Support Medical Marijuana
A massive majority of those in Texas support legalizing recreational marijuana, and an even larger percentage support decriminalizing marijuana and legalizing it for medical use. This is according to a new survey conducted by YouGov and the University of Houston. The poll found that 67% of adults in Texas support legalizing marijuana for all uses, …
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