Dec 01 2023
Filed by Senator Deon Tedder (D), the measure has been assigned to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The measure states that a law enforcement officer may not:
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Dec 01 2023
The MORE Act (H.R. 5601) was filed in September by House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D), along with four other House members. As of last month, the number of sponsors climbed to 69, nearly a third of all House Democrats.
Yesterday the measure gained four additional cosponsors; Representatives Donald Beyer (D-VA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Joseph Morelle (D-NY) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA).
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Dec 01 2023
“There’s growing interest in potential therapeutic uses of cannabis and its constituents among both health care providers and the public”, states a blog post on the National Institute of Health’s website. “Substances in cannabis have a variety of pharmacologic effects, and rigorous research is needed to understand their mechanisms of action and investigate their possible value in helping to manage health conditions.”
However, “investigators working in this field have encountered barriers that have hampered their research.”
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Dec 01 2023
“It has been reported that cannabis consumption affects the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a structure with a central role in mediating the empathic response”, notes the study’s researchers. “In this study, we compared psychometric scores of empathy subscales, between a group of regular cannabis users (85, users) and a group of non-consumers (51, controls).”
Researchers found that “users have a greater Emotional Comprehension, a cognitive empathy trait involving the understanding of the “other” emotional state.”
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Dec 01 2023
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House Bill 4628 was prefiled recently by State Representative Rosalyn Henderson-Myers (D), preparing it for consideration in the upcoming legislative session that begins in January. The measure has been assigned to the Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee.
The proposed law would limit the purchase of cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC to those who are 21 and older, while establishing a 5% tax on products containing it. Outlets wanting to sell delta-8 THC would be required to receive a license from the state, and all products must be tested for things such as pesticides.
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Nov 30 2023
For the study researchers from the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Tel Aviv University, both in Israel, as well as the Hospital Quirónsalud de Tenerife in Spain, examined 252 cancer patients. Of these, 126 are authorized to use medical cannabis in Israel.
“Medical cannabis [MC] was mainly started for pain relief, sleep difficulties and anorexia”, states the study. “About 70% of patients reported subjective improvement from MC, with almost 40% reporting a significant improvement in coping with their illness.”
Nov 30 2023
There was $25,409,775 in taxes made from legal marijuana and marijuana products sold in October throughout Arizona, according to data released by the state’s Department of Revenue. This is a roughly $3 million increase over the taxes for September, and it’s the second highest marijuana taxes made in a given month in the state’s history.
The largest amount of marijuana taxes made in a given month remains the $28,423,424 sold in May of this year. The only other month where taxes were over $25 million was January of this year with $25.1 million sold.
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Nov 30 2023
According to data released by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, medical marijuana sales were at $988 million as of the end of October. Although November sales totals have not been released, there has been well more than enough medical marijuana sold this month to surpass the $1 billion mark.
“We’re totally confident we’ve surpassed that,” says Scott Hardin, a spokesperson for the department.
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Nov 30 2023
The University of North Florida’s Public Opinion Research Lab (PORL) poll found support for legalizing marijuana is well above the 60% threshold required to pass a constitutional amendment into law.
“Respondents were asked if they would vote yes or no on another proposed state constitutional amendment to that would allow adults in Florida to purchase and possess small amounts of marijuana for personal use”, states the poll. “Sixty-seven percent of respondents said they would vote yes, with 28% indicating a vote of no. In Spring of 2023, 70% of respondents said they would support recreational marijuana in Florida, either strongly or somewhat, and 76% said they supported it in Spring of 2022.”
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Nov 29 2023
Late last year the Florida Department of Health increased the state’s $60,000 biennial renewal fee for those running medical marijuana businesses to $1.33 million, an increase of over 2,000%.
Judge William Horgan ruled that the fee is representative of the “plain language” that was intending by lawmakers, saying that it “carries out to the letter” a legislative mandate that states the department must adopt rules establish procedures for “the issuance and biennial renewal of licenses… including initial application and biennial renewal fees sufficient to cover the costs of implementing and administering [the state’s medical marijuana program]”.
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