Feb 02 2024
According to the newest Franklin & Marshall College Poll, 63% of registered voters in the state want recreational marijuana to be legal, including 44% who answered “Definitely yes” to being in support of the move.
Specifically, participants were asked “Do you think the use of recreational marijuana should be made legal, or not?”
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Feb 02 2024
The study found that CBD “reduced IVH-induced brain damage and its short- and long-term consequences, showing robust and pleiotropic neuroprotective effects” in an animal model.
“Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is an important cause of long-term disability in extremely preterm infants, with no current treatment. This study assessed the potential neuroprotective effects of cannabidiol (CBD) in an IVH model using immature rats”, notes the study’s abstract.
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Feb 01 2024
Published in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention, the study was conducted by researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University, the University of Colorado School of Medicine, the University of California Davis, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Alcohol Research Group and Portland State University.
“The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between cannabis and alcohol use and occurrence of motor vehicle collision (MVC) among patients in the emergency department (ED), states the study’s abstract.
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Feb 01 2024
The committee voted 13 to 4 to pass House Bill 1269, sponsored by Representative Ralph Massullo (R). Initially the measure would have place a 10% cap on the amount of THC allowed in dried marijuana, but the measure was amended to raise the cap to 30%. The legislation would also establish a 60% THC limit on marijuana concentrates, and a limit of 10mg of THC per serving size for edibles.
The committee approved the measure in anticipation of voters legalizing recreational marijuana this November.
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Feb 01 2024
Senator Raumesh Akbari filed Senate Bill 2468 on Tuesday, the same day as State Representative Vincenrt Dixie filed House Bill 2413, a companion measure with identical language. On Wednesday the measures were “Passed on first consideration“. This procedural move allows the bills to advance to a second reading in each chamber, with a third reading required before the measure can be sent to Governor Bill Lee.
The legislation would legalize the personal possession of up to half an ounce of marijuana for those 21 and older. It would establish a system of licensed, regulated and taxed marijuana businesses that could sell marijuana and marijuana products.
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Feb 01 2024
House Concurrent Resolution 87, “Recognizing the need for research, education, and policy development regarding high-potency marijuana”, was filed yesterday in the House, with a Senate companion resolution forthcoming.
“The dangers of using high-potency THC products often goes unnoticed”, Rep Pete Sessions said in a recent post on the social media platform X. “That’s why @SenatorRicketts are introducing “Randy’s Resolution” to raise awareness for the likelihood of psychosis related to the frequent use of marijuana.”
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Jan 31 2024
Despite legalizing recreational marijuana in 2021, Virginia remains the only legal marijuana state to not allow sales in any capacity. Today, the Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted 7 to 5 to change this by allowing licensed marijuana sales through the passage of Senate Bill 448. The measure has already been approved through the Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services
The proposal, filed by Senator Aaron Rouse (D), would establish a system of licensed and regulated marijuana retail outlets, supplied by licensed growers and processors. Sales would begin sometime in 2025. Cities would be allowed to ban marijuana stores, but only through voter approval.
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Jan 31 2024
Mescaline (top left), ibogaine (top right), psilocyn mushrooms (bottom left), DMT (bottom right).
The Assembly voted 58 to 0 today to pass Assembly Bill 941, filed by Assemblymember Mari Waldron (R). Passage of the bill comes a little over three months after Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have legalized certain psychedelics including psilocybin, DMT and ibogaine.
This bill “would require the California Health and Human Services Agency to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations on the establishment of a framework governing psychedelic-assisted therapy, as defined.”
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Jan 31 2024
The five municipalities have adopted ordinances or policies instructing police not to enforce Texas drug laws concerning possession of marijuana, which Paxton in a press release calls “an illicit substance that psychologists have increasingly linked to psychosis and other negative consequences.”
“I will not stand idly by as cities run by pro-crime extremists deliberately violate Texas law and promote the use of illicit drugs that harm our communities,” said Attorney General Paxton. “This unconstitutional action by municipalities demonstrates why Texas must have a law to ‘follow the law.’ It’s quite simple: the legislature passes every law after a full debate on the issues, and we don’t allow cities the ability to create anarchy by picking and choosing the laws they enforce.”
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Jan 30 2024
The Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act was introduced last week in the United States House of Representatives and Senate by Congressmember Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). Yesterday, Rep. Lee became the second member of the House to sponsor the bill.
The legislation would allow the use of marijuana in federally assisted housing, including public housing and Section 8 housing, in compliance with the marijuana laws of the state (including the District of Columbia) where the property is located.
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