Over half of consumers of cannabis are now purchasing their weed through brick-and-mortar retailers. Just a few short years ago many of these consumers were buying their cannabis through the black market. Now, with legal weed in most of the state’s many are choosing to get their goods through dispensaries. 52% of respondents are choosing […]
St. Paul, MN – May 18, 2023 – Today, Governor Tim Walz signed Senate File 2909, the House Omnibus Judiciary and Public Safety Finance bill. In addition to expanding access to harm reduction services, including drug checking services, this bill will make giving away and possessing all drug paraphernalia, as well as any contained residue, […]
Marijuana reform legislation continues to advance in several states. This week’s update highlights legislative developments in California, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and Vermont LEGALIZATION Minnesota UPDATE: HF 100 passed the House 71 to 59. SF 73 passed the Senate 34 to 33. Lawmakers have resolved differences between House-backed and Senate-backed marijuana legalization measures. The […]
According to the American Medical Association, marijuana use is associated with significant and sustained health improvements. This new report highlights the health benefits and other effects marijuana has on the consumer’s body and lifestyle. Within the report, it stated how the researchers carried out a retrospective case series analysis that involved over 3,000 people in […]
Lawmakers have resolved differences between House-backed and Senate-backed marijuana legalization measures. The finalized measure now goes back to both chambers for floor votes, which could take place as soon as tomorrow. Lawmakers will need to act quickly as the legislative session is set to end later this week. Once re-approved by both chambers, the bill […]
Paul Armentano of NORML took to Marijuana Moment to discuss the alarm over the link in studies between marijuana and onset of psychotic disorders in heavy smokers. In his view, the issue has been captured by the media and blown out of the realm of science and into sensationalism. “In reality, acute cannabis-induced psychosis is […]
According to a new study published by the CDC, teen marijuana usage has been declining steadily since dispensaries started opening. Even as more states start to legalize the drug, those in high school are consuming less of it. The study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey […]
Some health professionals have recently expressed concerns that exposure to highly potent cannabis products may trigger psychotic-like symptoms in certain consumers, particularly young males. Such claims are hardly new. In fact, allegations that cannabis smoking caused ‘incurable insanity’ in certain users were widely promoted throughout the 1920s and 1930s — eventually influencing Congress to impose a blanket ban on the substance […]
Current federal tax policies are causing legal-market operators to become unprofitable, and these businesses are unlikely to find relief absent substantive legislative changes being made at a federal level. That’s the conclusion of a new study published by the consulting firm Whitney Economics. Because cannabis remains federally illegal as a Schedule I controlled substance, state-licensed […]
We’ve been here before. In the third straight year of attendance at the New York marijuana rally, Senator Schumer vowed to pass the marijuana banking bill, SAFE Banking. He also promised to attached expungements and “social justice”. “We will put the bill on the floor—god willing we get the votes in committee—and we will add […]
