An Iowa House committee has unanimously approved a Republican-led proposal to create a state-regulated therapeutic psilocybin program for adults with PTSD. The bill, HF 620, from Rep. John Wills (R), passed the House Ways and Means Committee on a 23–0 vote at a hearing Thursday. If enacted into law, it would allow up to 5,000 […]
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Cannabis reform “on the horizon” under Trump, his first AG pick says (Newsletter: March 28, 2025)
PA GOP rep: Steal marijuana issue from Dems; FL psilocybin spore ban; NV psychedelics; Study: CBD for epilepsy; Where Seth Rogen won’t smoke weed Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana […]
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Another Cannabis Bankruptcy
Gold Flora Corporation Files for Voluntary Receivership COSTA MESA, Calif., March 27, 2025 /CNW/ – Gold Flora Corporation (“Gold Flora” or the “Company”) (Cboe Canada: GRAM) (OTCQB: GRAM), a cannabis company with subsidiaries operating across California, today announced that it filed for a voluntary receivership pursuant under the laws of the State of California (the […]
Ohio CBD Retailers Push Back Against Effort To Limit Hemp Products To Marijuana Dispensaries
“Should these restrictions pass, they would eliminate 90 percent of the non-intoxicating full-spectrum hemp products we currently offer.” By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal Ohio CBD store owners are concerned about a bill that would regulate intoxicating hemp and drinkable cannabinoid products something that could potentially put them out of business. Fourteen people submitted opponent testimony […]
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Seth Rogen Reveals The One Place He Refuses To Smoke Marijuana
There’s one place that actor and cannabis entrepreneur Seth Rogen says he won’t smoke marijuana. A self-described daily cannabis consumer, Rogen talked about the last time he abstained—more than a decade ago—during an interview on The Howard Stern Show on Wednesday. Rogen said he spent three days in Singapore in 2012, and “you can’t smoke […]
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Nevada Lawmakers Discuss Plan To Create Psychedelic Therapy Pilot Program
A Nevada bill that would create a psychedelic therapy pilot program for military veterans and first responders had its first committee hearing on Wednesday. Lawmakers heard testimony from reform advocates, veterans and their families and members of a state Psychedelic Medicines Working Group, which late last year called on lawmakers to establish a system for […]
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Trump’s First Pick For Attorney General Says Marijuana Rescheduling Is ‘On The Horizon’
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL)—President Donald Trump’s first pick for U.S. attorney general this term before he withdrew from consideration—says “meaningful” marijuana reform is “on the horizon” under the current administration, praising the president’s “leadership” in supporting rescheduling. In an op-ed published by The Tampa Bay Times on Thursday, Gaetz said that moving cannabis from […]
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The Marijuana Component CBD Reduces Epileptic Seizures At Twice The Rate Of Placebo, New Scientific Review Shows
A newly published scientific research review that analyzed six studies on the use of the marijuana component cannabidiol to address treatment-resistant epilepsy finds that patients who took CBD experienced a more than a 40 percent average reduction in seizures. That’s compared to an average reduction of just under 20 percent in patients who received a […]
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Florida House And Senate Panels Pass Bills To Criminalize Sales Of Psychedelic Mushroom Spores
Agricultural legislation in Florida containing a provision to outlaw psychedelic mushroom spores has proceeded past two more lawmaking panels in the House and Senate. The proposed ban on spores of mushrooms that create psilocybin or psilocin is part of roughly 150-page companion bills that would make a variety of adjustments to Florida’s agricultural laws, including […]
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The Largest Cannabis ETF Should Be Sold
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