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“Seeking to protect microbusiness owners from their own decisions will only succeed in crushing that dynamism.” By Rebecca Rivas Missouri cannabis regulators and the state’s largest marijuana trade group agree that people should be banned from flooding the license lottery with applicants they recruit who are never intended to have any actual control or profits. […]
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The former EMT for Hillsborough County was a qualified medical cannabis patient who said he suffers from anxiety, insomnia and PTSD. By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix An attorney representing Hillsborough County has filed an appeal in the state’s Second District Court of Appeal of a ruling that could have statewide implications in solidifying protections for […]
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As one of his final acts before leaving office next week, President Joe Biden has granted another round of commutations for nearly 2,500 people incarcerated in federal prison over nonviolent drug convictions, though it’s not yet clear how many of those are serving time for offenses related to marijuana. Biden said on Friday that, with […]
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Asked about a recent Kentucky proposal that would urge the state’s congressional delegation to call for federal reforms to protect the Second Amendment rights of medical marijuana patients, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Thursday said he supports the effort but would like to see even more sweeping change on the federal level. “I think the […]
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As Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen prepares to leave office, she has a couple of personal observations to share: Her experience smoking marijuana for the first time was “OK,” and the psychedelic mushrooms she inadvertently ate in China amid “high-stakes meetings” representing the Biden administration were “delicious.” In fact, she’d recommend them. Yellen, whose tenure at […]
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Lawmakers on a Virginia Senate committee have greenlit a proposal to legalize and regulate adult-use marijuana sales in the state, advancing a bill from Sen. Aaron Rouse (D) on a 8–7 vote. Friday’s OK from the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services clears the first hurdle on the measure’s journey during Virginia’s short, 30-day […]
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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) reiterated this week that he’s “amenable” to legalizing medical marijuana in the Hoosier state, but he acknowledged it remains an open question whether Republican lawmakers will even take up the matter. “When it comes to medical marijuana, I’m clear on record that I’m going to be amenable to hearing a […]
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One of the new Democratic co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), tells Marijuana Moment that her plan to advance marijuana reform this session is to be “a little bit louder” than her predecessors and and to appeal to Republican members’ “libertarian senses.” Following the retirement of Cannabis Caucus leaders Reps. Earl […]
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