Top Federal Health Official Calls For ‘Regulating’ Marijuana Products—Which Is Only Possible Under Legalization

As states continue to legalize marijuana, it is “crucial” that cannabis products are regulated, a top federal health official says. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Director Nora Volkow said that while it might be “ideal” if states slowed down on enacting reform, the fact is that “states are legalizing it,” and “what we need […]

In States Where It’s Legal, Most People Get Their Weed From the Store

More than half of cannabis consumers in states where weed is legal get their stuff at the store, according to newly released survey data. The survey, which comes via New Frontier Data, found that “52% of current consumers say their primary source is a brick-and-mortar dispensary and only 6% say their primary source is a […]

Arizona Veteran Faces Prison Time for Treating Cluster Headaches with DMT

Damon Laetzsch (pronounced letch, like fetch) was arrested while making breakfast on August 11, 2021 at his home in Chandler, Arizona when police raided his house and found psilocybin mushrooms, DMT and a flask containing Naphtha, a chemical used to extract DMT. At the time of publication, he faces a potential prison sentence of 6 […]

Tennessee Governor Signs Bill to Regulate Delta-8 THC

While medical and adult-use cannabis remain illegal in Tennessee, it’s pretty easy to find hemp-derived delta-8 THC products that are marketed as psychoactive including vape carts and dabs. But a new bill will regulate delta-8 THC products for adults 21 and over with testing and tax requirements. State House Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-Portland) and […]

Rhode Island Governor Nominates Three for Cannabis Regulatory Board

The governor of Rhode Island on Wednesday nominated three individuals to a regulatory panel that will oversee the state’s legal marijuana programs. Gov. Dan McKee, a Democrat, announced his appointments to the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission, which “will oversee the regulation, licensing and control of adult use and medical cannabis in the Ocean State,” […]

MN House passes final cannabis legalization bill (Newsletter: May 19, 2023)

NH legalization commission; NE 2024 medical marijuana ballot; Stock market access in SAFE; Fed psychedelic study funds 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 Moment possible… By starting a $10 per […]

Opinion: Who will be responsible for cannabis if the FDA breaks up?

Trade organizations, consumer advocates and even employees of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration joke that the “F” in the FDA is silent. The FDA currently receives $6.1 billion in federal funding, and only 18.4% of that amount goes to human food. ADVERTISEMENT To put that number into perspective, tobacco receives 11.3% of the FDA […]

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