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Nevada Legislature Tells Congress To Legalize Marijuana Through Newly Passed Resolution

The Nevada Senate has approved a resolution urging Congress to federally legalize marijuana. About a month after the Assembly passed the legislation from Assemblyman Reuben D’Silva (D), the Senate advanced it in a vote of 18-3 on Wednesday. It states that cannabis has “many well documented medical uses,” yet remains a Schedule I drug under […]

Louisiana House Approves Marijuana Expungements Bill, Sending It To Senate

The Louisiana House of Representatives has approved a bill to streamline expungements for people with first-time marijuana possession convictions. The legislation from Rep. Delisha Boyd (D) cleared the chamber in a 69-30 vote on Tuesday, sending it to the Senate. It makes it so people who are convicted of possessing up to 14 grams of […]

New York Approves Bill Legalizing Overdose Prevention Center

A New York Senate committee passed a bill authorizing the establishment of a state-sanctioned overdose prevention center (or OPC, also referred to as supervised consumption sites or safer consumption spaces). Safer consumption spaces are supervised places to use illegal drugs under medical supervision. The legislation, Senate Bill S399A (the enactment of the Safer Consumption Services […]

Carnival Cruise Line To Continue Using Drug Dogs Amid Prevalence of Pot

Carnival Cruises will continue to deploy drug detection dogs to search for pot and other drugs, according to a brand ambassador who confirmed the cruise line’s drug policy Tuesday. Don’t plan on smoking if you’re vacationing on a cruise: Carnival Cruise Line (CCL), Royal Caribbean (RCL), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), and every other major cruise […]

Michigan Considers Dropping Pre-Employment Cannabis Tests

Policymakers in Michigan are considering major changes to the state’s drug testing policy, particularly as it pertains to cannabis use.  The potential changes come more than four years after voters there approved a ballot measure that legalized recreational pot use for adults aged 21 and older.  In a letter sent earlier this month to human […]

Feds call out anti-cannabis discrimination—in other countries (Newsletter: May 25, 2023)

CA psychedelics bill passes; OH legalization bill; NH marijuana poll; CO psychedelic regs signed; MN cannabis licensing RFP; Revised SAFE testimony 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… Your […]

California Agency Continues to Target Illegal Cannabis Activity

The California Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce (UCETF) recently announced its progress on “aggressively” combating the illegal cannabis market. Between Jan. 1 and March 30, UCETF shared that there was a 43% gain in the number of plants eradicated (52,529 plants in Q1 2023 compared to 29,687 in Q4 2022). The agency also served 21 warrants […]

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