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Battery charge dropped against Ascend cannabis co-founder Abner Kurtin

(This story has been updated to include Ascend’s stock price.) A battery charge against Abner Kurtin, a co-founder and former chief executive officer of New York-based multistate cannabis operator Ascend Wellness Holdings, was dropped on Friday. “Today, the charges against me were dismissed by the City of Miami Beach,” Kurtin wrote in a statement to […]

GOP Senators Block Marijuana Security Clearance Protections In Defense Bill Amendment, Prompting Sponsor To File Broader Measures

While the Senate prepares to take up a must-pass defense bill, marijuana reform is in the mix in several respects. As part of advancing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), leaders are also seeking to attach separate broader intelligence legislation that had included a provision preventing the denial of security clearances over cannabis when it […]

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VA Says Psychedelic Therapy Not Part Of ‘Standard Of Care’ For Veterans, But Is Closely Following Research

An official with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) told Congress on Thursday that the government is monitoring research into the therapeutic potential of psychedelics “very, very closely,” but that treatment involving the substances is not yet part of the “standard of care” for military veterans. At a hearing before the House Veterans’ Affairs […]

Seizure of 45,000 cannabis plants and 9,000 kilograms of bud worth $63M among Project Gateway’s noteworthy busts

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Tough Times in Oregon Cannabis

Oregon doesn’t want any new cannabis businesses. This turnabout happened rather quickly. Until this spring, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) issued most types of cannabis licenses to anyone who qualified under relatively broad parameters, through a cheap and simple licensing process. Oregon was even the first state to open its program to non-resident owners, […]

Washington State Settles With Unicorn Brands Following Synthetic THC Probe

The Liquor and Cannabis Board in the state of Washington said Wednesday that it has reached a settlement with Unicorn Brands LLC over a “a year-long investigation and multiple Administrative Violation Notices (AVNs) for creating synthetically-derived THC from hemp and distributing it into the state-regulated cannabis market.” The board said that Unicorn Brands “cooperated with […]

GOP senator blocks cannabis research bill (Newsletter: September 30, 2022)

USDA: hemp part of Europe’s environmental agenda; PA marijuana pardon deadline; States reap more taxes from cannabis than alcohol/tobacco 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… Hold on, just […]

Another study finds link between medical marijuana and less opioid use

One of the best arguments for legal cannabis is its possible influence on the opioid crisis. Marijuana supporters have suggested the plant’s medical capabilities could help treat a variety of conditions that are commonly treated by opioids, which come many documented adverse side effects. A whopping 90 per cent of patients reported that cannabis was […]