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New Mexico Lawmakers To Have Special Legislative Session On Marijuana Law Reform

A previous effort to legalize cannabis fell short, but Governor Grisham isn’t done fighting.

Gov. Cuomo And NY Lawmakers Reach Agreement On Cannabis Legalization Bill

With an upcoming vote, legal adult-use cannabis in New York is closer than ever.

Study Shows Alcohol Impacts Cortical Thickness in Young Adults, Cannabis Does Not

A recently published study argues against a theory that says cannabis use causes brain damage.

Exclusive: Russ Debut’s New ‘CHOMP’ Cannabis Collaboration with Wonderbrett

The multi-platinum recording artist Russ has teamed up with California legend Wonderbrett to create CHOMP.

Milwaukee Pot Fine to Drop to $1, Baltimore Ends Prosecutions for Drug Possession, More… (2/26/21)

Democrat lawmakers in Congress ask the Biden administration to reconsider its policy on past employee marijuana use, a Minnesota bill to provide protections for informants…

Virginia Governor Wants An Earlier Start Date For Marijuana Legalization

Governor Ralph Northam is pushing for an earlier start for legal cannabis in his state.

Friday March 26, 2021 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News

Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesFriday, March 26, 2021 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // Connecticut Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Legalization Bill As Governor Pushes Competing Reform (Marijuana Moment) // Mexico: Cannabis Regulation Delayed In The Senate (Yahoo Finance) // North Dakota lawmakers sink recreational marijuana legalization bill (Marijuana Business Daily) These headlines are brought to you […]

NY Governor Says Agreement Reached on Legal Pot Bill, IL Drug Defelonization Bill Advances, More… (3/25/21)

State legislatures are voting on marijuana all over the place, the Maryland Senate has just approved a bill to legalize drug paraphernalia, and more.[image:1 align:left…

Drug Decriminalization is Starting to Show Up at the Statehouse [FEATURE]

With marijuana prohibition mortally wounded and on its last legs in the United States—only Idaho, Kansas, and Nebraska still allow no form of legal marijuana—the…

Delaware Advances Cannabis Legalization Bill for Full House Vote

Delaware lawmakers are making moves towards legalizing cannabis.

Democrats Blast Biden Administration’s Employment Policy On Cannabis

Thirty Democratic lawmakers have signed a letter urging President Biden to clarify the White House’ policy on past cannabis use.

Thursday March 25, 2021 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News

Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesThursday, March 25, 2021 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // New York Lawmakers Reach Tentative Deal On Marijuana Legalization Bill With Details Now Circulating (Marijuana Moment) // WATCH: White House press sec defends firing staffers for past pot use despite Kamala admitting to having smoked it herself (Post Millenial) // Delaware […]

Study Finds No Evidence Legal Medical Cannabis Increases Youth Marijuana Use

This latest research is consistent with other studies that found no increase in youth cannabis use caused by medical cannabis availability.

Senate SAFE Banking Act Re-Filed, Vancouver Island Drug Checking Storefront Opens, More… (3/24/21)

New York legislative leaders say they're almost ready to file a marijuana legalization bill as the clock ticks down, South Dakota's governor is proposing marijuana…

Study Shows Cannabinoids May Help With Pathological Tremors

A newly published study offers hope to those suffering from pathological tremors.

New York Lawmakers Reportedly Reach Deal On Legalizing Adult-Use Cannabis

Is the long journey to cannabis legalization in New York finally reaching a conclusion?

Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News

Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesWednesday, March 24, 2021 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // Marijuana Banking Bill Reintroduced In Senate With Nearly A Third Of The Chamber Signed On (Marijuana Moment) // Texas Cops Just Arrested and Killed a Man for Possessing One Joint Worth of Weed (Merry Jane) // Colorado Governor Signs Marijuana Social […]

South Dakota Governor’s Office Introduces Decriminalization Bill

While the considered proposal is a step, activists maintain that it’s not a significant enough step.

NJ Governor "Open" to Drug Decriminalization, Pot Advocates Press VA Governor to Legalize This Year, More… (3/23/21)

Some Garden State Republican legislators have a problem with the state's new marijuana legalization law, congressional drug warriors file a bill aimed at methamphetamine, and…

Kansas Lawmakers Consider Strictly Regulated Medical Marijuana Program

Patients in Kansas have been urging state lawmakers to create a medical cannabis program.

Evanston, Illinois To Fund Reparations To Black Community With Cannabis Tax Revenue

Officials of the Chicago suburb approved the plans this week.

Tuesday March 23, 2021 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News

Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesTuesday, March 23, 2021 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // New Mexico Governor Plans Special Session On Marijuana As Legalization Bill Stalls On Final Stretch (Marijuana Moment) // Same old Joe: Rebuffing staff who smoked pot fits Biden’s MO (Politico) // North Dakota Senators Advance House-Passed Marijuana Legalization Bill (Marijuana Moment) […]

NM Pot Legalization Bill Awaits Special Session, Biden Supports Colombia Coca Spraying, More… (3/22/21)

Colorado's governor signs a marijuana socieal equity bill, Arizona's sheriffs and prosecutors don't want to lose civil asset forfeiture, Mexican cartel hitmen gun down 13…

U.S. Senator Introduces Bipartisan Insurance Bill, CLAIM Act, for Cannabis Businesses

Senator Bob Menendez has introduced a bill that would give cannabis businesses access to insurance coverage.

Survey Data Reveals Most Common Reasons People Use CBD

These days, more and more people are turning to CBD to cope with various ailments and troubles.

Heritable traits that appear in teen years raise risk for adult cannabis use

Study finds that a small portion of the risk for repeated cannabis use into adulthood can be attributed to the genetic effects of neuroticism, risk…

Poland Pushes On: Cannabis Reform Is A Game of Inches

The country just to the east of Germany is moving forward on cannabis reform, but everything is still a massive struggle.

Medical cannabis can reduce essential tremor: Turns on overlooked cells in central nervous system

Medical cannabis can reduce essential tremor in mice. By injecting a specific synthetic cannabinoid into the spinal cord of mice suffering from essential tremor, researchers…

Rahul Gupta Could Be Next Drug Czar, Federal Marijuana Banking & Insurance Bills Filed, More… (3/19/21)

White House staffers get fired or suspended for past marijuana use, NYC mayoral candidates call for safer injection sites, more.Marijuana PolicyBiden White House…

Colorado Senate Passes School Medical Cannabis Bill

A bill that would give children access to their medical cannabis in school is getting closer to becoming a law.

White House Staffers Fired or Pushed to Resign over Past Cannabis Use

The news comes a month after an initial statement that indicated past cannabis use would not disqualify candidates from jobs at the White House.

Friday, March 19, 2021 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News

Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesFriday, March 19, 2021 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // Marijuana Banking Bill Reintroduced In Congress With Broad Bipartisan Support From More Than 100 Lawmakers (Marijuana Moment) // Schumer Marijuana Bill Will Stop Big Alcohol And Tobacco From Dominating Market He Says (Marijuana Moment) // ‘It’s inevitable’: Delaware lawmakers introduce bill […]

Psychedelics at the Statehouse 2021 [FEATURE]

A new front in the war against the war on drugs has opened up. It has been less than two years since voters in Denver…

Pennsylvania Police Make More Than 20,000 Pot Arrests During The Pandemic

There is a jarring racial disparity in the arrests.

New Mexico Senate To Vote On Cannabis Legalization Bill

Despite some recent uncertainty, New Mexico seems to be gearing up for a vote on cannabis legalization.

House Reintroduces SAFE Banking Act to Protect and Advance Legal Cannabis

House representatives have reintroduced the SAFE Banking Act in a push to allow cannabis businesses to have access to banking services.

Thursday March 18, 2021 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News

Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesTuesday, March 16, 2021 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // Congressional Marijuana Banking Bill Will Be Reintroduced On Thursday (Marijuana Moment) // New Mexico Marijuana Legalization Bill Heads To Senate Floor Following Contentious Committee Hearing (Marijuana Moment) // Schumer Weighs In On New York Legal Marijuana Talks Applauding Legislature And Snubbing […]

Michigan Cracks Down on Cannabis Banking Through Credit Unions

In the U.S., banks and credit unions are reluctant to work with cannabis businesses because of the federal illegality of cannabis.

NM Marijuana Legalization Deadline Looms, Australia to Fund Psychedelic Trials for Mental Illness, More… (3/17/21)

There are still more than 40,000 marijuana offenders behind bars in the US, Oregon's governor names the members of the state's Psilocybin Advisory Board, Australia…

Arizona Dispensaries Rewarding Covid-19 Vaccinations With Free Edibles

Another dispensary is offering free cannabis products to those who have gotten vaccinated against the coronavirus.