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Dem Congresswomen File COVID Decarceration Bill, Vancouver Activists Rally for Safe Drug Supply, More… (6/23/20)
Iowa's capital and largest city moves toward marijuana law reform, Vancouver activists march to demand a safe drug supply, progressive Democratic congresswomen roll out a…
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesTuesday, June 23, 2020 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // Montana group submits signatures for adult-use cannabis initiative (Marijuana Business Daily)// Los Angeles proposes ‘major course change’ for cannabis business licensing social equity (Marijuana Business Daily)// New Colorado Bill Allows Governor to Mass-Pardon Former Cannabis Offenders (Merry Jane) These headlines are […]
US Deploys Air Force Planes to Curacao in Anti-Drug Effort, Israel Moves Closer to Pot Legalization, More… (6/22/20)
Georgia Senate Democrats have filed a police reform bill that includes marijuana decriminalization, the US is ramping up anti-drug operations near Venezuela, Israel takes a…
NJ Assembly Passes Criminal Justice Reform Package, MT Pot Legalization Campaign Hands in Signatures, More… (6/19/20)
Montana campaigners handed in what should be enough signatures to get marijuana legalization measures on the ballot, the New Jersey Assembly quickly passed a package…
NV Mass Marijuana Pardons, Colombia Cocaine Surge, NJ Pot Decrim Bill Advances, More… (6/18/20)
Fifteen thousand Nevada pot offenders just got automatic pardons, the UN says Colombian potential cocaine production was up last year, Kansas City moves toward pot…
Is the Era of the No-Knock Drug Raid Coming to an End? [FEATURE]
In the mass protests over out-of-control and racially biased law enforcement ignited by the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police office Derek Chauvin, Floyd's…
Senate GOP Unveils Policing Reform Bill, Seattle Moves to End Drug-Related Loitering Charges, More… (6/17/20)
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court clarifies that state officials can't order drug tests as part of child welfare investigations, Senate Republicans roll out their version of…
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesWednesday, June 17, 2020 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // Chart: Adult-use marijuana sales show resiliency in May despite pandemic (Marijuana Business Daily)// Library Of Congress Highlights Racist News Coverage Used To Justify Criminalizing Marijuana A Century Ago (Marijuana Moment)// Recovery from losses damage during protests will take weeks for many […]
Legal Pot Linked to Declining Youth Drug Treatment Admissions, LA MedMJ Expansion Bill Signed, More…. (6/16/20)
Louisiana's governor signs a medical marijuana expansion bill into law, Colorado's legislature passes a bill giving the governor the ability expunge past small-time marijuana convictions,…
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesTuesday, June 16, 2020 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // Colorado Governor Could Issue Marijuana Pardons Under Social Equity Bill Lawmakers Sent To His Desk (Marijuana Moment)// California regulator decries cannabis delivery suit as ‘bizarre’ in court filing a month before trial (Marijuana Business Daily)// Government Agencies Testify In Favor Of […]
Biden's Criminal Justice Task Force Gets Ahead of Him, Rio Drug Gangs Address COVID in the Favelas, More… (6/15/20)
Pot decriminalization bills are popping up in New Jersey, hemp is now legal in the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Rio's drug gangs get…
Monday, June 15, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
We’re featuring an episode of the Green Rush podcast with an interview with former NFL player and current cannabis advocate Eben Britton. Back with news tomorrow!
US Rep Calls for Drug Decriminalization, Prohibition-Related Violence in Colombia and Mexico, More… (6/11/20)
South Dakota marijuana activists launch their election campaign this week, Nevada's governor proposes mass pardons for small time pot possession charges, Michigan's governor signs a…
Amid the Tumult, Congressional Democrats Take on Policing Run Amok [FEATURE]
With mass protests over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin now morphing into demands to grapple with racism and to…
Friday, June 12, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesFriday, June 12, 2020 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // If cannabis is legal why is Michael Thompson serving 40 years in prison? (Leafly)// Lawmakers Ask Fellow Congressional Democrats To Pursue Marijuana Legalization Amid Policing Debate (Marijuana Moment)// After Protests Portland Oregon Will Stop Spending Legal Weed Taxes on Police (Merry […]
Thursday, June 11, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesThursday, June 11, 2020 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // Congressman Calls For Decriminalization Of ‘Other Drugs’ Beyond Marijuana In New Policing Reform Plan (Marijuana Moment)// Colorado Cops Are Still Overwhelming Persecuting Black Cannabis Users (Merry Jane)// Colorado Marijuana Social Equity Businesses Would Be Defined Under New Bill (Marijuana Moment) These […]
Marijuana concentrates spike THC levels but don't boost impairment
A study of 121 regular users of legal market cannabis found that higher potency does not necessarily mean greater intoxication. It also found that while…
Congressional Dems File Justice in Policing Act, CO Police Accountability Bill Passes Senate, More… (6/10/20)
Police accountability is the topic of the day in Congress and in Colorado, a Nebraska medical marijuana initiative campaign is in a final sprint for…
Cannabis temporarily relieves PTSD symptoms, study suggests
People suffering from post-traumatic distress disorder report that cannabis reduces the severity of their symptoms by more than half, at least in the short term,…
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesWednesday, June 10, 2020 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // DC Collects Extra 5,000 Signatures to Decriminalize Psychedelics During Protests (Merry Jane)// Acreage pulls out of Iowa medical marijuana market (Marijuana Business Daily)// Chart: Medical marijuana sales in Oklahoma near $300 million in first five months of 2020 (Marijuana Business Daily) […]
NBA Foregoes Recreational Drug Testing, DC Psychedelic Init Gets Signature Boost During Protests, More… (6/9/20)
As a California psilocybin initiative bites the dust, a DC natural psychedelic initative gets a boost; the NBA gives up on recreational drug testing of…
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesTuesday, June 9, 2020 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // California Governor Says Marijuana Legalization Is A ‘Civil Rights’ Matter Amid Mass Protests Over Racial Injustice (Marijuana Moment)// Schwazze To Buy Star Buds Locations In Colorado (Green Market Report)// Oregon Sold a Record $103 Million Worth of Legal Weed Last Month […]
Mexico Plan to Decriminalize Drugs, House Drug War/Police Brutality Resolution Gaining Cosponsors, More… (6/8/20)
A pair of Democratic House leaders is pressing Attorney General Barr on marijuana legalization and drug rescheduling, a House resolution linking the war on drugs…
Feds Claim Presence of "Drug Traffickers" Created Need for "Escalated Force" Against George Floyd Protestors, More…(6/5/20)
Medical marijuana is moving in the Heartland, a New Jersey decriminalizaion bill gets filed, Colorado lawmakers are moving a police reform bill, and more. [image:1 align:right…
NM Primary Voters Remove Anti-Pot Lawmakers, UN Report Scorches Philippines Drug War Killings, More… (6/4/20)
A Democratic infrastructure bill includes language requiring legal marijuana states to consider impaired driving policies, Switzerland is set to move ahead with marijuana legalization pilot…
ACLU Report on Racial Bias in Pot Arrests, DEA Okayed to Spy on George Floyd Protestors, More… (6/3/20)
The ACLU issues a timely report, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International call for reforms of Cambodia's drug detention centers, and more. Marijuana PolicyNew…
AZ Poll Bodes Well for Marijuana Legalization Initiative, China Anti-Drug Crackdown, More… (6/2/20)
An Arizona poll shows strong support for a marijuana legalization initiative there, a Connecticut panel approves adding two new qualifying conditions for medical marijuana, and…
Tuesday, June 2, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
The murderer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on the back of George Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.
Congressional Resolution Condemns Police Brutality, War on Drugs; West Coast Pot Shops Trashed, More… (6/1/20)
West Coast pot shops get trashed in the upheaval gripping the land, a dozen members of Congress file a resolution calling for an end to…
Tennessee RB Jordan arrested on gun, marijuana charges
Tennessee running back Tim Jordan faces gun and marijuana charges in Florida, according to police. A rising senior from Bartow, Fla., Jordan was arrested after…
Fixing the Federal Criminal Justice System: The Establishment Weighs In [FEATURE]
In a just issued report on reforming the federal criminal justice system, a blue-ribbon task force of the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice calls for…
COVID-19 Impacts the Cocaine Trade, COVID-19 Sparks Jump in Dark Web Drug Sales Offerings, More… (5/28/20)
Coronavirus is having differential impacts on the illicit drug trade, Michigan groups push to end the state's drug felon foodstamp ban, Colombian rebels call for…
Users of high-potency cannabis four times more likely to report associated problems
Users of high-potency cannabis are four times more likely to report associated problems, and twice as likely to report anxiety disorder, than users of lower-potency…
Friday, May 29, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesFriday, May 29, 2020 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // Federal Judge Gives Arkansas Marijuana Legalization Activists A Boost With Signature Gathering Ruling (Marijuana Moment)// Nevada reviewing alleged campaign illegalities by marijuana MSO MedMen (Marijuana Business Daily)// States With Medical Marijuana Laws Saw 20% Drop In Some Opioid Prescriptions (Marijuana Moment) […]
US Army Unit Heads to Colombia to Fight Drugs, LA Senate Approves MedMJ Expansion Bill, More… (5/28/20)
One Arkansas marijuana legalization campaign calls it quits for this year, the Louisiana Senate has passed a medical marijuana expansion bill, Tyson Timbs finally gets…
Thursday, May 28, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesThursday, May 28, 2020 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // Marijuana Dispensaries Excluded From New York’s Coronavirus Loan Program (Marijuana Moment)// Montana medical marijuana patients will soon be “untethered” from providers (KRTV 3 Great Falls)// Michigan’s marijuana dispensaries can now take customers inside by appointment only (Detroit Metro Times) These headlines […]
Call for Independent Investigation of Fatal Louisville Drug Raid, LA MedMJ Expansion Bill Advances, More… (5/27/20)
Nearly four dozen members of Congress want an independent investigation into the death of Breonna Taylor at the hands of Louisville drug police, a high-profile…
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesWednesday, May 27, 2020 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // Massachusetts pot shops reopen to long lines, high demand after coronavirus closures (Boston Herald)// Legalizing Cannabis Could Bring New Zealand $500 Million In Annual Tax Revenue (Merry Jane)// Tilray Shutters Ontario Greenhouse Purchased for $35 Million in 2019 (New Cannabis Ventures) […]
OR Psilocybin and Decriminalization Initiatives Hand in Signatures, MA Pot Shops Re-Open, More… (5/26/20)
Massachusetts pot shops see long lines as they do a limited reopening, two Oregon initiative campaigns handed in signatures last Friday, the Harris County DA…
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Headlines | Marijuana Today Daily News
Marijuana Today Daily HeadlinesTuesday, May 26, 2020 | Curated by host Shea Gunther // Mass. marijuana stores scramble for Memorial Day reopening after two-month coronavirus closure (Boston Globe)// Oregon Marijuana Sales Spike During Pandemic, But Officials Expect Market To ‘Mellow’ (Marijuana Moment)// COVID-19 is costing drug cartels millions of dollars (NBC News) These headlines are […]