Germany Will Move Forward With Scaled-Back Marijuana Reform Plan Amid EU Review
German officials are planning to proceed with a scaled-back version of cannabis legalization, having abandoned—at least for now—a more sweeping proposal that would have ushered in legal cannabis sales across the country. The country’s health minister, Karl Lauterbach, had pledged to unveil new cannabis legislation by the end of the first quarter of the year. […]
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Maryland Senate Passes Marijuana Sales Bill, With Lawmakers Now Set To Reconcile Differences From House Version
The Maryland Senate passed a bill to regulate marijuana sales on Friday as the state prepares for the launch of legalization on July 1. Bicameral lawmakers will now work to resolve the measure’s differences with a separate version of the legislation that was approved by the House of Delegates earlier this month. The Senate bill […]
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Montana Senators Kill Bill To Eliminate Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries And Limit THC Potency
“I’m really nervous about undoing the people’s will. That really concerns me.” By Max Savage Levenson, Montana Free Press On Thursday, one day after an impassioned hearing on Senate Bill 546, the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee voted 6-4 to table the bill. SB 546, sponsored by Sen. Keith Regier, R-Kalispell, would have dramatically altered […]
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Bipartisan Congressional Bill Would Force DEA To Let Patients Use Psychedelics And Marijuana
A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers filed a bill this week to clarify that federal “Right to Try” (RTT) laws give seriously ill patients access to Schedule I drugs, including marijuana and psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA. While the bipartisan measure would make a technical amendment to the text of existing law, the primary purpose […]
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Kentucky Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill Into Law
The governor of Kentucky has signed a bill to legalize marijuana, making the state the 38th in the U.S. to enact the reform. Just one day after the House approved the legislation from Sen. Stephen West (R), Gov. Andy Beshear (D) fulfilled his pledge to sign in into law on Friday. The governor had rallied […]
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Connecticut Lawmakers Approve Bill To Decriminalize Psilocybin In Joint Committee Vote
A Connecticut bill to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of psilocybin mushrooms passed a legislative committee on Wednesday. The measure would make possession of up to half an ounce of psychedelic mushrooms a civil infraction, punishable by a $150 fine. Subsequent violations would carry fines of between $200 and $500. People found guilty three […]
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KY medical cannabis on gov’s desk (Newsletter: March 31, 2023)
Vets medical marijuana bill in Congress; DC officials slam fed legalization interference; MN cannabis bill tax changes; WA employment protections 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 good […]
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