Author: admin
Despite the skewed messaging of the past suggesting that cannabis is a gateway drug or will lead to the use and abuse of more addictive and harmful substances, many today understand that cannabis may be utilized as a harm reduction tool. Whether its individuals looking to reduce or eliminate their use of opioids for medical reasons or people who use drugs seeking relief from withdrawal symptoms and cravings, research is increasingly finding that cannabis may help. In one of the more recent studies on the topic, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) took a closer look at cannabis…
Sen. Warren on smoking marijuana with The Rock; VA legal sales bills; AK & HI psychedelics; WI medical cannabis; MO sales 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… BREAKING: Journalism is often consumed for free, but costs money to produce! While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you’ve got…
In this week’s cannabis news round-up, the Navy adjusts policy on cannabis use for recruits; the Pennsylvania governor pushes for adult-use cannabis legalization; AYR Wellness hosting free cannabis expungement clinics; and a New Zealand cannabis company has inked a deal with the Fijian government. US Navy recruits at Recruit Training Command. PHOTO Mr. Scott A. Thornbloom US Navy Adjusts Policy on Cannabis Use for New Recruits The US Navy has revised its stance on recruits arriving at boot camp with detectable levels of cannabis in their system at Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, IL, marking a significant shift in…
Ukraine medical marijuana bill signed; WI cannabis push dead; 1st NV consumption lounge; NC judge bans marijuana odor; AK psychedelics 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… Free to read (but not free to produce)! We’re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we’re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen. If you value Marijuana Moment,…
Members of the South Carolina Senate gave final approval yesterday to legislation (SB 423: The Compassionate Care Act) to provide authorized patients access to certain medical cannabis products. After several days of debate, Senators voted 24 to 19 to send the legislation to the House for further consideration. In 2022, House lawmakers refused to take up a similar bill. Seventy-six percent of registered voters in South Carolina support medical cannabis access, according to polling data compiled last year by Winthrop University. South Carolina is one of only a dozen states that has yet to implement a comprehensive medical cannabis access…
SC medical marijuana bill passes; NH legalization to floor; AZ interstate commerce; MD cannabis & guns; NY & AZ psilocybin; Top lobbyist departs 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… Free to read (but not free to produce)! We’re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we’re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen. If you…
A cannabis extract slowed the growth of skin cancer cells and triggered their self-destruction, according to the results of a recently published lab study. The study by Australian researchers found that a specific experimental Cannabis sativa extract known as PHEC-66 “might have potential as an adjuvant therapy in the treatment of malignant melanoma.” Melanoma only accounts for about 6% of all reported cases of skin cancer, according to a report from New Atlas. However, the aggressive form of the disease is so deadly that it causes more than 80% of skin cancer deaths. Melanoma shows a high resistance to traditional…
SC medical marijuana approval; HI & NH legalization; SD gov signs cannabis & gun bill; VA legal sales; IN & NM psilocybin; FL hemp restrictions 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… Free to read (but not free to produce)! We’re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we’re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen.…
More than 123 million people tuned in to watch the Kansas City Chiefs (and Taylor Swift) claim yet another Super Bowl triumph on Sunday, making it the most-watched television program in history. That’s useful grist for recently published research examining how watching the same thing can bring people together. It is known as the “theory of the collective mind,” which refers to the human ability to take in a collective perspective. Garriy Shteynberg, a professor of psychology at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, published the research on the theory last year, and recently expounded upon the scholarship in a piece published…
Yet another state is cracking down on hemp-derived products, some of which have intoxicating effects, and South Carolina’s approach to food products that contain hemp is among the most extreme. Even hemp microgreens are banned while only products with hemp seeds and their derivatives will be off the hook. The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) issued a warning in a letter dated Jan. 22, banning the manufacture, distribution, and sale of food and beverage products containing hemp-derived products as ingredients in the state’s marketplace. But they’re not only going after hemp-derived cannabinoid products that are synthetically…