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Aug 20
Bipartisan Coalition In Kansas Turns Up Political Pressure To Legalize Marijuana With Help Of Former Federal Prosecutor

      “Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians—they want to see this fully legalized. It’s been held hostage with the political back-and-forth rhetoric.” By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector Inga Selders watched the Kansas Legislature repeatedly fumble bills opening the door to legal sales of medicinal or recreational cannabis. The U.S. Congress has declined to bring unity to the hodgepodge of  ​ 

Aug 20
Minnesota Marijuana Officials Award Social Equity Status To Hundreds Of Veterans And People With Past Cannabis Convictions

      First dibs on cannabis licenses go to those who can prove what the state law terms social equity status. By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost Military veterans and those with prior marijuana convictions make up the largest number of those qualifying for social equity status ahead of getting into the business under Minnesota’s legal cannabis law. As  ​ 

Aug 20
Federal Court Hears Doctor’s Dispute With DEA Over Giving Psilocybin To Terminally Ill Cancer Patients

      A federal appeals panel heard oral arguments Monday in the case of a Washington State doctor seeking to legally use psilocybin to treat cancer patients in end-of-life care. The lawsuit from Dr. Sunil Aggarwal and his clinic, the Advanced Integrated Medical Science (AIMS) Institute, centers on whether the federal government must allow certain patients access  ​ 

Aug 20
Democrats make cannabis pledges in new platform (Newsletter: August 20, 2024)

      Poll: Americans support marijuana expungements; CO’s cannabis lessons for legal psychedelics; Study: Athletes open to psilocybin for concussions 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 deed for  ​ 

Aug 20
California Senators Approve Bill To Let Marijuana Growers Sell Directly To Consumers At State-Run Farmers Markets

      California senators have advanced an Assembly-passed bill that would allow regulators to issue a new license allowing small marijuana growers to sell their products directly to consumers at state-organized farmers markets and other temporary events. The legislation from Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D) was unanimously approved in the Senate Appropriations Committee in a 4-0 vote on  ​ 

Aug 20
Delaware Officials Are Now Accepting Applications For State’s First Recreational Marijuana Licenses, Weeks Ahead Of Schedule

      Delaware officials are now officially accepting applications for the state’s first adult-use marijuana business licenses, weeks ahead of schedule. In fact, Friday’s launch comes days in advance of an already-shortened timeline that regulators had put forward earlier this month. The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) announced that it is taking applications for recreational cannabis  ​