Legal Reader NEW YORK CITY/EINPresswire.com — A.Y. Strauss, a prominent law firm focused on commercial transactions and litigation in commercial real estate, construction, immigration, labor and employment, and corporate bankruptcy, announced the launch of its new Cannabis Practice. The firm has appointed Jennifer Cabrera, a reputable and respected cannabis attorney, as Partner to lead this strategic expansion. Cabrera […]

Great piece in The Conversation about new book Psychedelic Capitalism   They write To date, most debates about psychedelics have offered little critical analysis of their relationship to the political economy of modern capitalism and broader power structures. In our new book Psychedelic Capitalism, we make three central claims about the so-called psychedelic renaissance. First, the […]

Researchers at South Africa’s (SA) North West University say their recently approved IKS Matekwane Sandbox is a significant milestone in ensuring people are able to access opportunities to participate in the commercialisation of cannabis. The university hosted traditional leaders and healers, as well as indigenous farmers, at the university’s Molelwane Farm in Mahikeng to discuss […]

The state of Minnesota and White Earth have finalized a cannabis compact agreement. The almost 90-page document lays out the terms and conditions under which the tribe may regulate and operate cannabis businesses outside tribal lands. The news came in a short announcement from Gov.Tim Walz’s office on Tuesday. Interim director of the state’s Office of Cannabis […]

The Church of Gaia announced on Friday that it has been “granted the first-ever approval for a Petition for Religious Exemption from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) pursuant to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).” This exemption permits the Church to legally use Ayahuasca in its religious ceremonies, making it one of only a handful of […]

Over protracted objections from the Republican minority, the Connecticut House voted 74 to 65 Monday night for a bill that would decriminalize small amounts of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in hallucinogenic mushrooms. House Bill 7065 would reduce the penalty for illegally possessing less than half an ounce of psilocybin from a crime that carries a […]