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Industry New Ads Urge Massachusetts Voters To Keep Marijuana Sales Legal By Rejecting Measure On November Ballot

A Massachusetts campaign working to keep recreational marijuana dispensaries open by defeating an initiative on the November ballot that would roll back the state’s legalization law has launched two new ads. One spot rolled out on Tuesday by the No on 8: Stop the Repeal Campaign features Alan Balsam, a former commissioner of public health […] The post New Ads Urge Massachusetts Voters To Keep Mari…

Industry GOP Congressman Being Supported By Marijuana Industry Donations Says Legalization Is ‘Hurting’ People

A Republican congressman whose reelection bid is being boosted by donations from some of the U.S.’s largest marijuana businesses says the legalization of cannabis is “hurting” society. A question posed to Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and his Democratic opponent Cait Conely during a debate on Monday asked whether New York’s legal cannabis law is “helping […] The post GOP Congressman Being Supported By M…

Industry DEA Judge Pauses Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing As Opponents Highlight Government Report Detailing ‘Gaps’ In Federal Processes

A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge is pausing proceedings in an ongoing hearing on the Trump administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal and asking asking agency officials and other participants to weigh in after a federal watchdog issued a report finding that there are “gaps” in the government’s process for evaluating controlled substances. DEA Chief Administrative Law […] The pos…

Industry Missouri Marijuana Business Workers Claim They Were Fired In Retaliation For Holding A Union Organizing Meeting

“We all are very well aware that it was because we were unionizing.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Madison Taylor has spent the past eight days picketing outside her former workplace, Greenlight Dispensary in Springfield. Two weeks ago, Taylor says she and a group of coworkers met outside of work to discuss forming a union. […] The post Missouri Marijuana Business Workers Claim They Were …

Industry Local Officials Across U.S. Advance Measures To Deprioritize Enforcement Against Psychedelics

“As a police chief of any community, it’s really important to understand the values of that community… This is something that we want to be on the forefront of.” By Jack Gorsline, Psychedelic State(s) of America The momentum for local psychedelics reform has continued to accelerate into the fall. On September 2, the Pierce County […] The post Local Officials Across U.S. Advance Measures To Deprior…

Industry The U.S. Now Has Almost 4 Million Registered Medical Marijuana Patients And 35,000 Doctors Approved To Recommend It, New Research Shows

There are nearly 4 million patients registered to use medical marijuana under state laws in the U.S., as well as at least 35,000 doctors and clinicians approved to recommend it and nearly 110,000 caregivers authorized to assist patients in growing and obtaining cannabis products, according to a pair of new studies published by the American […] The post The U.S. Now Has Almost 4 Million Registered …

Industry Another Poll Shows Massachusetts Voters Don’t Want To Reverse Marijuana Legalization

The latest in a series of polls ahead of the November elections continues to show that a sizable majority Massachusetts voters oppose a measure on the ballot that would roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law. The new survey, published on Tuesday by CommonWealth Beacon and conducted by MassINC Polling Group (MPG), shows that 61 […] The post Another Poll Shows Massachusetts Voters Don’t Wa…