All Activity

The expansion into Eugene suggests that there is growing demand for spaces where women can connect, learn, and support each other professionally. I also find it notable that the effort is backed by experienced women leaders, which adds credibility and strengthens the sense of collaboration in the industry. Although EaglerCraft is unrelated to cannabis, I see a similar theme of community-building and shared interests bringing people together.

Playing granny super horror game. We can explore more strange room here. Be careful with granny.

Let's play wordle unlimited puzzle game together. It's fun time.

“It’s never great politically if your opponent’s on TV and you don’t have the funds to respond back.” By Emma Davis, Maine Morning Star As voters exited the Woodfords Club polling location in Portland on June 9, Alex Perez and Hairo Roque, both from Connecticut, asked them to sign a petition to roll back the recreational use of cannabis that Mainers legalized a decade ago. Similar scenes played out in Poland and other municipalities across the state on Election Day. This effort to repeal recreational cannabis had seemingly gone quiet after the campaign missed the winter deadline to submit signatures to get on the November ballot. Now with about 40,000 of 67,682 signatures needed (at least 10 percent of total votes cast in the most recent gubernatorial election), the campaign is eyeing the November 2027 ballot, said Caroline Alcock of Massachusetts, the group’s general consultant. The campaign appears to be almost exclusively driven by out-of-state interests, meanwhile local cannabis supporters are getting organized in opposition. “To make a bad poker reference, they are ‘pot committed,’” state Rep. David Boyer, who spearheaded legalization efforts back in 2016, said of the campaign’s sole donor, Smart Approaches to Marijuana. Colin Mack of Brunswick, who is listed as the initiative’s proponent on the secretary of state’s website, told Maine Morning Star after the election that he’d thought that the effort was over. Though, he said he hasn’t been involved aside from being the local person to submit it to Augusta. The proposed ballot referendum would do away with the commercial cultivation, sale, purchase and manufacture of cannabis starting in 2028, while still allowing personal use and possession of up to 2.5 ounces. It would also create new testing and tracking requirements for medical cannabis, which the Maine Legislature rejected earlier this year. The petition is valid until the spring of 2027, 18 months after it was , and Alcock said the campaign plans to continue signature collecting through the summer. Out-of-state influence SAM Action, the political arm of Smart Approaches to Marijuana bankrolling the campaign, contributed $2 million back in December. As a nonprofit, the group isn’t required to disclose its financial sources. SAM Action did not respond to multiple requests for comment. (The local Maine affiliate wound down shortly after the 2016 referendum and is not involved in the current petition, as far as its former lead Scott Gagnon knows.) SAM Action is also the sole donor behind a similar anti-cannabis campaign in Massachusetts. In both Maine and Massachusetts, there have been accusations of some signature gatherers misrepresenting the initiatives, leading Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows (D) to encourage voters to read the full petition before signing. Alcock said the talking points the campaign has provided to collectors are not misleading. “We believe that it’s more of a strategy of opponents,” Alcock said of the accusations. “We are not out there telling anyone to be deceptive to voters or use anything aside from approved, verified talking points about it.” While state law and the Maine Constitution require petition circulators to be a resident and registered voter in Maine, those residency requirements are largely unenforceable because of federal court rulings. In 2020, Bellows was sued by a group that argued the requirements violated “core political speech” protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. A district court granted the group — which included We the People PAC, now-Minority Leader for the Maine House of Representatives Billy Bob Faulkingham, a nonprofit and a professional signature-collector — a preliminary injunction and in 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled that the residency requirement was likely unconstitutional. The state entered into a consent order with the group, which continues today for all Maine citizen initiatives, to allow out-of-state circulators as long as they formally agree to submit to Maine’s jurisdiction for any investigation or prosecution of any alleged violation of Maine law. Building a defense Since the anti-cannabis petition resurfaced at the polls, Boyer has begun preparing to go on the defensive. When the petition began circulating in the winter, Boyer opened a bank account and started having initial conversations with local and national groups about organizing an opposition campaign. “I’m gonna have to dust it off and get registered with the state and start raising money,” Boyer said after signature collectors were spotted at polling places earlier this month. His campaign isn’t aiming to get a competing question on the ballot, but rather to raise money for “vote no” signs, mailings, television ads and other ways to oppose the petition. “We don’t need all the money they have,” Boyer said. “We don’t have to match one to one, but you know it’s never great politically if your opponent’s on TV and you don’t have the funds to respond back.” This story was first published by Maine Morning Star. Photo courtesy of Brian Shamblen. The post Maine GOP Lawmaker Gears Up To Fight Anti-Marijuana Ballot Initiative appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

The taxes and regulations on marijuana are “too high,” according to California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton, a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump. At an event in Sacramento on Thursday, Marijuana Moment asked Hilton—who is running against former U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sec. Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, in a general election to become California’s next governor—about his cannabis policy position and challenges facing the state’s industry. The GOP candidate said that after studying the issue and spending “some time with the industry,” he came to understand that there is a “regulatory burden and a tax burden that is too high.” “The original intent” of legalization was to “bring the industry, as it were, into the open—and you’ve actually seen the illegal industry growing even more since these policies” were implemented, Hilton told Marijuana Moment. “So we’ve got to make a change.” He said he’s “actually in a conversation in great detail with the industry to look at the specific parts of the regulatory and tax burden that need to be changed in order to achieve the goals of legalization, which is a thriving industry that provides a product safely that people want to consume.” As he’s previously discussed, the gubernatorial hopeful said the voter-approved Proposition 64 that legalized marijuana for adult use in 2016 serves as “another example of the corruption that we see here with the system in California,” because, he claims, millions of dollars in tax revenue from cannabis sales that were supposed to be earmarked for substance misuse treatment went to “Democrat political organizations…in small grants that they made deliberately hard to track.” “When you look at the websites of those organizations, this is taxpayer money. What do they do? Democrat political activity, voter registration, ballot harvesting—all of these things,” he said, without naming specific groups. “It’s an example of how, after 16 years of one-party rule, they’ve built this corrupt machine, and it’s one of the reasons we really need change in California.” Hilton’s criticism of the implementation of cannabis reform notwithstanding, it’s another sign of the times that both the Republican and Democratic contenders to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) back the fundamental aims of marijuana reform policies. Not all California Republicans are on board with the reform, however. The vice chair of the Senate Budget Committee recently floated the idea of putting a new initiative on the state ballot to “reverse” Proposition 64, arguing that voters were misled and voicing concerns about the health impacts of marijuana use. “We have seen significant negative consequences of this legalization, both here as well as in other states,” the senator, who was speaking at a hearing at which lawmakers approved a bill to legalize marijuana dispensary drive-thru windows in California, said. Becerra, who previously served in Congress and as California’s attorney general, meanwhile, facilitated a scientific review process during his time as HHS secretary under the Biden administration that ultimately resulted in a recommendation to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). But it was was the Justice Department under Trump in April that saw the process at least partially through, moving medical cannabis authorized by states to Schedule III. Marijuana could be fully rescheduled depending on the outcome of administrative hearings that begin this month. A Schedule III reclassification of marijuana doesn’t fully federally legalize it in the way states like California have, but it represents another meaningful step towards normalizing the cannabis industry. Marijuana businesses can claim tax deductions if they work with Schedule III drugs; they’re barred from doing so for Schedule I and II drugs under an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code known as 280E. — Marijuana Moment is tracking hundreds of cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills in state legislatures and Congress this year. Patreon supporters pledging at least $25/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don’t miss any developments. Learn more about our marijuana bill tracker and become a supporter on Patreon to get access. — Meanwhile, California regulators recently adopted emergency rules changes for the state’s marijuana licensing process that are intended to make it easier for businesses to qualify for benefits in line with the Trump administration’s recent move to federally reschedule medical cannabis. They also launched a new AI tool to help businesses identify marijuana product packaging may appeal to kids in violation of state rules. Separately, Newsom recently took credit for helping to lead the push for the state to legalize marijuana and discussed his own limited experience with using cannabis. In October, however, the governor vetoed a bill that would have allowed certain marijuana microbusinesses to ship medical cannabis products directly to patients via common carriers like FedEx and UPS, stating that the proposal “would be burdensome and overly complex to administer.” Newsom did sign a bill earlier that month aimed at streamlining research on marijuana and psychedelics. In September, the governor also signed a measure into law to put a pause on a recently enacted tax hike on marijuana products. Separately, the state attorney general says Indian tribes cannot independently engage in marijuana commerce with licensed cannabis businesses without first obtaining their own commercial license from state officials. California officials recently awarded nearly $30 million in grants for marijuana-focused academic research projects. Photo courtesy of Chris Wallis // Side Pocket Images. The post Trump-Endorsed GOP California Gubernatorial Candidate Says Marijuana Taxes And Regulations Are ‘Too High’ appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

Virginia lawmakers have approved legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales that was recently negotiated with the governor following her veto of an earlier proposal to enact the reform. The Senate passed a large-scale budget measure that includes the cannabis provisions in a 23-16 vote on Monday, and the House of Delegates approved it 71-22. It now heads to Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D). “Today, with the passage of the biennium budget, Virginia also formally adopted its adult-use cannabis retail marketplace,” Sen. Lashrecse Aird (D), who sponsored the Senate version of the previous legalization measure and negotiated with the governor on the final agreement, told Marijuana Moment after the vote. “Countless leaders paved the way for this moment, and too many Virginians have experienced real consequences because of our delay in establishing this market. Now, that changes.” “While our framework is not perfect, it protects consumers, supports small businesses and creates real economic opportunity,” she said. “Like the first steps we took years ago, today’s action is another milestone in a long journey as we continue to build, strengthen and support a safe, responsive and successful cannabis marketplace.” Del. Paul Krizek (D), who led the House version of the earlier bill, called passage of the new plan “a big deal, in more ways than one.” “The language in the budget we just passed for the regulation of an adult-use retail cannabis marketplace reflects both Gov. Spanberger and the General Assembly’s shared focus on protecting consumers and children, encouraging entrepreneurs and equity, while ensuring strong penalties for bad actors, criminal organizations and illegal out of state operators,” he told Marijuana Moment. “Virginia has waited for this moment for more than five years, and finally can see the light at the end of the tunnel.” The new plan differs significantly in several ways from the earlier legislation that lawmakers passed earlier this year and that the governor vetoed. For example, it sets the launch date for recreational marijuana sales at July 1, 2027, which is what Spanberger proposed via amendments to the legislature’s previous plan that had contemplated opening the market on January 1. The newly passed deal also sets the legal public marijuana possession and per-transaction purchase limit at 2 ounces, an increase from the current legal limit of one ounce. The legislation lawmakers passed earlier this year would have allowed adults to possess up to 2.5 ounces. The bill also cedes to Spanberger on language to increase a marijuana excise tax from 6 percent to 8 percent after two years of legal sales. By way of compromise, the new agreement would make public consumption of marijuana punishable by a civil penalty of $250—a significant increase from the $25 in current law but less harsh than the class 4 criminal misdemeanor the governor sought in her proposed changes to the previous bill. The penalty increase would not take effect until July 1 of next year, however, raising the possibility that lawmakers could pass legislation next session to rescind it. Advocates have expressed opposition to the cannabis penalty increase, saying it will “deepen racial and economic disparities.” Lawmakers passed the initial cannabis sales bills in March, but the governor then suggested changes to the legalization proposal—including delaying the start date for sales by six months, increasing taxes and instituting new criminal penalties for cannabis consumers. The legislature in April declined to take up the amendments during a one-day reconvened session, however, effectively rejecting them. Spanberger then issued a veto. Spanberger said last week that she was having “really productive” and “incredible” conversations with lawmakers about crafting a compromise approach to legalizing adult-use cannabis sales, and Marijuana Moment previously reported on the ongoing talks. Following Spanberger’s veto, top lawmakers have been openly discussing the possibility of including provisions to legalize adult-use cannabis sales in still-outstanding budget legislation that they are due to pass by July 1. The effort to keep the issue alive was a topic of discussion at the first meeting of the legislature’s Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of the Commonwealth into a Cannabis Retail Market since the governor’s move to kill the previous proposal to regulate adult-use marijuana sales. The governor, meanwhile, has tried publicly explain her veto—including by saying it is her view that “taking a little bit longer” to launch the market is not something she sees as “negative” because it is more important to get the details right than to do it fast. A recent survey found that bipartisan majorities of Virginia voters wanted Spanberger to sign the cannabis legislation into law, and that they specifically disagreed with her desire to slow the launch timeline for legal sales. The governor recently acknowledged in a separate interview that “a lot of people are not pleased” with her veto of the cannabis legislation. “Friends and family are displeased as well,” she said. Spanberger has repeatedly responded to criticism of her cannabis amendments from the bill sponsors and advocates by saying the suggested changes came after she spoke to the leaders of other states that have already implemented adult-use marijuana markets. A spokesperson for Spanberger declined to name any other governors she talked to about cannabis in response to a question from Marijuana Moment, however. The governor separately recently sought to explain her veto in an earlier interview, reiterating that she supports launching a legal cannabis market but worried about what she called a “rushed timeline” and “far more stores across Virginia” than she thinks are appropriate. Personal marijuana possession and home cultivation of marijuana has been legal in Virginia since 2021, but then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) twice vetoed bills to provide consumers with a way to legally purchase regulated adult-use cannabis. Aird and Krizek, the sponsors of the earlier legalization measures, had urged colleagues to vote against the governor’s amendments—even if that meant risking a veto from Spanberger when the legislation returned to her desk. Here are the key details of the new cannabis plan in the budget and how it compares to legislation that Spanberger vetoed—SB 542 and HB 642—as well as her previously proposed amendments to those measures: Adults would be able to purchase up to 2 ounces of marijuana in a single transaction, or up to an equivalent amount of other cannabis products as determined by regulators. That would represent an increase from the limit in current law of 1 ounce. Lawmakers previously proposed setting the amount at 2.5 ounces and the governor only wanted 2 ounces. Legal sales could begin on July 1, 2027. Lawmakers previously set the date for January 1, 2027, but the governor wanted it pushed back to July 1. There would be an excise tax of 6 percent on cannabis sales as well as a 5.3 percent retail sales and use tax, and municipalities would be allowed to set an additional local tax of up to 3.5 percent. Starting on July 1, 2029, the state excise tax would increase to 8 percent, in line with the governor’s previously proposed amendments. Revenue would be distributed to the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Fund, early childhood education, the Department of Behavioral & Developmental Health Services and public health initiatives. The earlier measure passed by lawmakers would have allocated specific percentages to each, but the new language doesn’t specify what portion of revenue will go to each program. The governor, in her amendments, wanted to put all revenue into the general fund while earmarking it “for purposes such as early childhood education, behavioral health, public health awareness, prevention, treatment, and recovery services, workforce development, reentry, indigent criminal defense, and targeted reinvestment in historically disadvantaged communities.” Her amendment also sought to eliminate support for the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Fund. The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority would oversee licensing and regulation of the new industry, and will also take on oversight of hemp, which is currently under the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The body would be governed by a five-member board of directors appointed by the governor, whereas the bill previously passed by lawmakers contemplated a seven-member body with four appointed by the governor, two appointed by the speaker of the House and one appointed by the Senate Rules Committee. The definition of what constitutes a legal hemp product would be narrowed by removing a provision from current law that allows those containing more than 2 milligrams of total THC per package if they also have a ratio of CBD to THC that is 25:1 or more. Up to 350 retail marijuana stores would be allowed to be licensed to operate across the state, the same number that lawmakers had approved and greater than the 200 the governor had proposed. Local governments would not be able to out of allowing marijuana businesses to operate in their area. Delivery services would be allowed. Serving sizes would be capped at 10 milligrams THC, with no more than 100 mg THC per package. Public use of marijuana would be a civil violation punishable by a $250 fine. That is ten times more than the $25 fine under current law, but less harsh than than the class 4 criminal misdemeanor crime the governor had proposed. Possession of cannabis by people under the age of 21 would be punishable by a $25 fine and mandatory participation in a substance abuse treatment or education program or both. The governor had suggested treating underage possession as a class 1 misdemeanor, punishable with a mandatory minimum fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service, as well as the suspension of drivers licenses for at least six months. Existing medical cannabis operators could enter the adult-use market if they pay a $10 million licensing conversion fee. Cannabis businesses would have to establish labor peace agreements with workers. A legislative commission would be directed to study adding on-site consumption licenses and microbusiness cannabis event permits that would allow licensees to conduct sales at venues like farmers markets or pop-up locations. That provision was also included in the earlier legislation lawmakers passed but was suggested for deletion by the governor. Advocates celebrated the passage of the marijuana legislation. “Virginia voters have made clear for years that they want a regulated retail cannabis market,” JM Pedini, development director for the advocacy group NORML and executive director for Virginia NORML, said. “With this budget agreement, the commonwealth has taken an important step toward aligning state law with public opinion and replacing an unregulated marketplace with one that better serves consumers, strengthens public safety and provides clear rules for businesses, regulators and local communities.” Meanwhile, the governor signed several other reform bills this session—including measures to provide resentencing relief for people with past cannabis convictions, protect the parental rights of marijuana consumers and allow patients to access medical cannabis in hospitals. The post Virginia Lawmakers Approve Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Sales appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

A top marijuana reform group is asking the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reconsider the decision to exclude it from participating in a hearing on the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling proposal that is scheduled to begin next week. Counsel for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), which represents the interests of people who use cannabis, filed the “emergency request for reconsideration” on Friday, saying that the “public interest will be substantially harmed if the record omits the consumer perspective.” DEA last week announced that it had selected participants for the marijuana rescheduling hearing—and only opponents of the reform have been invited to take part, some of whom have filed litigation in an attempt to block the reform. No reform supporters who expressed intent to participate were invited. “NORML’s exclusion, if not corrected immediately, will deprive NORML and the cannabis consumers it represents of meaningful participation in prehearing procedures, witness presentation, exhibit designation, cross-examination, legal briefing, and any other proceedings necessary to compile a complete record,” Joseph A. Bondy, who serves a chair of NORML’s board of directors, wrote to DEA Administrator Terrance Cole. “The prejudice is immediate. It cannot be cured after the hearing closes.” According to several rejection letters Marijuana Moment has seen from cannabis reform supporters, DEA said they do not meet the definition of an “interested person” to participate because they are not “adversely affected or aggrieved by any rule or proposed rule issuable.” NORML said in its request for reconsideration, however, that “DEA’s denial rests on a mistaken premise: that NORML is not adversely affected or aggrieved by the proposed rule because NORML supports removing marijuana from schedule I and recognizes that schedule III is preferable to schedule I.” “That is not NORML’s position. NORML supports removal from schedule I. But NORML does not concede that schedule III is the correct final federal treatment for marijuana,” Bondy wrote. “NORML’s position is that marijuana should be removed from the CSA schedules and regulated under a cannabis-specific federal framework directed to public health, consumer safety, product integrity, youth prevention, truthful labeling, testing, research access, impaired-driving policy, anti-diversion, state-regulated market realities, and illicit-market displacement.” “Schedule III may be better than schedule I. But it is not complete relief. It is not a coherent federal endpoint. And it is not a framework that recognizes adult cannabis consumers as lawful consumers rather than patients, research subjects, registrants, or offenders. NORML’s position is therefore directly adverse to the proposed rule. NORML does not seek participation merely to endorse the transfer of marijuana to schedule III. NORML seeks participation because the proposed rule would leave millions of adult cannabis consumers federally exposed, federally unrecognized, and subject to continuing criminal and collateral consequences, even when they participate in state-regulated adult-use systems enacted by voters and legislatures.” The attorney wrote that the injury from Schedule III status for marijuana is “not mere ideological disappointment.” “NORML’s members would remain subject to federal controlled-substance status and the legal consequences that flow from it. Adult-use consumers who lawfully participate in state-regulated markets would remain outside coherent federal recognition,” Bondy said. “Schedule III would preserve federal illegality for cannabis activity outside federally authorized medical, research, or registrant channels. It would continue federal-state conflict, public confusion, stigma, collateral consequences, and consumer-safety harms.” Beyond the consumers the group represents, NORML as an organization would also be “injured in its own right.” “A final schedule III rule that medicalizes marijuana while leaving adult-use consumers federally exposed would require NORML to devote additional organizational resources to public education, legal referrals, member communications, administrative advocacy, litigation support, chapter coordination, legislative advocacy, and correction of public confusion concerning the scope and consequences of federal rescheduling. That impairment of mission and diversion of resources independently supports NORML’s status as an interested person.” “Excluding NORML from the hearing would cause immediate and irreparable procedural prejudice, impair the completeness and balance of the administrative record, and disserve the public interest in a full and reasoned proceeding concerning the federal legal status of marijuana,” the request for reconsideration says. The hearing, which will be overseen by a DEA administrative law judge, will begin on June 29 and is set to conclude no later than July 15. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in April issued an order that immediately reclassified state-licensed medical cannabis, as well as marijuana products approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to Schedule III. Under a separate order the acting attorning general signed, the upcoming hearing will consider more comprehensively moving marijuana to Schedule III. In order to be considered for participation in the hearing, parties needed to file requests articulating their interest in the proceeding, the objections or issues they wish to be heard on and their position on those issues. “The purpose of the hearing is to ‘receiv[e] factual evidence and expert opinion regarding’ whether marijuana should be transferred to schedule III of the list of controlled substances,” Blanche’s initial notice, filed in April, said. The attorney general also selected an administrative law judge (ALJ) to oversee the proceedings. “The ALJ’s authorities include the power to hold conferences to simplify or determine the issues in the hearing or to consider other matters that may aid in the expeditious disposition of the hearing; require parties to state their position in writing; sign and issue subpoenas to compel the production of documents and materials to the extent necessary to conduct the hearing; examine witnesses and direct witnesses to testify; receive, rule on, exclude, or limit evidence; rule on procedural items; and take any action permitted by the presiding officer under DEA’s hearing procedures and the” Administrative Procedures Act, Blanche wrote. A prior hearing process on the marijuana rescheduling process that was initiated by the Biden administration stalled last year amid litigation over alleged improper communications and witness selection. The current marijuana rescheduling process is being challenged with several lawsuits that have been consolidated by a federal appeals court. Those pieces of litigation against the cannabis reform have been filed by state attorneys general, marijuana legalization opponents and a cannabis-focused biopharmaceutical corporation. Meanwhile, the already-enacted rescheduling of state-licensed medical cannabis is already having broad impacts. The Congressional Research Service published a report on the current cannabis rescheduling move explaining that certified patients who possess medical marijuana from state-licensed dispensaries now have certain protections under Schedule III. “The order appears to authorize end users to possess marijuana for medical use without a CSA-compliant prescription,” it says. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has posted a draft update to a gun purchase form to acknowledge the federally legal status of medical marijuana under rescheduling. The revised section in question notably says that only “use or possession of marijuana for recreational purposes” is federally prohibited, leaving out the prior form’s mention of medical cannabis. The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said they plan to issue new tax guidance for the marijuana industry following rescheduling. The reform will benefit state-licensed marijuana businesses by allowing them to take federal tax deductions they’re currently barred from under an IRS code known as 280E that doesn’t apply to Schedule III substances. Even DEA, which has long opposed cannabis legalization and was accused of stalling the rescheduling process initiative by the Biden administration, has launched a registration process for state-legal marijuana businesses to take advantage of federal benefits that come with the reform. The Department of Transportation, on the other hand, issued guidance saying that use of state-legal medical cannabis is still no excuse for a positive drug test by truck drivers, pilots and other safety-sensitive workers. A congressional committee recently voted to block federal officials from taking further steps to carry out cannabis rescheduling. Read NORML’s emergency request for reconsideration below: The post NORML Asks DEA To Reconsider Its Request To Participate In Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

CBD seems to be effective in the management of acne, according to a new scientific review. Researchers looked at findings from more than a dozen studies from 2010 to 2024 analyzing hemp-derived CBD and acne-related outcomes such as inflammation and the production of oily and waxy lipids from the sebaceous glands. The review, published in the journal Molecules, notably found an average 40 percent reduction in the presence of acne lesions after 12 weeks of receiving a topical CBD treatment, along with other skin-related benefits. “CBD-containing hemp extracts show biologically plausible and clinically promising adjunctive potential for mild-to-moderate inflammatory acne,” the study authors said, caveating that “current evidence remains preliminary.” The researchers said that hemp-based acne treatments should be considered effective as an “adjunctive” intervention for “mild-to-moderate inflammatory acne,” rather than a clinically supported frontline treatment option, given the preliminary nature of the available data. “Anti-inflammatory and sebostatic actions of CBD and hemp extracts are supported with moderate certainty.” Studies that were reviewed as part of the analysis included those that were cell-based, ex vivo and clinical, with CBD proving to modulate “key inflammatory mediators” and reduce lesion counts and skin redness. The researchers, from Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa, said, however, that there’s limited evidence that CBD has “direct antimicrobial efficacy and durable clinical benefit.” “This review highlights the need for methodologically rigorous and transparent clinical studies, standardized formulations, validated outcome measures and the integration of sustainability metrics to strengthen evidence synthesis, clarify clinical relevance and guide responsible cosmeceutical development,” the study concludes. “The current evidence positions CBD-containing hemp extracts as promising adjunctive cosmeceuticals for inflammatory acne.” Relatedly, a study published last year, meanwhile, found that CBD shows promise for a range of applications in dermatology and cometic science. Research from 2023 separately indicated that some lesser-known cannabinoids produced by hemp and marijuana—with names like THCV, CBDV, CBC, CBM and CBN—may help treat dermatological diseases such as psoriasis, eczema and acne. CBGD, another novel cannabinoid, also appears to have “remarkable antioxidant and skin anti-inflammatory” properties, a study from last year showed. A separate scientific review concluded that cannabis oil may help promote the healing of skin wounds, finding that it offers “promising benefits” despite a need to better optimize product formulations. Applying CBD-infused lotion to the skin also appears to be tied to a lower risk of damage from exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays, a first-of-its-kind study published last year found. The post Hemp-Derived CBD Is A ‘Promising’ Treatment For Acne Inflammation And Redness, Scientific Review Says appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

Cheers pertaining to delivering the latest changes in connection with worry, My spouse and i expect go through additional. วิธีเลือกคู่บอลสเต็ปให้ชนะง่ายขึ้น

We are really grateful for your blog post. You will find a lot of approaches after visiting your post. I was exactly searching for. Thanks for such post and please keep it up. Great work. paito togel We are really grateful for your blog post. You will find a lot of approaches after visiting your post. I was exactly searching for. Thanks for such post and please keep it up. Great work. bandar togel Fine place, a an exceptionally amazing webpage that there is at this point, stick to beneficial financial job, shall be to come back. situs toto It is trendy write-up in addition to i love to to learn to read that write-up. your site is usually excellent therefore you include beneficial workers with your blog site. pleasant giving thanks. dax69 Compete the great get the job done, As i browse small amount of content articles in this particular websites and even It looks like that your choice of word wide web web log is without a doubt realistic important and allows gotten forums in fabulous tips. slot gacor The website is looking bit flashy and it catches the visitors eyes. Design is pretty simple and a good user friendly interface. bandar slot

A Republican member of Congress has filed an amendment that would expand waivers for military recruits who’ve tested positive for marijuana. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) filed by Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) acknowledges that the Army and Navy have already “taken positive steps in their work to design and implement a waiver system that permits potential enlistees into the Armed Forces to reapply for enlistment following a positive toxicology test for tetrahydrocannabinol.” It calls on the Air Force, Space Force and Marine Corps to follow through, especially “given the ongoing recruitment and retention challenges undermining the Armed Forces readiness goals.” A similar measure filed by Joyce, who is a co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, was passed by the House of Representatives last year but was not enacted into law. The current measure would require those military branches to “develop and implement their own permanent waiver system commensurate with the process employed by the Army and Navy.” It says that the secretary of defense “shall develop a program through which to provide waivers for potential enlistees into the Armed Forces who were not permitted to enlist following a positive toxicology test for tetrahydrocannabinol so that such potential enlistees are permitted to reapply for enlistment.” Further, the Department of Defense would be required to “assess the feasibility of contacting” prospective enlistees who were previously rejected over cannabis and, “to the extent feasible, develop a plan to contact such potential enlistees.” Within 180 days of enactment, the defense secretary would need to submit a report to the congressional committees of jurisdiction with a “plan to create, disseminate, and use a clear definition that highlights that all waivered recruits are qualified and eligible to enlist in the Armed Forces, even if they do not meet every enlistment standard, and that existing standards of enlistment allow for waivers.” In April, the Army enacted a new policy making it so recruits will no longer need to obtain a waiver to enlist if they have a single conviction for possessing marijuana or drug paraphernalia on their records. Another amendment filed to NDAA would extend a psychedelics research effort at the Department of Defense (DOD) for an additional six years. The House Rules Committee is expected to meet next week to determine which submitted amendments can proceed to floor consideration. In 2024, the House passed a version of NDAA that would have prevented drug testing for marijuana as a condition of enlistment in the military or for commission as an officer. But it was not included in the final version that was signed into law following bicameral negotiations with the Senate. Lawmakers have also previously considered amendments to address restrictive military policies prohibiting service members from using hemp products. Last month, for example, the Army published a post reminding soldiers of its “zero-tolerance” policy for all forms of cannabis and its derivatives—including hair care products and lotions made from hemp. Last year, a memo to Air Force personnel in Massachusetts warned that not only marijuana but also hemp-derived cannabinoids, including CBD and delta-8 THC, are prohibited on military bases and related properties. In 2022, the Air Force expressed concern that even using CBD-infused hand sanitizer or hemp granola could inadvertently compromise “military readiness.” After its initial 2019 announcement, DOD more broadly reaffirmed that CBD is off limits to service members in notices published in 2020. The Navy, for its part, issued an initial notice in 2018 informing ranks that they’re barred from using CBD and hemp products no matter their legality. Then in 2020 it released an update explaining why it enacted the rule change. The Coast Guard said that sailors can’t use marijuana or visit state-legal dispensaries. Separately, a general in 2022 said that the Air Force and Space Force were reviewing marijuana policies and considering a “common sense” change that could give potential recruits a pass if they test positive for cannabis. The post Congressional Amendment Would Expand Marijuana Waivers For Military Recruits Who Test Positive For THC appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

Basically When i understand the item this morning although I did many thought processes concerning this and today I need to to learn to read the item all over again mainly because it is quite well written. togel online That is a good write-up When i viewed on account of write about the item. Really it is what exactly I need to to discover trust with foreseeable future you might go on intended for giving a really fantastic write-up. togel online In reality That i look over it all not long ago however , I saw it certain thinkings about that and after this I want to read the paper it all for a second time given that it's well written. situs toto Remarkable content, decided in front of you and additionally book marked your blog post. Document can’t simply wait to read a great deal more right from you will. dax69 login a extremely superb webpage. a realy educational in addition to a an extremely superior position. i’m a sucker for the. bandar slot I’m impressed aided by the surpassing not to mention preachy advertising for which you embellish in such bit timing. slot gacor

I wanted to thank you for this great read!! I definitely enjoying every little bit of it I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you post. แทงบอลผ่านมือถือใช้งานยังไง

This is a very detailed and thoughtfully organized post for readers. The structured explanation and clear presentation make the article enjoyable to read. While exploring Delhi Escorts, I found your content informative, practical, and well-maintained. Nizamuddin West Escort Service Escort Service North Avenue Escort Service in Okhla Ind Area Okhla Escort Escort in Palam Colony

DEA judge’s rescheduling hearing order; Psychedelics & military amendment; Push against VA marijuana penalties; CO youth use down after legalization 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. Get our daily newsletter. Email address: Leave this field empty if you're human: Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Your good deed for the day: donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there. Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment / TOP THINGS TO KNOW A Drug Enforcement Administration judge issued an initial order laying out rules for this month’s marijuana rescheduling hearing—saying it will not be livestreamed and clarifying that no testimony on medical cannabis rescheduling will be heard, since that has already occurred. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said it will “soon” issue updated guidance on marijuana consumers’ gun rights following the Supreme Court’s ruling that a broad federal ban violates the Second Amendment. Bipartisan members of Congress filed a National Defense Authorization Act amendment that would extend a psychedelic research effort at the Department of Defense until 2033. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) signed an omnibus cannabis bill that doubles legal marijuana possession limits, enables interstate commerce and creates a pilot program for events where sales can occur, among other reforms. ACLU of Virginia and other advocacy groups sent a letter urging Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) and lawmakers to remove provisions to significantly increase fines for public marijuana consumption from recreational cannabis sales legalization legislation that’s expected to be voted on next week. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s biennial youth health survey shows “significant decreases in marijuana use over the past 10 years” by high school students—contrary to claims from prohibitionists who said legalization would lead to increased youth cannabis consumption. North Carolina’s Senate president said lawmakers are unlikely to take up a bill to put marijuana legalization on the ballot for voters to decide, instead saying that “there is some interest in looking at the hemp situation.” / FEDERAL National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator Jonathan Morrison spoke on a panel at a Cannabis Regulators Association meeting. Nebraska independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn tweeted, “Today the Nebraska Department of Agriculture is holding a hearing on proposed rules that would effectively PROHIBIT the sale of all hemp derived consumable products in the State of Nebraska. The CBD gummies you use to fall asleep could be gone. The drink you use to relieve your arthritis pain, gone.” / STATES Kansas’s attorney general praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on gun rights for marijuana consumers. A North Carolina representative said people from the state will go to neighboring Virginia to purchase legal marijuana when it enacts legislation allowing recreational sales. The West Virginia Supreme Court sidestepped the question of whether the smell of marijuana is probable cause for a search. An Ohio regulator said the state hasn’t received “any clear guidance or feedback from the federal government” on the implications of federal marijuana rescheduling for the state’s businesses. Missouri regulators transferred additional marijuana revenue to veterans, public defender and drug treatment programs. Washington State officials included a warning about potent cannabis in a guide for soccer fans visiting for the World Cup. The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission will meet on Wednesday. The New York Cannabis Advisory Board will meet on Thursday. — Marijuana Moment is tracking hundreds of cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills in state legislatures and Congress this year. Patreon supporters pledging at least $25/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don’t miss any developments. Learn more about our marijuana bill tracker and become a supporter on Patreon to get access. — / INTERNATIONAL The Himachel Pradesh, India Cabinet approved a proposal to legalize industrial hemp and medical cannabis cultivation. / SCIENCE & HEALTH A study found that cannabis-based medicines “show promising potential in reducing tics and premonitory urges in” Tourette syndrome. A review concluded that psychedelic-assisted therapy “was consistently associated with reductions in depression, anxiety, and existential distress, along with improvements in quality of life and spiritual well-being.” / BUSINESS Vireo Growth Inc. closed its acquisition of an indirect 49% equity interest in HA-MD, LLC. Make sure to subscribe to get Marijuana Moment’s daily dispatch in your inbox. Get our daily newsletter. Email address: Leave this field empty if you're human: The post Feds to clarify cannabis consumers’ gun rights following SCOTUS ruling (Newsletter: June 22, 2026) appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

I just astounded aided by the test most people made to choose this specified share wonderful. Marvelous recreation! bandar togel online This can be the words My group is selecting in all places. Bless you for one's web log, Freezing enroll your site. It's a attractive web log. inch. bandar togel online I wanted to thank you for this excellent read!! I definitely loved every little bit of it. I have you bookmarked your site to check out the new stuff you post. situs toto It is a fantastic write-up, Thank you regarding offering myself these records. Retain submitting. dax69 daftar Remarkable content, decided in front of you and additionally book marked your blog post. Document can’t simply wait to read a great deal more right from you will. bandar slot gacor In fact dependable, fantastic, fact-filled advice in this case. A items Have let down, and that also clearly is valid in this case to boot. Most people consistently can make for a worthwhile read through. How can you show So i am floored?: )#) Cultivate the nice content pieces. slot online

This is really fantastic news! It's great to see more states embracing a progressive approach to cannabis. The economic and social benefits are undeniable, and it's exciting to imagine how these new markets will develop. It reminds me of the freedom and exploration in games like Snow Rider 3D, where you're constantly discovering new paths and possibilities. Hopefully, this momentum continues across the US!

Love to read it,Waiting For More new Update and I Already Read your Recent Post its Great Thanks. เว็บแทงบอล

Continue the nice function, We study couple of articles about this web site as well as I believe that the internet weblog is actually actual fascinating and it has obtained arenas associated with wonderful info. slot gacor Concerning a short while ago going your site, the information you actually give on this site includes made it simpler for people considerably. With thanks to get your complete time frame & deliver the results. Situs Dewapoker This is usually a superb posting, With thanks to get allowing people this review. Continue to keep writing. slot dana Thanks a ton to get writing this sort of superb posting! I uncovered your web blog ideal for this demands. Contained in the grapefruit excellent plus handy discussions. Keep up to date favorable deliver the results! koi toto This is usually a superb posting, With thanks to get allowing people this review. Continue to keep writing. situs toto

Geometry Dash's wave-based gameplay is repeated in Space Waves. This icon's jagged zigzag pattern needs precise timing and control. One of the hardest Geometry Dash game modes, the control requires precise LMB holding and release. Mastering the zigzag flow is also crucial to staying on the road and completing the hardest sections each round.

I’m stirred along with the surpassing and additionally preachy list of you ought to produce such smaller timing. koi toto the country's quite terrific web page. the country's realy info along with a very wonderful activity. i need this approach. Login Dewapoker This is often as a result exquisite and even very creative. Freezing take pleasure in that tones and even whomever makes the application with the -mail can be beaming. slot Thanks for sharing us. koi toto A very awesome blog post. We are really grateful for your blog post. You will find a lot of approaches after visiting your post. koi toto

This is an important and timely reminder of how cannabis policy continues to intersect with social justice and criminal reform. Blanket pardons for non-violent offenses could have a meaningful impact on families and communities affected by past laws. It’s encouraging to see continued pressure for reform and accountability at this level. As someone who follows storytelling in different forms, even in games like fnaf, I’m always interested in how systems of rules and consequences shape people’s lives and narratives in very different contexts.

Great article, Thanks a lot pertaining to expressing This specific know-how. Outstandingly prepared content, only when most web owners presented a similar a higher level written content because you, the world wide web has to be superior position. Remember to continue! pragmatic play This may be a terrific report, Kudos meant for getting my family this level of detail. Always keep ad. Situs Dewapoker Genuinely reliable, wonderful, fact-filled data below. Your current blogposts Do not ever let down, knowning that surely holds true below also. Anyone often create a unique go through. Could you explain to I am just satisfied?: )#) Carry on the fantastic content. slot gacor You can be permitted to content artists, however it is not connections, in the event they are simply endorsed and additionally relating to question. koitoto Kudos meant for giving you newly released tweets regarding the headache, That i will enjoy look over even more. togel online

“I’m not sure that we’re in a place where legalizing marijuana is going to be taken up.” By Brandon Kingdollar, NC Newsline A new bill proposed by North Carolina Senate Democrats would put constitutional amendments to legalize recreational and medical cannabis on the ballot. But its odds of getting a vote in the Senate are not high, Republican leadership says. Senate Bill 1072 would put two separate amendments on the ballot in November, asking voters to legalize possession of “limited amounts of cannabis” for recreational use and medical use by patients with qualifying conditions, respectively. “The people of North Carolina deserve a voice in determining the future of cannabis policy in our state,” said Sen. Kandie Smith (D-Edgecombe), one of the bill’s lead sponsors. “What it does is, it provides a pathway for North Carolinians to vote on whether limited personal possession and medical use should be permitted under our state’s constitution.” Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) had a blunt response: “I’m not sure that we’re in a place where legalizing marijuana is going to be taken up,” he said Wednesday afternoon. “I think there is some interest in looking at the hemp situation and the components of hemp and the sale of some of the derivatives,” Berger said. “It’s really undetermined whether we’re talking about a complete ban, or we’re talking about a regulatory scheme, or we’re talking about including these and not including those. There are just discussions that are taking place as to what we garner consensus over.” One such proposal currently moving through the House would ban individuals under the age of 21 from purchasing hemp-derived consumables. Berger has lent support to medical marijuana in the past. In 2024, the Senate passed a bill that would have legalized medical marijuana while restricting hemp-based consumables. The bill, which passed by a margin of 36-10, was championed by Senate Rules Chairman Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick), a cancer survivor who said cannabis helped him withstand intensive chemotherapy for colon cancer. However, the House declined to take up Rabon’s bill due to insufficient GOP support in that chamber. North Carolina remains one of only 10 states that have not yet approved medical marijuana. In the absence of a medical cannabis program in North Carolina, many have turned to the state’s burgeoning hemp industry to meet what they describe as medical needs, such as alleviating pain, insomnia, and anxiety among other conditions. Many of those products, however, are set to disappear following much stricter federal restrictions on hemp-based consumables set to take effect in November. The Meredith College Poll found in February 2025 that 71 percent of North Carolinians support the passage of a bill permitting medical marijuana, with 17 percent of respondents opposed. Polls by Elon University and progressive think tank Carolina Forward have also shown majorities in favor of recreational marijuana in recent years. Sen. Caleb Theodros (D-Mecklenburg), another lead sponsor of S1072, said the bill would allow state law to catch up with public opinion on cannabis use. “If the legislature cannot resolve this issue after years of debate, who should? I believe the answer is simple, and it’s the people of North Carolina,” Theodros said. “Senate Bill 1072 provides an opportunity for voters to have a direct voice on an issue that has remained unresolved for far too long.” He said Berger has acknowledged momentum around cannabis legislation in the past year, an apparent reference to the Senate Leader’s past comments on medical cannabis. That makes him “cautiously optimistic” about the bill’s fate. “We’re aware of the political climate in this building. But again, we didn’t get elected to just sit on our hands and say we’re in the superminority and therefore there’s nothing we could ever do,” Theodros said. “We’re just trying to move along our colleagues here and to join the rest of America and the rest of the planet in suggesting that we need to have some kind of policy on this.” This story was first published by NC Newsline. Photo courtesy of Philip Steffan. The post Bill To Put Marijuana On The Ballot In North Carolina Unlikely To Advance, GOP Senate Leader Says appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

For those seeking the most exclusive Escorts Service Mahipalpur, we have excellent options available. Our companions are elegant, friendly, and eager to make your day better. We guarantee a high standard of service that keeps our clients coming back for more. Start your journey with us and enjoy today.