Cannabis News

Are you waiting for the rollout of Alabama’s medical marijuana program? Don’t hold your breath. Alabama courts are again putting a hold on the state’s plans to start a medical marijuana program. It is the latest in a string of delays plaguing the medical marijuana program that the Alabama Legislature authorized back in 2021. The hope was […]

LANSING, MI – Michigan reported strong results for sales of cannabis products in 2023, according to the Cannabis Business Times. The Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency said that the state’s licensed marijuana dispensaries sold $3.06 billion in adult-use and medical products last year, an increase of 33.3% from 2022.  The total comes to approximately $305 worth […]

COLUMBIA, SC – A rally was held Wednesday calling for the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana in the state of South Carolina, according to WLTX. The event, hosted by the South Carolina Cannabis Coalition, brought together cannabis supporters at the State House in Columbia.  South Carolina is not among the 24 states that have legalized […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Food and Drug Administration has proposed reclassifying marijuana as a lower-risk drug, according to a CNN report. In a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FDA asked that marijuana be classified as a Schedule III substance rather than its current Schedule 1 classification, which is used for the most dangerous […]

New Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is making good on his “tough on drugs” campaign threats. Thailand’s government is forging ahead with passing new legislation to ban recreational cannabis only 18 months after the country decriminalized the substance. The move should come as no surprise. Even before he was elected, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin made […]

A new study explores the potential benefits of cannabis in the fight against COVID-19, according to a report in Marijuana Moment. The research was carried out by a team at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada and was published last month in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. After reviewing available scientific literature, the researchers determined […]

DENVER, CO – Students interested in pursuing careers in the cannabis industry will have new educational opportunities in Colorado this semester, KDVR reports. The University of Denver is launching four new online classes in conjunction with Green Flower, a company that provides training programs for cannabis professionals. The university said it is offering four career-focused […]

For decades, America has waged a “war on drugs.” Part of that war meant classifying marijuana as a Schedule I illegal substance during the Nixon administration. Schedule I drugs like heroin, LSD, and marijuana are defined as chemical substances with no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Many advocates, researchers, and scholars disagree with […]

NEW YORK, NY – The use of cannabis has significantly improved symptoms for most cancer survivors, according to a new study. Marijuana Moment reported details of the study, which was published last month in the Journal of Cancer Survivorship. A survey was conducted of 1,886 cancer survivors from 41 states who had been receiving treatment […]

The midwestern state of Minnesota became the 23rd state in the country to legalize adult-use marijuana. On May 30th, 2023, Governor Tim Waltz signed a sweeping cannabis reform measure into law allowing the sale and use of recreational cannabis. As of August 1st, recreational cannabis has been the law of the land. However, that doesn’t […]