Cannabis In Politics

Even though 11 “responsible officials” have been selected by the Guam government for the island’s new adult-use cannabis market. The Pacific Daily News reports that no businesses have yet submitted applications to become licensed cannabis operators. According to a report by Ganjapreneur, two such applications were granted by the island’s Cannabis Control Board: Trisha Blas,

The San Francisco Chronicle says that California Democrat Scott Wiener plans to introduce legislation to decriminalize psychedelics, including hallucinogenic mushrooms and DMT, a potent and naturally occurring psychedelic. Senator Weiner’s plan from last year to end criminal sanctions for possession of psychedelics like LSD, MDMA, psilocybin mushrooms, and mescaline has been watered down into Senate

Ohio lawmakers are presently contemplating a proposal to make medical cannabis available to individuals whose ailments “that the patient’s symptoms may reasonably be expected to be relieved from medical marijuana.” Twenty-five medical diseases, including AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy or another seizure disorder, fibromyalgia, glaucoma, and others, are currently recognized by the state

A report was issued by Congressional researchers that details the limitations of President Joe Biden’s mass marijuana pardon and offers a broader review of recent state and federal cannabis reform initiatives. According to an article in Marijuana Moment, the “two key developments in federal and state marijuana regulation,” according to the Congressional Research Service (CRS).

According to a report in POLITICO, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation to reform medical cannabis research. This bill is the first of its kind to be brought to a sitting U.S. president for signature, having previously cleared the House earlier this year with unanimous assent. The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, co-sponsored