Tag: Approve

Nevada Activists Press Lawmakers To Approve Psychedelic Mushroom Pilot Program This Year

“They give you a key to a door, and behind that door is realization of things that you already know.” By April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current In December 2020, Ben Strahan thought he’d misplaced the desire to dwell. It had been a protracted, isolating yr for the Reno-based wildland firefighter. The COVID pandemic was nonetheless […]

Missouri Lawmakers Approve Bills To Restrict Intoxicating Hemp Products, With An Exception For THC Beverages

“This bill will still, even with the hemp beverage carveout, shut down hundreds of Missouri businesses.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Legislation allowing low-dose intoxicating hemp drinks to continue to be sold in grocery and liquor stores received the approval of committees in each the Missouri House and Senate this week. A House committee superior […]

Virginia Senators Approve Marijuana Record-Sealing Bill, Rejecting Separate Measure To Allow Police Searches Based On Cannabis Smell

A Virginia Senate committee has advanced legislation that would seal criminal records pertaining to simple marijuana possession offenses and revise the state’s record-sealing process around cannabis paraphernalia crimes. The panel also shot down a separate proposal that would have allowed law enforcement to use the odor of marijuana as probable cause for a search. The […]

Colorado Lawmakers Approve Bill Allowing Doctors To Prescribe Psilocybin After Federal Approval

The Colorado House of Representatives has given its final approval to a bill that would allow a form of psilocybin to be prescribed as a medication if the federal government authorizes its use. About a week after the legislation was filed by Reps. Anthony Hartsook (R) and Kyle Brown (D), as well as Sen. Dafna […]

San Francisco Board of Supervisors Approve Ban on New Cannabis Businesses Through 2028

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted on June 6 to implement a citywide halt on issuing new cannabis business licenses for the next four-and-a-half years. The 10 members of the board present at the time voted unanimously, although one person was absent. Supervisor Ahsha Safai was the driving force behind the moratorium, who emphasized […]

Colombia Senators Approve Cannabis Legalization Bill

A bill to legalize cannabis in Colombia passed in the Senate on Tuesday. The primary focus of ending the war on cannabis is directly tied to halting organized crime, and illicit activities and addressing overpopulated prisons. Sen. María José Pizarro, the Senator behind the legislation, wrote in an op-ed last month that current cannabis prohibition […]

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