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At the auspicious time of 4:20 p.m. on April 20, 2023 I’m in a state of supreme zen, floating on my back within a mineral pool heated by underground hot springs to 85° F. With my shades pointed upwards at the warm springtime sun, I feel absolutely euphoric as tension dissolves from my body. It’s only in the absence of the tightness and stress I’ve been holding that I begin to feel the impact of the weight I’ve carried with me on the drive from Oakland all the way to the top of the Napa Valley. This 4/20, I’m incorporating…

Sometimes I wonder how many of the people I know have ever killed someone. I’m not talking about murder. I mean, how many of them have run someone over, or left a baby in a car, or accidentally given Grandma the wrong medication. It must be a big number. After all, heaps of people die all the time. And someone’s killing them. Not all of them, but at least a few. And yet when I think about everyone I’ve known in my forty-odd years on this planet, I can’t come up with a single one besides myself who’s killed someone.…

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A lawmaker has filed a bill to allow Maine to enter into interstate cannabis commerce agreements with other legalized states. The legislation from Rep. Joseph Perry (D) would make Maine one of a small but growing number of states to allow for marijuana imports and exports, pending a federal policy change. Under the proposal, the governor would be able to forge agreements with other legal cannabis states “authorizing the transportation, cultivation, manufacture, testing, purchase, sale or distribution of cannabis or cannabis products into and out of this State,” the bill text says. But the interstate commerce activity could only proceed…

Happy belated 4/20 y’all! I hope you enjoyed the special print version of the Cop List that went up last week. That one originally ran in the magazine but I figured since it was the holiday, and I didn’t want to rush a new one out just yet, that was a safe one to let rip. We could call it 35.5 – it was intended to have a more national feel, focusing on products rather than dank specifically, but I’m not pretending that was a suitable replacement for this month. We’re back to our regularly scheduled programming.  Last week, for…

Desperate CBD makers have put a target on their back in Europe as drug authorities this month sent up warning flags over HHC, an unregulated psychoactive compound being sold as an alternative to marijuana. In a report released April 17, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) said 20 EU Member States have reported the presence of highly-concentrated HHC (hexahydrocannabinol) produced through a “semi-synthetic” process from hemp-derived CBD. The EMCDDA, the EU’s chief authority on drug issues, said HHC, which was initially noticed in Europe in May 2022, has quickly spread around the continent amid regulatory gaps,…

We’re thrilled to announce that Lyphe Group will be joining us as a Gold Sponsor of Cannabis Europa London, 2023.Lyphe Group is a medical cannabis pioneer. Their vertical operations span product manufacturing, clinical care and pharmacy dispensing and their direct-to-patient and technology-led approach has quickly established the company as the UK’s market leader. They have recently entered the Australian market where they intend to replicate model of success achieved in the UK.  Upon becoming a Gold Sponsor for Cannabis Europa, a spokesperson for Lyphe said, “Lyphe Group is delighted to participate in Cannabis Europa, and to join the industry in…

The Nevada Assembly has approved a resolution urging Congress to legalize marijuana, sending it to the state Senate. The legislation from Assemblyman Reuben D’Silva (D) cleared the chamber in a 37-5 vote on Monday. It states that cannabis has “many well documented medical uses,” yet remains a Schedule I drug under the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), “alongside heroin.” The resolution goes on to note that Nevada voters have approved ballot initiatives to legalize medical and recreational marijuana, and a state district court ruled last year that the state Board of Pharmacy’s designation of cannabis as a Schedule I substance…

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize marijuana on Tuesday after weeks of extensive committee consideration and a floor debate that spanned two days. Meanwhile, Senate companion legislation will be taken up in its final committee on Wednesday before potentially advancing to the floor, which is expected by the end of the week. The House legislation from Rep. Zack Stephenson (D) was approved by the full chamber, with amendments, in a 71-59 vote. Throughout the session, it has moved through 15 committees before reaching the floor. “Members, our cannabis laws are broken. Prohibition has failed,” Stephenson said on…

The Texas House of Representatives will vote on a bill to decriminalize marijuana on Wednesday—on the same day that a committee is scheduled to take up a broader cannabis sales legalization proposal. The full House will act on the decriminalization legislation, which would also create a process for expunging marijuana conviction records, that’s being sponsored by Rep. Joe Moody (D). Meanwhile, the House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee will hold a hearing on another bill from Moody that would allow adults 21 and older to possess and purchase cannabis from licensed retailers, and cultivate up to 12 plants for personal…