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From local ballots to Capitol Hill, 2024 is shaping up to see another drug policy reform push that again puts laws around marijuana and psychedelics in the spotlight as advocates work to leverage continuing momentum. While there will be significant attention on presidential politics in the lead-up to the November election, the stage is already set to advance cannabis and psychedelics reforms, both through the ballot and in legislatures across the country. Marijuana legalization for medical or recreational use is in play in at least a half dozen states for 2024, and activists will also be pushing to end the…

The Ghana Parliament has passed legislation that could open up the market for industrial hemp and medical cannabis.The Parliament earlier this month voted in favor of the measure, officially the Narcotics Control Commission Amendment Bill 2023, which now awaits President Nana Akufo-Addo’s signature to become law. There is no official timeline for when the President will make a decision.Under proposed provisions in the bill, the country’s Interior Ministry would be responsible for licensing, with separate permits for cultivation, distribution, processing, sale, import and export.The measure would establish the THC limit for hemp at 0.3% on a dry-weight basis. CBD will…

Even if we can’t easily spot changes to cannabis law on dispensary shelves, state policies are constantly in flux. As in years past, 2024 brings a slew of new policies that impact consumers and businesses alike, from coast to coast and in both adult-use and medical states.Read on for a list of some of the most impactful and imminent changes, from revised employment rights for cannabis consumers, to revamped licensing policies and even a potential statewide unionization effort.California Residents have new and improved employment rightsHippie Hill on April 20th, 2023. (David Downs/Leafly)Folks, this is a biggie! Starting on January 1,…

Nevada psychedelics activists say they’ve had a “productive meeting” with the Republican governor’s office about the need to expeditiously form a task force under a law enacted earlier this year in order to inform future reform—including the possible legalization of plant-based medicines. About six months after Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) signed legislation into law establishing a Psychedelic Medicines Working Group, members have not yet been formally appointed and no meetings have been scheduled, despite a mandate for the body to issue a report with policy recommendations by the end of 2024. To that end, Nevada Coalition for Psychedelic Medicines (NCPM)…

South Dakota officials have cleared the way for paid circulators to start collecting signatures for a 2024 marijuana legalization ballot initiative as the activist-led campaign continues to evaluate next steps. Late last month, the secretary of state’s office approved a circulator handout submitted by South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws (SDBML), a requirement that will allow the campaign to deploy paid canvassers to gather signatures along with its existing grassroots network of volunteers who have already been distributing petitions. The newly approved campaign material simply features the state attorney general’s title and explanation of the ballot measure, which was finalized…

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is now calling for the production of even more THC, psilocybin and DMT for research purposes than it initially proposed for 2024—raising its quotas for those drugs while maintaining already high production goals for marijuana and other psychedelics. In a notice set to be published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, DEA said it received comments from registered manufacturers requesting increases to previously proposed 2024 quotas for the Schedule I substances in order to “meet medical and scientific needs,” and it agreed to do so in the new final order. Accordingly, the agency nearly doubled…

For several states across the U.S., the new year means new marijuana laws taking effect—touching on policies that range from employment protections to packaging requirements. As of Monday, cannabis legislation affecting at least five states will take effect, the product of a busy 2023 legislative season that saw major changes to marijuana laws throughout the country. Advocates are already gearing up for a fresh push to expand on reform achievements in 2024, but consumers, regulators and stakeholders should also be mindful of the changes that are being implemented at the start of the year. Here’s a rundown of the marijuana…

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“If you can go in Walgreens and fill a prescription for an opioid and Walgreens can advertise, why can’t Tru Source and the other cannabis dispensaries and cultivators in Mississippi?” By Heather Harrison, Mississippi Free Press Mississippi’s medical cannabis advertising ban is preventing a small dispensary from attracting customers, Tru Source owner Clarence Cocroft is arguing in a federal lawsuit that casts the law as a violation of his free-speech rights. Though medical marijuana is now legal for Mississippians with qualifying conditions and a medical cannabis card, state law prohibits dispensary owners and cultivators from advertising cannabis products. “It’s a…

By Jimi Devine, Ellen Holland, and Matt Jackson It’s tough to make it in weed these days, but these brands show us that they can survive and thrive. Here are the cannabis companies that came out on top for us in 2023. Dee Thai Courtesy Dee Thai These solventless rosin edibles break the mold of traditional gummy flavors through the incorporation of tropical fruits. Created by Natura and available in California, Dee Thai is the brainchild of Josh Schmidt, Natura’s vice president of business development. Schmidt grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and loved eating Asian candy and…