On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will hold a hearing centered around six pieces of marijuana legislation, including two bills that would legalize marijuana on a federal level. A briefing memo for the hearing, obtained by Marijuana Moment last week, offers a breakdown of the six …
Read More »Why Marijuana Could Be Legal in Florida as Soon as 2020
For years, the possibility of legalizing recreational adult-use marijuana in Florida was little more than an afterthought — but recently, momentum’s picked up. In 2016, Florida voters approved an initiative that legalized medical cannabis, only for state lawmakers to subsequently ban smokeable forms until earlier this year. Now, legal recreational …
Read More »Melissa Etheridge Performs Yearning 'Wild and Lonely' in New Video
Melissa Etheridge beckons for comfort from the loneliness of the road in her new song “Wild and Lonely.” The track will appear on her forthcoming The Medicine Show, due out on April 12th via Concord. The song’s accompanying video was filmed while Etheridge performed live during her recent U.K. tour …
Read More »Why Legalizing Weed in New Jersey Could Change the Pot Market Worldwide
Legalization is tough: Regulations vary from state to state, county to county, even town to town. And at the end of the day, since marijuana is still federally classified as a Schedule I drug, it’s all basically illegal. But that hasn’t stopped entrepreneurs across the country from diving into the …
Read More »Big Tobacco Is Already Eyeing Pot
According to cannabis industry experts, it’s very likely that the country’s largest tobacco companies will get into the marijuana business, in some way, when it is possible. The question becomes how much control these corporate giants will have over the industry, what they will do to marijuana products and how …
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