Modern Culture

Cannabis cafes coming…

“We legalized cannabis and didn’t give anybody a place to actually smoke,” said former Boston, MA, City Councilor Tito Jackson… “Our objective would be to prepare and have a chef-guided menu, just as many other parts of our society, to really normalize cannabis…” A place where adults 21 and up can smoke, eat an edible…

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Politics

Biden administration moves to loosen weed restrictions

The DEA confirmed… that it received the letter… the DEA is not required to follow Department of Health and Human Services recommendation. The Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services is recommending that the Drug Enforcement Administration significantly loosen federal restrictions on marijuana but stopped short of advising that it should be entirely removed…

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Politics

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek rejects cannabis banking bill

…rejected a bill that would have created a State Public Bank Task Force.  Chief sponsors included Rep. Mark Gamba, Rep. Jules Walters, and Sen. Jeff Golden, who introduced House Bill 2763 in January. The bill steadily made its way through the House and Senate and was passed by both by the end of June before it was…

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Politics

Cannabis trade association files motion to halt [Oregon’s]… aspergillus testing

“We don’t have any research or data to cite that show people have fallen ill from inhaling Aspergillus through cannabis products,” [said] Oregon Health Authority spokesman Jonathan Modie. The Oregon Health Authority began requiring March 1, 2023 that cannabis farmers and producers test their products for aspergillus, a fungus that thrives around organic matter… if…

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Biography/Memoir

Oregon secretary of state… resigns…

Gov. Tina Kotek… called for the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to investigate Fagan’s actions and for the Department of Justice to look at the cannabis audit… Kotek said she supported Fagan’s decision to step down. Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is stepping down amid calls for her resignation after she took a… cannabis consulting…

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Politics

Why cannabis jobs are going up in smoke

For the first time in the history of the $26 billion legal pot market, employment declined last year, according to a new study… but analysts have high hopes for 2023. This year, cannabis sales are expected to grow by almost 12%, according to Whitney Economics, a cannabis-focused data firm. By 2024, Whitney forecasts 20% nationwide…

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Politics

Think the feds will legalize psilocybin soon?

The value of psilocybin is undeniable… this psychoactive substance is found in hundreds of mushroom species across the globe… if cannabis [plants]… [are] any indication, psilocybin [ie, psilocybe mushrooms are] not going to be federally rescheduled anytime soon… it’s unsurprising that many states and cities are taking their citizens’ mental health into their own hands.…

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Politics

Oregon marijuana cultivators cope with price slump amid boom-bust cycle

…proposed legislation would effectively extend a moratorium on new cannabis business licenses by tying future licenses to Oregon’s population. Oregon’s legal marijuana industry has faced slumping wholesale prices before, with the median wholesale price of a pound of cannabis falling to $649 in April 2019, according to OLCC data… The OLCC report estimated demand was…

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