In the days of the Armada, a fleet of warships, the scuttlebutt was the rumor or gossip that would spread throughout the ship. Today, Armada Law Corp presents The Scuttlebutt, a daily summery of news articles that people within the cannabis, hemp and plant medicine industries are chatting about along with links to the full articles.
In today’s news:
Wiener said in response to a question from Marijuana Moment that the secondary referral was made for “no rational reason” and “should not have happened,” as the measure would simply remove criminal penalties related to possession and use of psychedelics like psilocybin, ayahuasca, ibogaine and mescaline that isn’t derived from peyote.
“That is a very hard committee for us. And so I cannot guarantee that we’re going to be able to get a majority of the votes in that committee,” he said, referring to the health panel. “We barely got it out by the skin of our teeth last year, and the committee is probably a little less favorable this year.””
Pomona Storefront Owner Can’t Undo City’s Cannabis Plan: https://www.law360.com/
While Becerra and other federal officials have previously emphasized that they are working “expeditiously” to carry out the cannabis review, which the president directed late last year, there’s been a lack of clarity about the specific timeline. Now the secretary has disclosed when he hopes to deliver on the president’s directive.”
The proposal released Friday from the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports would mark a big change for the NCAA, which has been conducting drug tests at championship events since 1986. Committee members recommended halting cannabis tests at such events until a final decision is made, likely this fall.”