On August 12, 2024 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in 25 Minnesota counties affected by severe storms and flooding that began on June 16, 2024. These taxpayers now have until February 3, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. The tax relief postpones... Continue Reading →
IRS tax relief now available to Hurricane Debby victims in all of South Carolina, most of Florida and North Carolina, and part of Georgia
On August 9, 2024 the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in four states affected by Hurricane Debby. These taxpayers now have until February 3, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. The tax relief postpones various tax filing and payment deadlines that occurred beginning... Continue Reading →
Top GOP Pennsylvania Senator Voices Support For Marijuana Decriminalization, Activist Who Spoke With Her Says
A top GOP Pennsylvania senator who has long expressed concerns about marijuana legalization told advocates on Tuesday that she’s against arresting people over cannabis, noting that the policy change could protect her son and disclosing that if it weren’t for marijuana, she might not have met her husband, according to an activist who spoke with... Continue Reading →
Florida Marijuana Legalization Campaign Releases Ad Highlighting Trump, Harris, Walz And Vance’s Shared Opposition To Criminalization
The campaign behind a Florida marijuana legalization ballot initiative has released a new ad highlighting the fact that both major party presidential nominees and their running mates share at least one thing in common: They don’t believe in criminalizing people over cannabis. The ad—titled “We’re All Saying the Same Thing”—comes days after Vice President Kamala... Continue Reading →
Top Federal Drug Official Claims Marijuana Businesses Are Taking ‘Lessons’ From Big Tobacco And Alcohol
A top federal drug official says marijuana businesses have learned “lessons” from the alcohol and tobacco industries to market their products. The demographic that’s seeing the most rapid increase in usage rates are elderly people 65 and older, who are being “targeted” with messaging about the therapeutic benefits of cannabis, she says. In a blog... Continue Reading →
Arkansas cannabis campaign sues state over ballot measure rejection
The political campaign trying to get a ballot measure before Arkansas voters to expand the state’s medical marijuana program filed a lawsuit against officials this week after its initiative was ruled ineligible for the November election, alleging that the secretary of state used a subjective interpretation of law to disqualify their measure. Arkansans for Patient... Continue Reading →
Hundreds Of Women Are Being Prosecuted For Using Marijuana Or Other Drugs While Pregnant Following Roe’s Repeal, Report Shows
A new report from a reproductive rights organization finds that pregnancy-related prosecutions are at an all-time high in the wake of the 2022 Supreme Court decision that ended the nationwide right to abortion. And by far the most common criminal allegation facing pregnant people is that they used marijuana or other drugs during their pregnancies.... Continue Reading →
PharmAla Biotech to supply MDMA for Harvard med school clinical trial
PharmAla Biotech Holdings Inc. (CSE: MDMA) (OTC: MDXXF) will supply MDMA for a clinical trial at Harvard Medical School’s McLean Hospital, the company announced Wednesday. McLean Hospital, located in Belmont, Massachusetts, is the largest psychiatric research facility affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. PharmAla, which specializes in MDMA... Continue Reading →
Over 600 Americans Arrested Daily for Marijuana — Enough Is Enough
600 people are still arrested every day in America for marijuana. At NORML, this is a stark reminder of why we do the work that we do and how much more still needs to be done. While nearly half of all states have moved to sensibly legalize and regulate cannabis over the past decade, many... Continue Reading →
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