Municipalities can get access to grant monies

by Micah Bucy | Jul 10, 2024 | News

Municipal authorities have exciting new projects that will reduce costs to customers, improve safety, and protect the environment. But these capital projects take money. Where can municipal authorities find the funds to take on these big capital improvements without...

By an overwhelmingly bi-partisan vote by the North Carolina Senate, North Carolina moves closer to legalizing medical marijuana and imposing a regulatory framework on hemp products.

by Micah Bucy | Jun 26, 2024 | News

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 HOUSE BILL 563 Committee Substitute Favorable 6/21/23 Committee Substitute #2 Favorable 8/16/23 Committee Substitute #3 Favorable 9/21/23 Senate Judiciary Committee Substitute Adopted 6/13/24 Senate Finance Committee...

The group Smart Approaches to Marijuana has filed a request for the a full evidentiary hearing on the DEA’s proposal to move cannabis to Schedule III. If an evidentiary hearing is granted, it seems likely that re-scheduling will not be effectuated in 2024.

by Micah Bucy | Jun 20, 2024 | News

Torridon Law PLLC 155 FStreet NW, Suite 750 Washington, DC 20004 (202) 249-6900 pphilbin@torridonlaw.com June 17, 2024 BY FIRST-CLASS AND FEDEX MAIL Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: Administrator Hon. Anne Milgram Docket No. DEA-1362 8701 Morrissette Drive,...

The House of Representatives are proposing to amend the Farm Bill to redefine legal hemp in an attempt to close “loopholes”. The proposed change would prohibit hemp to contain non-naturally occurring synthetic compounds and intoxicating products.

by Micah Bucy | Jun 20, 2024 | News

Hemp Provisions in the House Farm Bill and FY2025 Agriculture Appropriations Bill June 17, 2024 Recent action by the House Agriculture Committee on the next farm bill (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024; H.R. 8467, as amended) and the House Agriculture...

Federal Government Admits Magic Mushrooms Have Medical Benefits

by Micah Bucy | Jun 7, 2024 | News

This past week, the National Institutes of Health – the “nation’s medical research agency” administered under the umbrella of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – created a new webpage entitled Psilocybin for Mental Health and Addiction: What You Need...