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- In Election’s Aftermath, Pennsylvania And Hawaii Appear Most Likely To Legalize Marijuana In 2025, Advocates Predict
- Missouri’s Marijuana Market Is Outperforming States With Older Legalization Laws
- Health And Wellness Benefits Of Marijuana Are A Primary Draw For Women, Poll Finds, While Price Is A Key Concern
- Senate GOP leader candidates oppose cannabis reform (Newsletter: November 13, 2024)
- Kamala Harris ‘Didn’t Want To Talk About Marijuana Legalization’ With Joe Rogan, Podcaster Says Of Interview That Never Happened
- Federally Approved Research Marijuana Is ‘Very Similar’ To What’s On Commercial Markets, Study Says, But Other Scientists Aren’t So Sure
- Polish Lawmakers Send Marijuana Decriminalization Petition To Prime Minister Amid Regional Reform Movement
- Missouri Cities And Counties Cannot Stack Marijuana Sales Taxes On Top Of One Another, Appeals Court Rules
- Nebraska Medical Marijuana Petition Circulator Enters Guilty Plea In Case Over Ballot Initiative Signatures
- Federal Agency Grants $8.4 Million To Hemp Company To Produce Sustainable Cannabis-Based Alternatives For Building And Car Parts
- New Jersey Marijuana Consumption Lounges In Limbo As Regulators Stall On Launching Applications
- Top Pennsylvania Health Official Blocks Proposals To Allow Medical Marijuana Recommendations By Nurse Practitioners And Podiatrists
- Every GOP Senate Majority Leader Candidate Opposes Marijuana Legalization
- Pennsylvania cannabis fight set to heat up in 2025, top lawmaker says (Newsletter: November 12, 2024)
- Pennsylvania House Is Ready To ‘Move Forward’ With Marijuana Legalization In 2025, Top Democrat Says
- Fired Massachusetts Marijuana Regulator Asks Supreme Judicial Court To Reinstate Her To Position
- Trump’s Endorsement Of Florida Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure Failed To Convince His Supporters, Poll Shows
- Idaho Campaign Files Final Version Of Marijuana Legalization Measure For 2026 Ballot
- Baltimore Voters Approve Measure To Reinvest Marijuana Tax Dollars In Communities Most Harmed By Prohibition
- New Jersey Officials Will Begin Enforcing Ban On Hemp Product Sales
- Florida GOP Lawmaker Weighs Marijuana Home Cultivation Bill After Ballot Measure Failure, But Leaders Oppose Reform
- DEA sued over cannabis rescheduling process (Newsletter: November 11, 2024)
- Marijuana Legalization Faces A ‘Red Wall’ In Remaining Conservative States That Still Criminalize Consumers
- Ohio Would Ban Intoxicating Hemp Product Sales Under GOP Senator’s New Bill
- Researcher Asks Federal Court To Halt DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearings Over Allegations Of Illegal Proceedings And Agency Bias
- Colorado Springs Voters Approve Two Contradictory Marijuana Ballot Measures To Both Allow And Ban Recreational Sales
- Using Marijuana Is Tied To Lower Consumption Of Alcohol, Opioids And Other Drugs, New Study Reveals
- New Mexico County Could Stop Punishing Off-Duty Marijuana Use By Government Workers Under Commissioner’s Plan
- Why Florida’s cannabis legalization push failed, and what’s next (Newsletter: November 8, 2024)
- Kentucky Governor Touts ‘Overwhelming Support’ For Medical Marijuana After Sweeping Local Victories At The Ballot
- Why Florida’s Marijuana Legalization Ballot Initiative Failed Despite Trump Endorsement, Historic Funding And Majority Voter Support
- ‘Outdated’ Marijuana Packaging Rules Make It ‘Impossible’ For Cannabis Industry To Be Environmentally Sustainable, Study Says
- Oregon Voters Approve Psilocybin Business Bans In More Than A Dozen Communities
- Hope For Marijuana Legalization In New Hampshire Fades As Voters Elect Critical GOP Governor And Expand Republican Legislative Control
- What Trump’s win means for cannabis (Newsletter: November 7, 2024)
- Medical Marijuana Was On The Ballot In Over 100 Kentucky Cities And Counties. It Passed In Every Single Place
- What Donald Trump’s Presidential Election Means For Marijuana Reform
- Marijuana Has ‘Great Deal Of Potential’ To Treat Opioid Use Disorder, Study Finds, Predicting It’ll Become More Common In Treatment
- Feds Award More Than Half A Million Dollars To Analyze Hemp-Derived Products That Are Growing In Popularity
- Cannabis & psychedelics legalization loses at the ballot (Newsletter: November 6, 2024)
In Election’s Aftermath, Pennsylvania And Hawaii Appear Most Likely To Legalize Marijuana In 2025, Advocates Predict
In the aftermath of last week’s election, cannabis reform advocates are working to determine what the outcomes will mean for state-level efforts at legalization. Shifts in party control over legislative chambers as well as the election of new governors in some states have forced activists to take a hard look at strategy for the coming […]
Missouri’s Marijuana Market Is Outperforming States With Older Legalization Laws
“Those are mature marketplaces, and you are surpassing them. Missouri is doing amazing things, and we expect tremendous growth in this market going forward.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent In less than two years of selling legal recreational weed, Missouri’s cannabis market has grown to $1.4 billion—outperforming states with a longer history of marijuana legalization […]
Health And Wellness Benefits Of Marijuana Are A Primary Draw For Women, Poll Finds, While Price Is A Key Concern
For women in the United States, health and wellness are among the leading motivators to try cannabis products or use them more frequently, according to a newly released poll exploring what women want in marijuana. When it comes to picking between cannabis products, meanwhile, price is by far the leading factor. Among all women 21 […]
Senate GOP leader candidates oppose cannabis reform (Newsletter: November 13, 2024)
Harris didn’t want to talk marijuana, Joe Rogan says; Feds fund hemp construction; Polish cannabis decrim; PA medical cannabis expansion blocked Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { […]
Kamala Harris ‘Didn’t Want To Talk About Marijuana Legalization’ With Joe Rogan, Podcaster Says Of Interview That Never Happened
Vice President Kamala Harris “didn’t want to talk about marijuana legalization” when she was invited—and ultimately declined—to participate an interview with Joe Rogan ahead of the election, the podcaster says. The Democratic presidential nominee, who ultimately lost the election to former President Donald Trump, never ended up joining Rogan for the interview. Asked about it […]
Federally Approved Research Marijuana Is ‘Very Similar’ To What’s On Commercial Markets, Study Says, But Other Scientists Aren’t So Sure
A new study led by the one of the only people permitted by the U.S. government to grow marijuana for research purposes finds that cannabis available across the country is “basically the same” in terms of its primary cannabinoid content. Genetics, the paper says—not regional growing differences—are chiefly responsible for the chemical makeup of the […]
Polish Lawmakers Send Marijuana Decriminalization Petition To Prime Minister Amid Regional Reform Movement
A Polish legislative committee has taken an initial step toward nationally decriminalizing marijuana, sending a reform proposal to Prime Minister Donald Tusk for consideration. The Polish Parliamentary Committee on Petitions took up the issue last week, and members are now asking the prime minister to consider the push to stop criminalizing people over possession of […]
Missouri Cities And Counties Cannot Stack Marijuana Sales Taxes On Top Of One Another, Appeals Court Rules
“Today’s ruling helps put $3 million back into the pockets of Missouri customers each month.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A panel of Missouri appellate judges ruled Tuesday that the constitution’s “plain, unambiguous” language means cities and counties cannot stack marijuana sales taxes. The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District’s decision reversed a lower court’s ruling […]
Nebraska Medical Marijuana Petition Circulator Enters Guilty Plea In Case Over Ballot Initiative Signatures
The circulator told law enforcement he illegally used a phone book to add signatures to petitions he circulated in addition to legitimate signatures he gathered. By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner A paid petition circulator for Nebraska’s two successful medical cannabis ballot measures pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor and a $250 fine, down from an […]
Federal Agency Grants $8.4 Million To Hemp Company To Produce Sustainable Cannabis-Based Alternatives For Building And Car Parts
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $8.4 million to a hemp business working to provide sustainable cannabis-based alternatives for building materials, packaging and automobile parts. The startup company Hempitecture received the grant from DOE’s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC), the agency’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory said in a post on […]
New Jersey Marijuana Consumption Lounges In Limbo As Regulators Stall On Launching Applications
“I can’t even smartly invest in doing the build-out without having confidence in the state, because it would just be another period of me wasting money without really knowing what would come on the other side.” By Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor Two and a half years after Alyza Brevard-Rodriguez first drew up the plans […]
Top Pennsylvania Health Official Blocks Proposals To Allow Medical Marijuana Recommendations By Nurse Practitioners And Podiatrists
Pennsylvania’s secretary of health has rejected a pair of proposals that would have expanded the types of medical professionals who could recommend cannabis to patients. The suggested expansions came from the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Advisory Board’s Regulatory Subcommittee. One would have allowed nurse practitioners to recommend medical cannabis, while another would have extended that authorization […]