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- Texas Lawmakers Are Considering Nearly Two Dozen Marijuana And Hemp Bills This Legislative Session
- New Hampshire GOP Lawmaker Asks Colleagues To Legalize Psilocybin Because It Can Treat Headache Disorder She Suffers From
- Russia detains another American for cannabis (Newsletter: February 17, 2025)
- New Mexico House Set To Vote On Bill To Create A Marijuana Enforcement Bureau Targeting Illicit Sales
- Indiana Lawmakers Amend Bill That Would Have Set Saliva THC Test Threshold For Marijuana-Impaired Driving
- Nevada Activists Press Lawmakers To Approve Psychedelic Mushroom Pilot Program This Year
- Tennessee Officials ‘Illegally Tore Apart And Terrorized’ A Family Over A Small Amount Of Marijuana, Lawsuit Says
- Snoop Dogg Expands Marijuana Empire Again With New Line Of Blunts After Judging Rolling Contest In Vegas
- Swiss Lawmakers Approve Plan To Legalize And Regulate Marijuana
- Arkansas House Passes Bill Dedicating Medical Marijuana Tax Revenue To Fund School Breakfasts For Students
- Russia Says It Arrested Yet Another American For Cannabis, Days After High-Profile Release Of U.S. Medical Marijuana Patient
- Federal Court Rejects Washington Doctor’s Effort To Legally Access Psilocybin For End-Of-Life Patient Care
- More Than 1 In 10 Americans Used CBD Within The Past Month, New Analysis Of Federal Data Shows
- Oregon Marijuana Businesses Sue State Over Voter-Approved Law Requiring Labor Peace Agreements For Industry Workers
- North Carolina Voters Support Legalizing Medical Marijuana In New Poll, With Strong Backing Across Party Lines
- RFK says cannabis has “really catastrophic impacts,” but legalization allows research (Newsletter: February 14, 2025)
- RFK Jr. Says Marijuana Can Have ‘Catastrophic Impacts’ On Consumers, But State-Level Legalization Can Spur Research On Its Harms And Benefits
- Hawaii Senate Committees Approve Marijuana Legalization Bill Despite Similar Plan Stalling In House
- Montana GOP Senator’s Bill Would Require People To Register And Pay A $200 Annual Fee To Use Recreational Marijuana
- New Jersey Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Could Enter Recreational Market Without Local Approval Under Senate President’s Bill
- RFK Will ‘Follow The Science On The Harms Of Marijuana,’ GOP Senator Says Following Vote Confirming Trump’s Health Secretary Pick
- Marijuana Legalization Has Majority Support In Florida, But Not Enough To Be Enacted, New Poll From Opposition Group Finds
- Ohio Rejects Female Orgasmic Difficulty As Medical Marijuana Qualifying Condition While Allowing Autism Petition To Proceed
- CBD Could Be A Useful Addition To Sunscreen, Hair Care and Wound Healing Products, Study Finds
- Michigan Sheriff Tells Congress That Legalizing Marijuana Helps Offset Issues With Unregulated Intoxicating Hemp Products
- Trump hosts former cannabis prisoner at White House (Newsletter: February 13, 2025)
- Trump Welcomes Return Of Medical Marijuana Patient Freed From Russia At White House, Without Mentioning U.S. Cannabis Prohibition
- Minnesota Governor In Negotiations To Let Tribes License Off-Reservation Marijuana Businesses
- Virginia Plan To Legalize Marijuana Sales Heads To Governor’s Desk Following Passage By Both Legislative Chambers
- Rhode Island Lawmakers Discuss Bill To Legalize Psilocybin
- Florida Senate Committee Hears Presentation From Anti-Marijuana Activist
- New Mexico Senate Panel Unanimously Approves Bill To Legalize Psilocybin Therapy
- Bipartisan Governors In Multiple States Propose Significant Marijuana Tax Increases
- GOP Senator Tells UK Prime Minister To ‘Put Down The Bong’ And Stop Using ‘Ketamine Stash’ As He Criticizes British Territory Agreement
- Trump picks anti-cannabis DEA head (Newsletter: February 12, 2025)
- Hawaii Senate Panel Approves Bill To Increase Amount Of Marijuana That’s Decriminalized Under State Law
- Arkansas House Panel Approves Bill To Use Medical Marijuana Taxes To Fund School Meals For Students
- Trump Administration Secures Release Of American Medical Marijuana Patient Who Was Serving 14-Year Sentence In Russia
- Trump’s New DEA Leader Has A ‘Just Say No’ Stance On Marijuana, Linking Cannabis Use To Suicide Risk And Schizophrenia
- Idaho Bill To Set Mandatory Minimum Fine For Marijuana Possession Heads To Senate Floor Vote
Texas Lawmakers Are Considering Nearly Two Dozen Marijuana And Hemp Bills This Legislative Session
At least 20 cannabis-related bills have been introduced in Texas for the legislative session that officially kicked off last month, including proposals to legalize adult-use marijuana, prohibit certain hemp-derived products, remove criminal penalties for cannabis possession and adjust the state’s existing medical marijuana laws, among others. With a filing deadline of March 14, even more […]
New Hampshire GOP Lawmaker Asks Colleagues To Legalize Psilocybin Because It Can Treat Headache Disorder She Suffers From
A GOP New Hampshire lawmaker shared a candid personal story about why she supports a bill to legalize psilocybin at House committee hearing last week, disclosing her lifelong struggle with intractable pain from cluster headaches that the psychedelic is known to treat. At a meeting of the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety on Wednesday, […]
Russia detains another American for cannabis (Newsletter: February 17, 2025)
Switzerland marijuana legalization; OR business sue to block cannabis labor law; Fed psilocybin case; NC medical marijuana; 1 out of 10 in US use CBD 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 […]
New Mexico House Set To Vote On Bill To Create A Marijuana Enforcement Bureau Targeting Illicit Sales
“We go in, we tell them what we’ve got, tell them to stop doing their business, and they won’t stop.” By Austin Fisher, Source New Mexico Part of the New Mexico House of Representatives’s agenda going into the weekend is a proposal by the state’s cannabis regulator to gain the ability to police bad actors in […]
Indiana Lawmakers Amend Bill That Would Have Set Saliva THC Test Threshold For Marijuana-Impaired Driving
“I’m concerned about false positives…I just think this needs a longer, deeper look.” By Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle Marijuana, and the tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) levels that make someone feel high, is legal for recreational purposes in three of Indiana’s four neighboring states. But figuring out when someone is too high to drive has proven to […]
Nevada Activists Press Lawmakers To Approve Psychedelic Mushroom Pilot Program This Year
“They give you a key to a door, and behind that door is realization of things that you already know.” By April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current In December 2020, Ben Strahan thought he’d lost the will to live. It had been a long, isolating year for the Reno-based wildland firefighter. The COVID pandemic was still […]
Tennessee Officials ‘Illegally Tore Apart And Terrorized’ A Family Over A Small Amount Of Marijuana, Lawsuit Says
“They acted outrageously and unlawfully. Their actions caused severe emotional trauma.” By Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout A Georgia mother whose five small children were taken from her after a traffic stop has alleged Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) workers acted without a valid court order in violation of the law, new filings in a […]
Snoop Dogg Expands Marijuana Empire Again With New Line Of Blunts After Judging Rolling Contest In Vegas
Snoop Dogg is expanding his marijuana empire yet again. After judging a blunt-rolling contest in Las Vegas on Thursday, the rapper and cannabis icon unveiled his own signature line of blunt wraps. Dogg Woods—Snoop’s latest innovation marketed under his cannabis brand Smoke Weed Every Day (S.W.E.D.)—is said to “deliver a slow, smooth burn that enhances […]
Swiss Lawmakers Approve Plan To Legalize And Regulate Marijuana
A legislative committee in Switzerland has given preliminary approval to a plan that would legalize and regulate adult access to marijuana in the country. The proposal would bar for-profit sales, however, and impose a tax on cannabis products. The draft legislation was approved on a 14–9 vote on Friday by the Social Security and Health […]
Arkansas House Passes Bill Dedicating Medical Marijuana Tax Revenue To Fund School Breakfasts For Students
The Arkansas House of Representatives has approved legislation to use medical marijuana tax revenue to fund free school breakfasts for students, regardless of whether they qualify for federal free and reduced-price meal programs. House lawmakers voted 88–4 to pass the bill, SB 59, on Thursday. Because a minor amendment was adopted in that chamber to […]
Russia Says It Arrested Yet Another American For Cannabis, Days After High-Profile Release Of U.S. Medical Marijuana Patient
Russia has detained another American citizen over alleged possession of cannabis—a charge that could carry up to a 10-year sentence if he’s convicted. Just days after the Trump administration celebrated a prisoner swap that led to the release of another American, Marc Fogel, who was incarcerated in Russia over marijuana, Russia’s Federal Customs Service confirmed […]
Federal Court Rejects Washington Doctor’s Effort To Legally Access Psilocybin For End-Of-Life Patient Care
A federal appellate court has rejected the latest effort by a Washington State doctor who is seeking to legally use psilocybin to treat cancer patients in end-of-life care, ruling that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) provided a reasonable explanation in denying the doctor’s request. In an opinion filed on Thursday, a three-judge panel of the […]