Shortly after a Florida Republican on Monday introduced a medical marijuana homegrow bill that also sought to ban a range of hemp-derived cannabinoids, the lawmaker withdrew the legislation from consideration. He now says he’ll reintroduce the measure without the hemp-related restrictions. SB 334, from Sen. Joe Gruters (R), would have allowed state-registered medical marijuana patients […]
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Key Hawaii Lawmakers File Sweeping Bill To Legalize Marijuana And Regulate Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids
Sweeping new marijuana legalization legislation landed in Hawaii last week that aims to comprehensively regulate not only adult-use cannabis but also the medical marijuana and hemp industries. Sponsored by House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Chair David Tarnas (D) and Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chair Joy San Buenaventura (D), the 311-page companion proposals would […]
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Government Watchdog Group Sues Federal Health Agency Over Failure To Release Marijuana Rescheduling Records
A nonprofit organization focused on government transparency has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for allegedly violating federal law by refusing to turn over records related to the ongoing marijuana rescheduling process. The group, Protect the Public’s Trust, filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the […]
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Rhode Island Bill Would Legalize Psilocybin And Establish State-Regulated Therapeutic Program After Federal Rescheduling
Rhode Island lawmakers have reintroduced a proposal that would exempt psilocybin from the state’s laws against controlled substances, legalizing possession and home cultivation for personal use. Sharing psilocybin—the main psychoactive compound in psychedelic mushrooms—would also be permitted under the bill. H.5186 would permit the possession of “any compound, mixture, or preparation containing less than one […]
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Maryland: Annapolis City Council Members Vote to End Marijuana Testing for Public Employees
“We have corrected an injustice where our employees were being unjustly punished and potentially having their careers destroyed for responsibly utilizing… Read more
Transportation Industry Warns Congress That Marijuana Rescheduling Could ‘Weaken’ Zero-Tolerance Drug Testing Policies For Truckers
The transportation industry is advising Congress that, if marijuana is federally rescheduled, businesses want assurances that they won’t have to forgo zero-tolerance drug policies for drivers—while stressing that a key problem for the sector is a lack of technology to detect impaired driving. At a hearing before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways […]
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Major Cannabis ETF Change
We wrote about the death of a cannabis ETF, Amplify U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF, in our weekly newsletter on January 9th. Amplify didn’t share exactly how the shutdown of MJUS would play out. Here is what I said: What the MJUS liquidation will do to cannabis stocks is not clear. On the one hand, if […]
Congressional Researchers Say It’s ‘Unknown’ If Marijuana Will Be Rescheduled Under Trump, Whose Approach To Cannabis ‘Remains To Be Seen’
It “remains to be seen” how President Donald Trump will navigate marijuana policy in his second term, and it’s “unknown” whether the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will finalize a proposed rule to reschedule cannabis, congressional researchers say in a new report. In an analysis published last week that broadly overviews the federal Controlled Substances Act […]
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Cannabis business want Senate attention at debanking hearing (Newsletter: January 28, 2025)
Lawmaker pushes marijuana industry tax reform; Former GOP rep: My party’s wrong on cannabis; FL homegrow; VA record sealing; Poll: Cannabis & alcohol 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. Your support makes Marijuana Moment […]
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High Stakes: How The US Accidentally Legalized Weed
New documentary, “High Stakes: How The US Accidentally Legalized Weed,” explores the surprising fact.
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