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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Virginia Senators Approve Marijuana Record-Sealing Bill, Rejecting Separate Measure To Allow Police Searches Based On Cannabis Smell
A Virginia Senate committee has advanced legislation that would seal criminal records pertaining to simple marijuana possession offenses and revise the state’s record-sealing process around cannabis paraphernalia crimes. The panel also shot down a separate proposal that would have allowed law enforcement to use the odor of marijuana as probable cause for a search. The […]
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Marijuana Businesses Tell GOP Senate Committee About Struggles Accessing Financial Services Ahead Of Debanking Hearing
The marijuana industry is hoping to make its voice heard at an upcoming Senate committee hearing focused on debanking, with stakeholders sharing stories about their experiences losing financial services simply for working in and around state-legal cannabis markets. Ahead of the Senate Banking Committee hearing that’s scheduled for next Wednesday, February 5, the chair of […]
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Florida Bill Would Let Medical Marijuana Patients Grow At Home And Crack Down On Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids
A Florida lawmaker has introduced legislation that would allow medical marijuana patients in the state to grow up to two cannabis plants at home while also outlawing certain hemp-derived cannabinoids. SB 334, sponsored by Sen. Joe Gruters (R)—who endorsed last year’s ultimately unsuccessful ballot measure that would have legalized marijuana for adults 21 and older—would […]
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Republicans Are ‘Wrong About Marijuana Reform,’ Trump’s First Attorney General Pick Matt Gaetz Says
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), President Donald Trump’s initial pick for U.S. attorney general, wouldn’t smoke a joint during an interview with Bill Maher—but he did call out his party for being on the wrong side of the marijuana legalization debate. On Maher’s “Club Random” podcast, the controversial former congressman, who resigned from office after […]
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Lawmakers Push Secretary Of State Rubio To Help Free American Jailed In Russia For Medical Marijuana
“A renewed commitment to Marc is needed now more than ever. To that end, we request you do everything in your power to bring Marc home immediately.” By Ian Karbal, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation is hoping that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be able to help bring Pennsylvania teacher Marc Fogel home from […]
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