President Donald Trump is again promoting his support for executing people who sell currently illicit drugs, calling it a “very humane” policy to prevent overdose deaths that he’s “ready” to implement. He also ambitiously projected that his administration will cut drug use in the U.S. by 50 percent during his new term by launching an […]
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Senator John Fetterman Circulates Petition To Legalize Marijuana At The Federal Level
Sen. John Fetterman’s campaign (D-PA) is promoting the senator’s pro-marijuana legalization platform, urging people to sign a petition to show “just how much support he has on this issue.” In an email blast on Saturday, the senator’s team said “John stands firm in his beliefs” and is “proud to be fighting for legal weed,” among […]
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Virginia’s Governor Has Another Chance To Help People In Prison For Marijuana (Op-Ed)
“Will Youngkin be on the wrong side of history once more, maintaining a status quo that punishes individuals for conduct that is no longer a crime?” By Stephanie Shepard, Last Prisoner Project via Virginia Mercury Last year, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) had the opportunity to correct a grave injustice in Virginia’s criminal legal system. […]
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Top GOP Congressman Files Bill To Block Marijuana Industry Tax Deductions, Even After Federal Rescheduling
A key GOP congressman has filed bill that would continue to block marijuana businesses from taking federal tax deductions under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code 280E, even if cannabis is federally rescheduled. And his unique influence on a powerful committee could grease the wheels to its enactment through must-pass budget legislation. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX), […]
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Dozens Of New Jersey Marijuana Businesses Push To Legalize Home Cultivation, Despite Resistance From Governor And Legislative Leaders
Dozens of New Jersey small marijuana businesses and advocacy groups are calling on the state legislature to allow adults to cultivate their own cannabis at home—seemingly contradicting repeated claims from the governor and legislative leaders that the reform could undermine the evolving legal marketplace. And as Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is set to term out […]
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Top Missouri Marijuana Official Says Predatory Business Practices Must Be Rooted Out For Licensing System To Be Sustainable
“We see situations where someone who is listed as the owner of the license tells us that they don’t own anything.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri’s microbusiness cannabis program will never get off the ground if regulators are consistently forced to revoke licenses over concerns about unlawful predatory practices, the head of the state’s […]
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Using The Marijuana Components THC-V And CBD Every Day Helps People Lose Weight, Study Finds
Research on the use of marijuana components to aid weight loss found that use of a combined product containing the cannabinoids THCV and CBD “was associated with statistically significant weight loss” as well as a slimmer waistline, lower blood pressure and decreased cholesterol. The study, published late last month in the journal Cannabis, analyzed outcomes […]
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Top Pennsylvania Police And Health Officials Say They’re Prepared To Implement Marijuana Legalization
Top Pennsylvania police and health officials say they are prepared to implement marijuana legalization if state lawmakers move forward with the reform—and that they stand ready to work with the legislature and governor’s office as the details of legislation to achieve it are crafted. At a series of hearings before key committees last week, lawmakers […]
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Air Force sends memo on cannabis & hemp product ban (Newsletter: February 24, 2025)
OK marijuana user gun rights; NH& WA homegrow votes; PA GOP senator on legalization; AR & MI allocate cannabis revenue; DEA museum visit 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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The DEA’s Official Museum Is An ‘Embarrassment Of Reefer Madness Misinformation’ (Op-Ed)
“The fiction that permeates the museum is that DEA is somehow winning a drug war that is justified.” By Helen Redmond, Filter Why would anyone visit the DEA Museum? My excuse was to see all the lies and misinformation in one place. And I wanted to understand how the curators sold and sanitized the war […]
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