Hawaii’s Senate has rejected a plan that would have increased the amount of marijuana that a person could possess without risk of criminal charges. Meanwhile separate, broader legislation to legalize and regulate cannabis appears to have stalled for the year. Senators voted 12–11 against the decriminalization measure, SB 319, from Sen. Joy San Buenaventura (D) […]
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Texas Judge Rejects Attorney General’s Attempt To Reverse Dallas Marijuana Decriminalization Law Approved By Voters
A Texas judge has shot down the Republican state attorney general’s attempt to block a local marijuana decriminalization law that voters approved at the ballot last November. On Friday, 134th Civil District Court Judge Dale Tillery denied a motion for temporary injunction from Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) that sought to undermine the local law […]
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Pennsylvania Agriculture Department Is In A ‘Really Good’ Position To Oversee Marijuana Legalization Under Governor’s Plan, Secretary Says
Pennsylvania’s agriculture secretary says he’s fully confident that his department is in a “really good” position to oversee an adult-use marijuana program as proposed by the governor if lawmakers enact the reform. During hearings before the House and Senate Appropriations Committees this week, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding weighed in on various aspect of Gov. Josh […]
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New York Is Launching A Marijuana Business Grant Program To Help Dispensaries Run By People Harmed From Prior Criminalization
A New York grant program that will award up to $30,000 apiece to retail marijuana businesses in the state is set to open its application process next week, with applications accepted until the program’s $5 million in funding runs out. The grants are intended to reimburse eligible expenses of between $10,000 and $30,000 incurred by […]
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California State Fair Will Again Feature On-Site Marijuana Sales And Consumption, With New Award Categories For Blunts, Hash And Chocolates
The California State Fair will once again feature a cannabis exhibit and competition at this year’s event, with expanded award categories meant to showcase the diversity of the state’s market. This is the fourth year that California’s annual event has invited marijuana entrepreneurs and consumers to join the festivities—and, for the second year in a […]
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Medical Marijuana Is A ‘Safe And Effective Treatment’ For Pain And Sleep Issues In Older People, Study Shows
A new study on the use of medical marijuana by older patients—age 50 and above—concludes that “cannabis seemed to be a safe and effective treatment” for pain and other conditions. “Most patients experienced clinically significant improvements in pain, sleep, and quality of life and reductions in co-medication,” the paper says. Published late last month in […]
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Missouri’s GOP Attorney General Says Psychedelic Therapy For Veterans Is ‘Absolutely Appropriate’ As Lawmakers Consider Bipartisan Reform Bills
Missouri’s Republican attorney general says it’s “absolutely appropriate” to make psychedelic therapy available as an alternative treatment option, particularly for military veterans. And he plans to be involved with any program that may be approved by the legislature as it takes up various reform proposals. In an interview on Navy SEAL veteran Shawn Ryan’s podcast […]
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GOP Congressman Tells Welfare Recipients To ‘Stop Buying The Medical Marijuana’ And Eating Cheetos
A GOP congressman is peddling a stigmatizing message to justify a new bill on adding work requirements for certain federal benefits, implying that it’s necessary to prevent people from buying marijuana with taxpayer dollars and lazing around on the couch while eating Cheetos. During an appearance on Fox Business on Wednesday, Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) […]
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Congress considers cannabis & psychedelics testimony from veterans (Newsletter: February 28, 2025)
ND marijuana decrim expansion; CT psilocybin; NJ cannabis training academy; DC marijuana activist push; Study: Legal dispensaries don’t sell to kids 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 possible… Free […]
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Montana Senators Weigh Bills To Limit Marijuana To 15% THC And Take Cannabis Revenue Away From Outdoor Conservation Programs
Lawmakers on a Montana Senate panel considered two cannabis bills at a hearing Thursday morning: one that would cap marijuana products at 15 percent total THC and another that would adjust where millions of dollars in revenue from legal sales would go. Members of the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee took public testimony […]
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