The company behind Edible Arrangements is entering the cannabis market, launching a new delivery service for hemp products. Edible Brands, best known for its line of ornate fruit arrangements, announced on Thursday that it was expanding to start selling different kinds of edibles: hemp gummies, drinks and supplements. The products can be purchased for delivery […]
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Category: Politics
Federal Judge Orders Utah Police To Return Psychedelic Mushrooms Seized From Religious Group
A federal judge in Utah has ordered county law enforcement return psilocybin mushrooms that police seized from a Provo City-based religious group that uses the psychedelic fungi as sacrament. District Judge Jill N. Parrish last month granted Singularism’s request for a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit, filed against Utah and Provo counties and one official. […]
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Delaware’s Launch Of Recreational Marijuana Sales May Be Delayed Amid Dispute With Federal Agency
The launch of Delaware’s adult-use marijuana market that was set for this year may be delayed amid a conflict with the FBI over a fingerprint background check application approval hiccup. While state regulators have been planning to license the first recreational cannabis businesses in April—about two years after the legislature approved a pair of legalization […]
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Hawaii Lawmakers Vote To Let Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana For Any Condition They Deem ‘Appropriate’
A pair of Senate committees in Hawaii have advanced an amended medical cannabis bill that would, in its new form, allow healthcare providers to recommend marijuana for any debilitating condition they believe is “appropriate” for the treatment instead of only being able to help patients who have maladies on a specific list, as is the […]
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Texas hemp product ban approved by Senate (Newsletter: March 20, 2025)
NM & FL psilocybin votes; NJ marijuana homegrow; UT legalization poll; NY oppo to cannabis odor bill; AMA study: Drug enforcement increases overdoses 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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Texas Senate Passes Bill To Ban Hemp-Derived THC Products As New Poll Shows Voters Support Keeping Market Legal
The Texas Senate has approved a bill that cannabis advocates and stakeholders say would effectively eradicate the state’s hemp industry, prohibiting consumable products derived from the plant that contain any amount of THC. This comes as a new poll shows overwhelming public support for keeping consumable hemp products legal, while strictly regulated. With the backing […]
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Florida Lawmakers Approve Bills To Outlaw Psychedelic Mushroom Spores
Florida House and Senate panel have approved sweeping agriculture legislation that, among other changes, would explicitly outlaw the distribution of psychedelic mushroom spores and mycelium. Members of the House Housing, Agriculture and Tourism Subcommittee voted at a hearing Tuesday to advance a bill, HB 651, from sponsor Rep. Kaylee Tuck (R). The nearly 150-page measure […]
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Majority Of Utah Voters Support Legalizing Marijuana, Poll Finds As GOP Leader Downplays Reform Prospects
A majority of Utah voters support legalizing adult-use marijuana in the state, according to a new poll. The survey from Noble Predictive Insights, which was commissioned by the nonprofit Keep Utah Medical, found that 52 percent of registered Utah voters would support a ballot initiative to end cannabis prohibition, while 38 percent would oppose it. […]
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New York Officials Must Not Let Police Use Marijuana Odor To Harass Drivers, Coalition Of Advocacy Groups Says
A coalition of 60 drug policy reform, civil rights and community organizations is calling on New York policymakers to block an attempt to make the odor of marijuana a pretext for police to force motorists to take drug tests—and it’s also pushing for policies that prioritize harm reduction, including expanded access to safe consumption sites […]
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Police Drug Enforcement Operations Increase Risk Of Overdose Deaths, American Medical Association-Published Study Finds
New federally funded research examining drug policing and overdose data out of San Francisco suggests that law enforcement-related drug seizures are associated with increases in nearby opioid-related overdose deaths immediately following the police actions. “The enforcement of drug distribution laws to increase public safety for residents in San Francisco may be having an unintended negative […]
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