The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of a trucker who sued a cannabis company after he was fired over a positive THC test that he says was caused by consuming a hemp-derived CBD product. The justices’ decision means he can seek triple damages from the company that made the product under a […]
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Trump’s Veterans Secretary Had ‘Eye-Opening’ Psychedelics Talk With RFK Jr.—And He Plans To Press Congress To Act
The head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) says he had an “eye-opening” talk with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Trump administration’s top federal health official, about the therapeutic potential of psychedelic medicine. And he intends to press Congress to take action on the issue. VA Secretary Doug Collins, a former Republican congressman, […]
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Two More Hawaii Senate Committees Vote To Allow Medical Marijuana For Any Condition That Doctors Say Is ‘Appropriate’
Two more Senate committees in Hawaii have approved a medical marijuana bill that, among other changes, would allow healthcare providers to recommend cannabis to treat any condition they believe it would benefit. At a joint hearing Tuesday, both the Senate Ways and Means Committee and Judiciary Committee voted to advance HB 302, from Rep. Gregg […]
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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Case On Scope Of Federal Medical Marijuana Protections
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a Maine man’s appeal that sought to clarify the boundaries of a federal law that protects state-legal medical marijuana activity from prosecution by the federal government. After discussing the matter late last week, justices on Monday denied the petition from lawyers for Lucas Sirois, who had asserted […]
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“No action” planned on cannabis, White House official says (Newsletter: April 2, 2025)
FL legalization campaign accused of violations; FBI dispute delays DE marijuana market; NH cannabis bills defeated; HI expungements; ME psilocybin 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… Before you […]
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New Hampshire Senate Committee Rejects Three Cannabis Bills, Including Legalization And Medical Marijuana Homegrow
A week after hearing testimony on four House-passed cannabis bills, a New Hampshire Senate committee has voted to recommend killing three of measures, including a Republican-led legalization proposal and a plan to let state-registered medical marijuana patients grow plants at home. Another bill rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on Tuesday would […]
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Connecticut Lawmakers Debate Bill To Let Police Stop Pull Over Drivers For Marijuana Consumption
“Why wait for a violation when we could actually pull the individual over when we see this and also smell it?” By Emilia Otte, CT Mirror Meriden Chief of Police Rob Rosado says his officers constantly smell marijuana throughout the city. “ You drive down the road and you can smell that odor,” he told members […]
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Hawaii Bill To Speed Marijuana Record Expungements Process Heads To Governor’s Desk
Lawmakers in Hawaii last week sent a bill to the governor that would help speed the expungement process for people hoping to clear their records of past marijuana-related offenses. The measure, HB 132, from Rep. David Tarnas (D), would expedite expungements happening through a pilot program signed into law last year by Gov. Josh Green […]
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Delaware Officials Scramble To Amend Marijuana Law Following Feds’ Rejection Of FBI Background Check Code Request
The FBI has rejected a revised request from Delaware officials to create a fingerprint background check system for would-be marijuana industry workers. Officials are now scrambling to amend the state’s cannabis law in an attempt to avoid further delaying the launch of the adult-use market. While state regulators have been planning to license the first […]
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White House Has ‘No Action’ Planned On Marijuana, But Trump Quietly Pushed Lawmakers On Cannabis Banking, Report Says
The White House says it currently has “no action” planned on marijuana reform proposals that President Donald Trump backed on the campaign trail. But the president did attempt to get cannabis banking legislation included in a government funding bill late last year before he took office, according to a report. Trump took many by surprise […]
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