Shortly after a Florida Republican on Monday introduced a medical marijuana homegrow bill that also sought to ban a range of hemp-derived cannabinoids, the lawmaker withdrew the legislation from consideration. He now says he’ll reintroduce the measure without the hemp-related restrictions. SB 334, from Sen. Joe Gruters (R), would have allowed state-registered medical marijuana patients […]
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Key Hawaii Lawmakers File Sweeping Bill To Legalize Marijuana And Regulate Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids
Sweeping new marijuana legalization legislation landed in Hawaii last week that aims to comprehensively regulate not only adult-use cannabis but also the medical marijuana and hemp industries. Sponsored by House Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs Chair David Tarnas (D) and Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chair Joy San Buenaventura (D), the 311-page companion proposals would […]
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Government Watchdog Group Sues Federal Health Agency Over Failure To Release Marijuana Rescheduling Records
A nonprofit organization focused on government transparency has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for allegedly violating federal law by refusing to turn over records related to the ongoing marijuana rescheduling process. The group, Protect the Public’s Trust, filed the suit in the U.S. District Court for the […]
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Rhode Island Bill Would Legalize Psilocybin And Establish State-Regulated Therapeutic Program After Federal Rescheduling
Rhode Island lawmakers have reintroduced a proposal that would exempt psilocybin from the state’s laws against controlled substances, legalizing possession and home cultivation for personal use. Sharing psilocybin—the main psychoactive compound in psychedelic mushrooms—would also be permitted under the bill. H.5186 would permit the possession of “any compound, mixture, or preparation containing less than one […]
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Transportation Industry Warns Congress That Marijuana Rescheduling Could ‘Weaken’ Zero-Tolerance Drug Testing Policies For Truckers
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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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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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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