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Howard Co., MD Firefighters No Longer Sanctioned for Medical Cannabis

Firefighters in Howard County (population: 335,000) will no longer face disciplinary action for their off-duty use of medical cannabis. County officials and representatives of the firefighters union (IAFF Local 2000) reached an agreement in December on a revised countywide substance abuse policy. The new policy takes effect on January 31. Under the revised policy, county…

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Michigan Judge Allows Lawsuit Challenging New Marijuana Tax To Proceed

“The court recognizes the serious questions about whether this discriminatory tax violates the intent of the cannabis legalization that Michigan voters approved in 2018.” By Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance Court of Claims Judge Sima G. Patel on Monday denied the state of Michigan’s request to rehear a motion to toss a lawsuit filed by cannabis…

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Terminally Ill Patients Could Use Medical Marijuana In Virginia Hospitals

A Virginia lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require health care facilities in the state to allow terminally ill patients to access medical cannabis if they have a doctor’s recommendation. The legislation, sponsored by Del. Karen Keys-Gamarra (D), would not permit patients to smoke or vape cannabis in the facilities, and their use of…

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True or False, Insurance Companies Will Soon Cover the Cost

It’s High Time That Insurance Companies Cover The Cost of Marijuana   With cannabis legal in 40 states, including the District of Columbia alongside several territories, millions of Americans – and growing – are relying on the plant to treat numerous ailments.   Cannabis is used for treating several conditions, such as chronic pain, epilepsy,…

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Top Wisconsin GOP Lawmaker Says State Isn’t Ready To Legalize

A top Republican Wisconsin lawmaker says President Donald Trump made the “wrong” choice to order the rescheduling of marijuana—which he called a “dangerous drug”—but he says the upside is that research barriers may be lifted in a way that demonstrates medical cannabis can be effectively used in a limited way as an alternative to prescription…

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Supreme Court schedules cannabis case argument (Newsletter: January 5, 2026)

Rescheduling could ease marijuana advertising ban; Anti-cannabis group’s plans; MA possession limit increase; NY market report 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… Your good deed for the day:…

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Marijuana Industry Political Committee Gave Another $1

A political committee funded by major marijuana businesses has contributed an additional $1.05 million to President Donald Trump’s MAGA Inc. super PAC in the months leading up to his rescheduling order, FEC filings show. The American Rights and Reform PAC—which initially launched in 2023 under a different name, Legalize America, and lists an executive at…

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DEA Boosts Legal Production Levels For Psychedelics Like Psilocybin And

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has finalized quotas for legal production of controlled substances in 2026—further raising the amount of certain psychedelics that can be made for research purposes in the new year. In a notice published in the Federal Register on Monday, DEA increased its quotas for psilocybin, psilocyn and DMT compared to what…

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GOP Senator Claims Marijuana Is A ‘Gateway Drug,’ Voicing Opposition

A GOP senator says his opposition to marijuana reform—and his conviction that cannabis is a “gateway drug”—hasn’t changed even after President Donald Trump signed a rescheduling order. Asked about the president’s directive to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) told Marijuana Moment that…

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DEA Says Marijuana Rescheduling Appeal Process ‘Remains Pending’ Despite Trump’s

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says the marijuana rescheduling appeal process “remains pending” despite President Donald Trump’s recent executive order directing the attorney general to finish the job “in the most expeditious manner.” DEA and reform proponents on Monday submitted a joint status report on an interlocutory appeal that concerns allegations of agency bias and…

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