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Massachusetts Ballot Measure To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization Is Opposed

Massachusetts voters will have a chance to vote on a ballot initiative in November that would roll back the state’s adult-use marijuana law—and a new poll shows that an overwhelming majority of residents do not want to see that happen. The Bay State Poll from the University of Hampshire’s States of Opinion Project asked Massachusetts…

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Supreme Court talks cannabis rescheduling in gun rights hearing (Newsletter:

Hemp THC ban pro & con arguments to Congress; MD medical marijuana employment protections; VA cannabis resentencing votes 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… BREAKING: Journalism is often…

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Police And Anti-Drug Groups Call On Key Congressional Leaders To

A coalition of law enforcement and anti-drug groups is calling on congressional leaders to oppose efforts to delay the implementation of a law that’s set to recriminalize most hemp THC products within months—a policy change that industry stakeholders say would fundamentally upend the market that’s emerged since the crop and its derivatives were federally legalized.…

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He Was Sentenced to 55 Years for Weed

Once a federal marijuana defendant facing a stacked sentence, Angelos now works the same levers that crushed him, arguing rescheduling could change who gets charged, how hard, and what happens next. When President Trump began seriously entertaining the idea of moving marijuana to Schedule III, Weldon Angelos was not watching from the sidelines. He was…

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Missouri Marijuana Officials File New Rules Targeting Bad Actors In

“What we are saying in the rule is if a year from now we look at your ownership and we see you have someone exercising a controlling influence that you know has done these things, then that is a violation.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri cannabis regulators want more power to penalize bad actors…

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Virginia Lawmakers Advance Marijuana Resentencing Bills As Push To Legalize

Virginia House and Senate lawmakers have advanced a pair of companion bills, with amendments, that would provide a pathway to resentencing for people with prior marijuana convictions. Members of the Senate and House Courts of Justice Committees on Monday approved substitute versions of the opposite chambers’ reform legislation, making certain revisions that set the stage…

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Why Jetty Extracts Didn’t Rush Expansion

For a decade, cannabis brands expanded like tech startups. They were fast and loud, maybe overestimated, perhaps a bit unsustainable. New states opened, investors flooded in, and expansion became the metric of legitimacy. Jetty Extracts didn’t follow that script. While many California operators rushed to plant flags across the country, Jetty stayed home. The brand…

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Several Supreme Court Justices Express Skepticism Over Governments’ Categorical Gun

Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments today for and against the imposition of a longstanding federal law categorically disarming those with a history of cannabis use. Lawyers for the Justice Department are appealing the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision (United States v. Hemani) which determined the 2nd Amendment ban to be unconstitutional. Other lower…

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Maryland Senators Approve Bill To Let Firefighters And Rescue Workers

A Maryland Senate panel has approved a bill to protect firefighters and rescue workers from being penalized for using medical marijuana while off duty. The Senate Finance Committee advanced the measure from Sen. Carl Jackson (D) in a 6-4 vote on Thursday, about a year after the full chamber passed an earlier version that ultimately stalled…

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Former Congressman And Alcohol Stakeholders Push For Hemp THC Regulations

Hemp and alcohol industry stakeholders are on full alert amid a pending ban on hemp THC products—including increasingly popular cannabinoid beverages—and a former Democratic congressman who owns a major alcohol company is looking for solutions. At Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America’s (WSWA) recent Access LIVE 2026 event in Las Vegas, which brought together top…

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