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Laws aimed at preventing marijuana-impaired driving in almost 20 states are causing innocent people who show no signs of impairment to be criminalized and imprisoned for allegedly operating vehicles while under the influence, a new government-funded study shows. Lawmakers and regulators aiming to reduce drug-impaired driving have long sought to apply a familiar strategy from…

Texas health officials have released a set of proposed rules to regulate the state’s hemp market—including provisions related to age-gating, licensing fees, testing requirements, packaging restrictions and more in response to an executive order the governor signed in September. The proposal would also shift hemp to a total THC standard, rather than the current one…

VA gov-elect talks marijuana legislation; Poll: Bipartisan legalization support; AZ anti-cannabis ballot measure; Nurses groups cheer rescheduling 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…

In the days since President Donald Trump signed an executive order on marijuana rescheduling this month, there’s been some misreporting that the deal is officially done. But as congressional researchers note in a new report, the reclassification must still be finalized—and there’s a chance the Justice Department could opt to start the process all over…

The Democratic governor-elect of Virginia is laying out what “needs to be” included in a marijuana sales legalization bill in order for her to sign it into law—such as “strong labeling” requirements and allocating tax revenue toward education. In an interview with WDBJ7 that was published on Friday, incoming Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), who supports…