Cannabis Policy & Legalization
Global cannabis legislation, decriminalization efforts, and legal battles shaping the industry.
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing to give the hemp industry two more years before a federal ban on THC products would take effect, which stakeholders hope will better position them to negotiate a broader compromise with lawmakers. After President Donald Trump signed a spending bill last year with provisions that would wipe out a…
Bipartisan Senators Push To Delay Federal Hemp THC Product Ban Read More »
What happens when the stereotype of the NFL player—tough, strong, impenetrable—cracks? When bodies trained for collision, force, and victory slow down for a moment, open up, and start talking about pain, vulnerability, and the role psychedelics play in life off the field? That was the story shared by three NFL players—Jordan Poyer of the Buffalo…
Heavy Hangs the Head that Wears the Helmet: NFL Players Read More »
Since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational cannabis, the trajectory seemed clear: forward. State after state, the dominoes fell. Public support grew. The industry flourished. Medical patients found relief. Tax revenues poured in. The sky didn’t fall. It felt inevitable that cannabis prohibition’s days were numbered. But something changed…
2026: The Year of the Great Cannabis Battles Read More »
Rand Paul & Joe Rogan talk hemp; NJ interstate marijuana commerce bill; NH psilocybin hearing; Poll: Canadian legalization support grows 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… Free to…
Ohio AG rejects cannabis referendum ballot petition (Newsletter: January 15, Read More »
Two Republican senators have filed an amendment that seeks to block the Justice Department from carrying out President Donald Trump’s executive order to quickly finish the process of reclassifying marijuana under federal law. Sens. Ted Budd (R-NC) and James Lankford (R-OK) are seeking to attach the proposal to Fiscal Year 2026 funding legislation for DOJ…
GOP Senators File Amendment To Block Trump From Rescheduling Marijuana Read More »
Skyworld, a New York-based cannabis brand rooted in Indigenous tradition, has announced a partnership with the Last Prisoner Project (LPP), a nonprofit focused on freeing people incarcerated due to the War on Drugs and supporting them as they rebuild their lives. The collaboration, originally announced on January 6, 2026, is positioned as a public-facing campaign…
Skyworld Partners With Last Prisoner Project for Cannabis Justice Read More »
Presidential elections in Costa Rica are scheduled for February 1, 2026, and we’re looking at quite a broad landscape. Amid fragmentation and indecision, Costa Ricans will have to choose from a vast array of candidates. Some of them have publicly stated their positions on cannabis legalization. Since 2022, Law 10.113 has been in effect, regulating…
Costa Rica’s Election Draws Near: What Are the Candidates’ Positions Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a spending bill that contains a provision to continue blocking Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational marijuana sales while also warning local officials about approving cannabis dispensaries near schools. The appropriations legislation covering Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) as well as National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs…
House Passes Bill To Keep Blocking Washington, D Read More »
The Republican chair of a key congressional committee is joining with farmers to push for a delay in the planned enactment of a federal law that threatens to recriminalize hemp-derived THC products. “The hemp industry is facing significant challenges and growing uncertainty, and is long past time for Congress to provide farmers and business owners…
Key GOP Congressional Committee Chairman Pushes To Delay Hemp THC Read More »
A Virginia lawmaker has filed a bill that would legalize and regulate recreational marijuana sales while also increasing the amount of cannabis that adults can possess under the state’s current noncommercial legalization law. The new legislation from Del. Paul Krizek (D) is largely in line with recommendations released last month by the legislature’s Joint Commission…
New Virginia Bill Would Legalize Recreational Marijuana Sales And Increase Read More »
