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A GOP senator is suggesting that President Donald Trump lied when he said during a signing ceremony for a marijuana rescheduling executive order this week that he hadn’t received any calls in opposition to the reform. During Thursday’s event, Trump noted strong public support for marijuana reform and said numerous people called him to voice…
Trump Lied About Not Getting Any Calls Against Marijuana Rescheduling, Read More »
If marijuana rescheduling is finalized as President Donald Trump instructed on Thursday, the practical policy impact on the federal level will be somewhat limited, as cannabis would remain illegal. But lawmakers in states like Pennsylvania and Tennessee say the political effect could ultimately prove more impactful as they work to enact local reforms in the…
Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move Could Boost State Legalization Efforts, Lawmakers Read More »
“The simplest thing, frankly, to do is to stop it right now instead of going until the date in November set by federal law.” By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a bill into law Friday that bans intoxicating hemp products and makes various changes to the state’s voter-passed marijuana…
Ohio Governor Signs Bill To Recriminalize Some Marijuana Activity, Vetoing Read More »
MJBizCon 2025 returned to Las Vegas with a familiar sense of scale—and a noticeably different tone. Drawing more than 20,000 cannabis industry professionals from across the globe, the industry’s largest annual business conference once again underscored why it remains the most influential gathering in cannabis. This year, however, the mood had shifted. After years defined by rapid…
MJBizCon 2025: Where the Cannabis Industry Took Stock—and Set Its Read More »
GOP lawmaker slams rescheduling; Poll: Voters back legalization; Marijuana in public housing; ME gov candidate: don’t sign recriminalization petition 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… Before you dig…
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“It’s not hyperbolic when I tell you that it saved her life. It definitely saved our marriage and our family.” By Jack Gorsline, Psychedelic State(s) of America On Tuesday, the Jackson, Michigan City Council passed a resolution to deprioritize the enforcement of laws against the purchase, cultivation and possession of certain psychedelic plants and fungi.…
Another Michigan City Passes Psychedelics Resolution Directing Police To Deprioritize Read More »
A Republican senator has filed an amendment that would require the federal government to track the cost of hospitalization due to marijuana use. The proposal, from Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC), would require the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to compile data on “Federal and State expenditures under the Medicaid program…that…
GOP Senator Wants Feds To Study Hospital Costs Caused By Read More »
Virginia’s Senate president pro tempore has filed a bill to provide relief for people convicted of past cannabis crimes, mandating that individuals with certain offenses automatically receive resentencing hearings and have their punishments adjusted. The legislation is similar to proposals passed by lawmakers in recent sessions that were vetoed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). The…
Top Virginia Senator Files Bill To Provide Sentencing Relief For Read More »
Republican congressional lawmakers are making a last-ditch attempt to convince President Donald Trump not to follow through with reported plans to reschedule marijuana—with a pair of letters from House and Senate members who say the move would be a mistake. The House letter says rescheduling cannabis would “send the wrong message to America’s children, enable…
GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Not To Reschedule Marijuana In Last-Ditch Read More »
Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to nine months in prison in Romania for lighting up a joint on stage during a music festival. A small amount of cannabis in a country with little tolerance, a crowd packed with young fans (something judges said worsened the offense), and a criminal ruling that crossed borders.What Romania’s court…
Wiz Khalifa Sentenced to 9 Months for Lighting a ‘Big Read More »
