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Lawyer in cannabis case before SCOTUS is “hopeful” (Newsletter: November

MN AG clarifies hemp letter; MA marijuana user employment protections; Seth Rogen on THC drinks; NE tribe claims punishment for pushing legal cannabis 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…

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Attorney Suing Feds Over Marijuana Prohibition Is ‘Hopeful’ The Supreme

A lead attorney representing marijuana businesses in a case that’s pending consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court says he’s “hopeful”—albeit somewhat “nervous”—about the prospect of justices taking up the matter and ultimately deciding to address a key legal question about the constitutionality of federal cannabis prohibition. Last month, the powerhouse law firm Boies Schiller Flexner…

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Massachusetts Lawmakers Approve Bill To Provide Employment Protections For Marijuana

Massachusetts lawmakers have advanced a bill to provide employment protections for people who use marijuana. Members of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on Friday passed the legislation from Rep. Chynah Tyler (D), sending it to the House Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee for further consideration. This comes about two months after a…

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Cannabis Conquers America: What Happens When Weed Becomes the People’s

Something remarkable happened in America between 2021 and 2023, and most people didn’t even notice. Cannabis surpassed cigarettes as the substance of choice for adult Americans. According to comprehensive research from SUNY and the University of Kentucky analyzing National Survey on Drug Use and Health data, cannabis-only use jumped from 7.2% to 10.6% of adults…

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Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office Is Receiving Complaints About Anti-Marijuana Initiative

The Massachusetts attorney general’s office has confirmed it has been receiving complaints from the public about petitioners for a 2026 ballot initiative aimed at rolling back the state’s marijuana legalization law–with a growing number of people alleging that signature collectors are peddling misleading information about the proposal. A staffer in Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s…

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Gun Rights Groups Urge Supreme Court To Combine Cases On

A coalition of gun rights organizations is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to expand its examination of the constitutionality of a federal ban on firearm ownership by people who use marijuana—telling justices that a recent case on the issue it accepted would not properly settle the question of the current law’s constitutionality. After the Supreme…

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The Legal Weed Meltdown Ontario Doesn’t Want You to See

Ontario’s legal cannabis market is moving more product than ever, but selling it is becoming a losing game for many shop owners. New data from the Ontario Cannabis Store’s 2024 By the Numbers report shows a record-breaking $2.15 billion in retail sales, an 11% increase from 2023, with nearly 409 million grams of tested flower…

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Mike Tyson Talks Marijuana With Pennsylvania Governor And Top Lawmakers

“All of them was very delightful, you know, but we’ll see what happens.” By Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star A heavyweight in the legal cannabis industry visited Pennsylvania’s Capitol to meet with state lawmakers Wednesday. Known as “the baddest man on the planet” at the height of his boxing career, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson entered…

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Hemp dispute threatens bill to end federal shutdown (Newsletter: October

ID medical marijuana initiative; Poll: Canadians say cannabis industry “important” to economy; AZ psilocybin trials; Cannabis smells study 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 into…

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Majority Of Canadians View Marijuana Industry As ‘Important’ To Country’s

A majority of Canadians say the marijuana sector that’s emerged since cannabis was legalized nationwide seven years ago is an “important contributor” to the country’s economy, according to a new poll that also shows that rates of cannabis and nicotine use are now virtually the same. As Canada grapples with a volatile trade relationships with…

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