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Idaho Senate Passes Resolution Urging Voters Not To Sign Medical

The Idaho Senate has approved a resolution urging voters in the state to “reject” an ongoing effort to place an initiative to legalize medical marijuana on the November ballot. The measure, sponsored by the Senate State Affairs Committee, claims that cannabis legalization in other states has led to a host of harms, including “increased cartel…

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Now Is The Time for Latinos In Cannabis To Flex

“Despite carrying the consequences of criminalization, and being key sustainers of the legal industry as workers and consumers, Latinos are underrepresented as business owners in the industry.” By Jason Ortiz and Maritza Perez Medina, Latino Cannabis Alliance One of the first reported deaths resulting from the Trump administration’s renewed immigration raids in 2025 was that…

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Celebrating 5 years of legal cannabis in New York (Newsletter:

White House CBD meetings; AOC slams marijuana & psychedelics scheduling; TX lawmakers’ hemp & ibogaine reviews; Cannabis taxes op-ed 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…

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DOJ cannabis rescheduling update requested by congressman (Newsletter: March 30,

Bipartisan Senate psychedelics bill; MS gov vetoes medical marijuana expansion; IN gov talks legalization; Poll: Cannabis use isn’t immoral 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 read…

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Too High To Thrive: Excessive Cannabis Taxes Are Undermining Legal

“Higher taxes do not eliminate consumer demand. They simply change where consumers buy their cannabis.” By Rodney Holcombe, LeafLink In recent piece, The New York Times editorial board called for a federal tax on cannabis and urged states to raise their own taxes to “dollars per joint, not cents.” That argument assumes cannabis is lightly…

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New York Governor Marks Five-Year Anniversary Of Marijuana Legalization, With

The governor of New York is marking the five-year anniversary of adult-use marijuana legalization in the state, touting $3.3 billion in retail sales, the opening of more than 600 licensed cannabis shops and achievements in promoting social equity in the industry while taking steps to mitigate the illicit market. In a press release on Friday,…

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White House schedules cannabis enforcement meeting (Newsletter: March 27, 2026)

Feds list immigrants who possessed marijuana as “worst of the worst”; ID medical cannabis ballot; OH hemp THC drink push; LA psychedelics 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……

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Colorado Tried To Ban Intoxicating Hemp

A new ProPublica investigation found that Colorado banned chemically converted intoxicating hemp on paper, but weak testing rules, enforcement gaps and industry carve-outs still allowed questionable products to reach consumers through the country’s oldest legal marijuana market. Colorado did not fail because legal weed was a bad idea. Colorado failed because regulators left the door…

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Idaho Medical Marijuana Campaign Says Legalization Ballot Measure Would Generate

Idaho could see more than $100 million worth of medical marijuana sold on an annual basis and up to $28 million in new yearly revenue for state coffers under a legalization measure that activists are working to qualify for the November ballot, according to a new economic analysis released by the campaign. The Natural Medicine…

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The Only American Sent to Prison for the Pot Tax

The Cannabis Operator Prosecutors Got Like Al Capone In this first-person commentary, Ryan Richmond argues that after marijuana charges failed, federal authorities turned to tax law—specifically Section 280E—to win the conviction that sent him to prison. Editor’s note: This essay is a first-person opinion piece by Ryan Richmond. It reflects the author’s recollections, views, and…

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