The average cannabis user living in states where marijuana is legal has the luxury of stepping inside his or her friendly neighborhood dispensary for access to a variety of pot products, like edible candies, pills, topicals, concentrates and even beverages. These processed variations of the cannabis plant are designed for those consumers who don’t necessarily…
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For fifty years, the image of the typical cannabis user was carved in stone: male, slacker, probably unemployed, definitely hungry. From Cheech and Chong to Pineapple Express, stoner culture was a boys’ club with occasional female sidekicks. But 2024 just shattered that stereotype with data that would make Hollywood rewrite every cannabis comedy. For the…
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Fast Facts: These Are The Fastest Rising Cancers Among Young People Today How Cannabis Helps Prevent And Treat Them For much of the 20th century, cancer was viewed as a disease of the aging population. We knew that cancer risks accummulated over time, and that risks multiplied or decreased based on one’s lifestyle,…
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The Republican governor of Texas says people should “stay tuned” on future action to regulate hemp products containing THC after the legislature failed to address the issue this year. Without going into details, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signaled on Friday that the issue isn’t going away—even after lawmakers were unable to pass legislation to address…
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DOT changes marijuana terminology; KY medical cannabis launch; Study: Delta-8 sales higher in marijuana prohibition states; TX hemp ban stalls again 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… Hold…
The attorney general of Massachusetts has certified and prepared summaries for dozens of proposed 2026 ballot initiatives—including a pair that would roll back adult-use marijuana legalization in the state. Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell’s (D) office on Wednesday said that 44 out of 47 submitted proposals met the state Constitution’s requirements for initiated measures and…
No state citizenry has backtracked on cannabis legalization after a licensed and regulated program was implemented, but prohibitionists are hoping to offer Massachusetts voters the opportunity.Massachusetts Attorney General Andrew Joy Campbell certified two versions of a 2026 ballot initiative petition on Sept. 3 that intends to repeal state laws governing the commonwealth’s commercial adult-use cannabis…
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A Democratic congresswoman is criticizing the exclusion of provisions to protect banks that work with state-licensed marijuana and hemp businesses from a key spending bill that advanced this week. During a House Appropriations Committee markup of the legislation covering Financial Service and General Government (FSGG) on Wednesday, Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) said she was “disappointed”…
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A top aide to Pennsylvania’s governor says lawmakers should stop introducing new competing marijuana legalization bills and instead focus on building consensus on the issue—but emphasized that any measure that advances needs to contain equity provisions if the governor is going to sign it into law. During a summit organized by Ethos Cannabis and Thomas…
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Minnesota’s House of Representatives circulated a poll at this year’s State Fair that asked attendees about the idea of allowing localities to enact bans on marijuana businesses within their borders. Most respondents who have an opinion on the issue agree with the policy, despite it not currently being a part of the state’s cannabis laws.…
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