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Oregon’s Now-Repealed Drug Decriminalization Law Didn’t Drive Increase In Overdoses

“Of all the events we examined, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the justice system the most, more so than any legislation.” By Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle For years, critics have blamed Oregon’s 2020 ballot measure that decriminalized possession of small amounts of drugs for the state’s rising crime and overdose rates. But a new study…

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Bipartisan lawmakers push Trump on cannabis rescheduling pledge (Newsletter: August

Former Trump AG pick: rescheduling would destroy Dems; OK marijuana ballot push; MD psychedelics task force report; Medical cannabis for vets’ PTSD 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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GOP Congressman Files Bill To Reschedule Marijuana As Trump Considers

As President Donald Trump considers a proposal to federally reclassify marijuana via an administrative process, a GOP congressman has introduced a bill that would achieve the reform legislatively, codifying the policy change under federal statute. This is the fourth session in a row that Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) has filed his “Marijuana 1-to-3 Act,” a…

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Here are Trump’s first public cannabis comments of this term

DOJ asks SCOTUS to uphold marijuana user gun ban; New PAC pushes president to reschedule; Study: Cannabis users have “enhanced cognitive abilities” 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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Oklahoma Marijuana Activists Launch Map Of Hundreds Of Businesses Where

An Oklahoma campaign to put marijuana legalization on the 2026 ballot is off to a solid start—with hundreds of businesses across the states now carrying petitions for the initiative. Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis Action (ORCA) formally started signature collection efforts last week after clearing a procedural hurdle with state officials. This comes about two years…

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New Missouri Draft Marijuana Rules Target Predatory Licensing Practices, Hemp

“It’s the things that we’ve learned over time and found it needed improvement or needed to be fixed. Hopefully we’re not missing anything.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri cannabis business owners who have had their license revoked for violating state rules could be prohibited from getting another license under proposed rules announced by state regulators last…

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Maryland Psychedelics Task Force Releases Interim Report—But It Wants More

Maryland’s psychedelics task force has come out with an initial report as it gathers information about various regulatory and public health considerations that could pave the path for the legalization of substances such as psilocybin, mescaline and DMT for medical or recreational purposes in the state. And while the panel is so far in consensus…

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Will Trump Reschedule Marijuana?

At a press conference Monday morning, President Trump said that his administration is considering changing marijuana’s federal classification as a Schedule 1 controlled substance and that he will announce his decision within a few weeks. Let’s ensure he makes the right decision and calls for the descheduling of marijuana. On the campaign trail, Trump called…

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US Congressman Vows to File 1-to-3 Act to Reschedule Cannabis

As President Donald Trump weighs executive action over the “next few weeks” to potentially reschedule cannabis, a Republican U.S. congressman announced Aug. 11 that he plans to take legislative action.U.S. House Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., pledged to reintroduce his Marijuana 1-to-3 Act this week to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug…

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Using Marijuana Helps Military Veterans Experience Lower PTSD Symptoms On

New federally funded research on the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and cannabis use in military veterans finds that marijuana is associated with milder PTSD symptoms and reduced negative affect—the tendency to experience frequent or intense negative emotions. The study, published in the September issue of the journal Psychiatry Research, looked at survey responses from…

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