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Virginia cannabis sales legalization bills advance (Newsletter: January 26, 2026)

New hemp regulation bill in Congress; MA anti-marijuana campaign challenge fails; Bipartisan lawmakers talk psychedelics; SD cannabis in hospitals 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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Missouri Marijuana Businesses Fined For Bringing Clones Across State Lines

“Some licensees believed they were permitted to bring in clones or tissue cultures as well as seeds on an ongoing basis.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent At least seven marijuana cultivation facilities in Missouri have been fined over the last year for breaking what’s known in the industry as the “immaculate conception rule.” Marijuana can’t…

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Ohio Cities Begin Receiving Marijuana Revenue To Support Local Programs

“The people have spoken. I’m proud to see this funding distributed across Ohio and look forward to seeing the ways these funds will benefit local communities.” By David Beasley, The Center Square For cities and towns in Ohio that have allowed recreational marijuana dispensaries, it’s payday time. A 10 percent tax on cannabis products, approved…

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South Dakota Senate Rejects Debate On Banning Intoxicating Hemp And

A committee had advanced the bills without a recommendation to pass them. By John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight State senators voted against discussions on banning hemp-derived consumables and kratom on Thursday at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre. Separate bills to ban the use, possession, sale or consumption of those intoxicating substances advanced out of…

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Science Confirms What Common Sense Already Knew

A new study published in Clinical Toxicology has concluded something that anyone with basic reasoning skills figured out decades ago: marijuana’s restrictive federal classification isn’t supported by science. I know, I know. Groundbreaking research right there. Next they’ll publish a study confirming that water is wet and the sky appears blue. But sarcasm aside, this…

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Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey’s Mom Got Chased for Smoking

No, this isn’t a stoner comedy scene from a Woody Harrelson or Matthew McConaughey movie (or better yet, starring McConaughey’s mom). It’s not a dream, and it’s definitely not an AI-generated clip making the rounds online. It’s a real story, straight from the mouths of the actors themselves, shared on Where Everybody Knows Your Name,…

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Bipartisan Lawmakers Warn That Even One Mistake In Push For

Bipartisan congressional lawmakers are stressing the importance of strategically advancing psychedelics reform in a way that mitigates bureaucratic conflict and the influence of outside interests. Even just one misstep could threaten to upend the movement, they say. At a public forum in Washington, D.C.—hosted by the Psychedelic Medicine Coalition (PMC) and Mission Within Foundation (MWF)…

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New Bipartisan Congressional Bill Would Regulate Hemp Products, In Contrast

Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a new bill to regulate consumable hemp products—offering a potential alternative to the outright THC ban that was included in a spending bill President Donald Trump signed late last year. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Chairman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) and Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX) introduced the Hemp Enforcement,…

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Virginia Senators Approve Bill To Legalize Marijuana Sales Under New

Virginia senators have advanced a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana sales—one of several reform proposals under consideration as the 2026 session gets underway. The Senate Rehabilitation & Social Services Committee on Friday took up two marijuana sales legalization measures. After amending one of the proposals from Sen. Lashrecse Aird (D) with a substitute…

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Massachusetts Officials Reject Challenge To Marijuana Legalization Rollback Initiative Amid

Massachusetts officials have rejected a challenge to a ballot initiative that seeks to significantly roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law by repealing regulated sales. Weeks after cannabis activists filed a complaint with the State Ballot Law Commission under the Secretary of State’s office—alleging that petitioners with the anti-cannabis campaign used misleading tactics to convince…

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