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Massachusetts Initiative Petition to Kill Adult-Use Market Leads CBT’s Top

Could states with mature cannabis programs start rolling back their legalization measures?That’s a question Cannabis Business Times’ readers grappled with this month when news broke that Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell certified an initiative petition proposed for the 2026 ballot that would end the state’s $1.6-billion adult-use market.The petition, “Any Act to Restore a…

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Trump DOJ Notes ‘Significant Disagreement’ On Marijuana Consumer Gun Ban

The Justice Department is telling the U.S. Supreme Court that “significant disagreement” about the federal ban on gun possession by marijuana consumers among numerous appeals courts has led to a situation where the justices should step in and provide clarity for the country. The comments came in a new filing in a case that DOJ…

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Alaska Psychedelics Campaign Launches Signature Drive To Put Legalization Measure

Alaska activists have officially launched a signature drive to place an initiative on the 2026 ballot to legalize certain psychedelics such as psilocybin and DMT. About a month after the lieutenant governor’s office certified the measure for circulation, a combination of volunteer and paid petitioners for the Alaska Natural Medicine campaign got to work last…

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Bill To Restrict Intoxicating Hemp Products To Only Marijuana Dispensaries

“After engaging with stakeholders and hearing a lot of thoughtful discussion between stakeholders and also the council, I have come to the conclusion that there is not a pathway at this time or a consensus to move forward on this.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A St. Louis County, Missouri bill aimed at preventing intoxicating…

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Texas GOP Senator Pushes State Agencies To Adopt More Restrictive

A GOP Texas senator who led an ultimately unsuccessful push to ban consumable hemp products with THC during the regular legislative session and two special sessions this year is now imploring state agencies to adopt restrictions on cannabis that he says would align the state with federal law. In a pair of letters sent to…

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Christians Will Be Able To Use Medical Marijuana After Trump

A former U.S. Justice Department official argues that the use of medical marijuana by Christians may be biblically justified if cannabis is federally rescheduled, saying in a new paper that “the federal government will inevitably” enact the reform. But consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes would remain “inconsistent” with biblical principles even after rescheduling, he…

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GOP Congressman Acknowledges ‘Trace Of Racism’ In Marijuana Laws—But Says

A GOP congressman says that, while he supports overturning certain criminal justice reform policies enacted by local officials in the nation’s capital, he does acknowledge there’s “a trace of racism” in marijuana enforcement. But, he said, advocates have gone too far in their pursuit of scaling back harsh sentencing laws. During a hearing before the…

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California Governor Signs Bill To Roll Back Marijuana Tax Hike

The governor of California has signed a bill into law to put a pause on a recently enacted tax hike on marijuana products. Weeks after the legislature delivered the measure from Assemblymember Matt Haney (D) to his desk, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) gave it final approval on Monday. “We’re rolling back this cannabis tax hike…

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Feds publish new cannabis banking info (Newsletter: September 23, 2025)

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What Will Marijuana Rescheduling Mean For Hemp, Which Is Already

“Increased acceptance and understanding could drive greater consumer demand and foster more mainstream integration of hemp-derived products into appropriate regulated frameworks.” By Shawn Hauser, Vicente LLP The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) pending reclassification of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) marks a historic and long-overdue milestone in U.S.…

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