Since 2012, when Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational cannabis, the trajectory seemed clear: forward. State after state, the dominoes fell. Public support grew. The industry flourished. Medical patients found relief. Tax revenues poured in. The sky didn’t fall. It felt inevitable that cannabis prohibition’s days were numbered. But something changed…
2026: The Year of the Great Cannabis Battles Read More »
Rand Paul & Joe Rogan talk hemp; NJ interstate marijuana commerce bill; NH psilocybin hearing; Poll: Canadian legalization support grows 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…
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Two Republican senators have filed an amendment that seeks to block the Justice Department from carrying out President Donald Trump’s executive order to quickly finish the process of reclassifying marijuana under federal law. Sens. Ted Budd (R-NC) and James Lankford (R-OK) are seeking to attach the proposal to Fiscal Year 2026 funding legislation for DOJ…
GOP Senators File Amendment To Block Trump From Rescheduling Marijuana Read More »
Presidential elections in Costa Rica are scheduled for February 1, 2026, and we’re looking at quite a broad landscape. Amid fragmentation and indecision, Costa Ricans will have to choose from a vast array of candidates. Some of them have publicly stated their positions on cannabis legalization. Since 2022, Law 10.113 has been in effect, regulating…
Costa Rica’s Election Draws Near: What Are the Candidates’ Positions Read More »
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a spending bill that contains a provision to continue blocking Washington, D.C. from legalizing recreational marijuana sales while also warning local officials about approving cannabis dispensaries near schools. The appropriations legislation covering Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) as well as National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs…
House Passes Bill To Keep Blocking Washington, D Read More »
The Republican chair of a key congressional committee is joining with farmers to push for a delay in the planned enactment of a federal law that threatens to recriminalize hemp-derived THC products. “The hemp industry is facing significant challenges and growing uncertainty, and is long past time for Congress to provide farmers and business owners…
Key GOP Congressional Committee Chairman Pushes To Delay Hemp THC Read More »
A Virginia lawmaker has filed a bill that would legalize and regulate recreational marijuana sales while also increasing the amount of cannabis that adults can possess under the state’s current noncommercial legalization law. The new legislation from Del. Paul Krizek (D) is largely in line with recommendations released last month by the legislature’s Joint Commission…
New Virginia Bill Would Legalize Recreational Marijuana Sales And Increase Read More »
Does THC Lower Motivation, Or Is That An Outdated Myth? It’s Time Reefer Madness Stereotypes Are Put To Sleep THC has unfairly been stereotyped as a drug that causes laziness and lack of motivation. Stoners were unnecessarily referred to as couch potatoes, disengaged, and unproductive. Unfortunately, this stigma is still around despite revolutionary…
Does THC Make You Fat and Lazy, or is That Read More »
New Jersey’s Senate president has filed a bill that would allow marijuana companies to engage in interstate commerce. Under the proposal from Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D), the governor would be empowered to “enter into an agreement with another state or states authorizing medicinal or personal-use commercial cannabis activity, or both, between entities licensed under the…
New Jersey Marijuana Businesses Could Engage In Interstate Commerce Under Read More »
New Hampshire lawmakers on Wednesday took up a pair of bipartisan bills to legalize the regulated use of psilocybin for medical purposes. At a hearing before the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Committee, members heard public testimony on the proposals: HB 1809 from Rep. Buzz Scherr (D) and HB 1796 from Rep. Michael…
New Hampshire Lawmakers Take Up Bipartisan Bills To Legalize Psilocybin Read More »
