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Congressional Leaders Drop Attempt To Block Marijuana Rescheduling, While Preserving

Bipartisan House and Senate leaders have rejected a provision that would’ve blocked the Justice Department from rescheduling marijuana—while maintaining a longstanding rider protecting state medical cannabis programs from federal interference. While a GOP-controlled House committee advanced a version of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations legislation over the summer that would’ve prevented DOJ…

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Massachusetts Bill To Double Marijuana Possession Limit And Revise Regulatory

Massachusetts lawmakers have assembled a bicameral conference committee to reach a deal on a bill that would double the legal marijuana possession limit for adults and revise the regulatory framework for the state’s adult-use cannabis market. After the Senate passed an amended version of the legislation in November, the House pushed back against the changes.…

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Trip Your Way to Better Health? Researchers See Medical Potential

The PhilaDelic Fall Forum laid out a roadmap for wider use of ibogaine and mushrooms to treat addiction and depression as stigma fades. Leading chemists, psychiatrists, treatment professionals, academics and activists gathered to expand the medical use of psychedelic drugs. After spending the day with therapists, scientists and patients at the PhilaDelic Fall Forum, it…

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Dry January Goes Green: How Federally Legal Cannabis Is Replacing

Dry January is no longer just a detox. What began as a post-holiday pause from drinking has evolved into a cultural reassessment of how people relax, socialize, and manage stress. Each January, millions of Americans step back from alcohol not simply to recover from the excesses of the holidays, but to question a deeper assumption:…

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Withdrawal, Nightmares & Dreams: What Really Happens When You Stop

The science of sleep: an ephemeral paradise. Colors, flashes, digressions, backdrops, and shapes. Raw intensity. Dreams within dreams. There’s an architecture in the arms of Morpheus. And for frequent cannabis smokers, a joint can act as the great conciliator. Light up, smoke, and drift off. But, but, but: what happens to sleep when regular pot…

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Congressional dispute over Biden’s cannabis pardons (Newsletter: January 2, 2026)

Poll: Marijuana consumers don’t support hemp ban; USDA rule limits loans over cannabis services; Medical marijuana patients’ needs op-ed 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… BREAKING: Journalism is…

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Anti-Marijuana Group Hires Trump’s Former Attorney General For Lawsuit To

A leading marijuana prohibitionist group says it’s retained the legal services of President Donald Trump’s former attorney general, Bill Barr, to sue to reverse federal marijuana rescheduling if and when the pending rule is finalized. And they’ll also be filing a petition through the administrative process to keep cannabis strictly prohibited. Trump earned bipartisan applause…

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Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Would Ease Restrictions On Advertising By The

If marijuana is rescheduled—as President Donald Trump directed in a recent executive order—congressional researchers say the move could ease current restrictions on advertising for cannabis products. Moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) wouldn’t federally legalize the plant. But while it’s commonly understood that the reclassification would have…

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New York Officials Tout $2

New York officials have released a set of reports providing an end-of-year status update on the evolution of the state’s medical and adult-use marijuana markets—touting record sales, revenue hauls for state coffers, licensing approvals, equity initiatives and more. All told, retail cannabis sales in New York have exceeded $2.5 billion since the passage of recreational…

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U.S. Supreme Court Schedules Hearing In Case On Marijuana Consumers’

The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of a federal law banning people who use marijuana or other controlled substances from buying or possessing firearms. About two months after agreeing to take the case, justices on Friday set a date of March 2 to consider the conflicting arguments…

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