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Louisiana Lawmaker Files Bill To Create Three-Year Marijuana Legalization Pilot

A Louisiana lawmaker has introduced a bill to create an adult-use marijuana legalization pilot program in the state to determine whether the reform should eventually be expanded and permanently codified. Rep. Candace Newell (D)—who has long championed legislation to end cannabis criminalization and filed a similar legal marijuana pilot program measure last session—is sponsoring what’s…

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Majority Of Pennsylvania Voters Back Legalizing Marijuana, New Poll Shows

A majority of Pennsylvania voters say they’re ready for the state to legalize adult-use marijuana, according to the latest Quinnipiac University Poll. The survey—which involved 836 registered voters in the Keystone state—asked respondents about a variety of policy issues such as immigration, the minimum wage, AI data centers and cannabis legalization ahead of the November…

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Message From NORML’s Board Chair Honoring Black History Month

As Chair of the NORML Board of Directors, I am honored—again—to reflect on what Black History Month means to this organization and to the broader cannabis legalization movement. NORML’s work is rooted in consumer rights and personal freedoms, and we recognize the deep, undeniable connection between Black communities and the evolution of cannabis policy in…

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Hemp THC ban delay hits roadblock in Congress (Newsletter: February

PA legalization analysis; TX marijuana poll; MO psychedelics bills advance; Cannabis kiosks for seniors; MI marijuana tax 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 often…

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Ten Black Heroes Behind Cannabis Legalization

From early reform efforts to modern legalization fights, these Black leaders helped reshape cannabis law and justice. Written by Parabola Center for Law and Policy Today, support for cannabis legalization is widespread. A majority of Black Americans favor reform, politicians now campaign on outdated drug laws, and celebrities speak openly about racial disparities while building…

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Oklahoma Lawmakers Vote To Extend Medical Marijuana Business License Moratorium

“We don’t want to go back to the Wild, Wild West and have 10,000 licenses out there. We wanna put a number on that so we can keep them in compliance.” By Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice Oklahoma House lawmakers on Wednesday sent two bills to the Senate extending a moratorium on medical marijuana licenses and…

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Amendment To Delay Hemp THC Ban Won’t Get A Vote

The Republican chair of a key House committee says a proposed amendment to a large-scale agriculture bill that would delay a hemp THC ban by a year isn’t relevant to the legislation, casting doubt on the prospects that it will get a vote in the panel next week. Shortly after Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN) submitted…

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Missouri Lawmakers Approve Psychedelics Bills To Expand Access To And

Missouri lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at expanding therapeutic access to and research on psychedelics such as psilocybin and ibogaine for adults and military veterans. On Wednesday, members of the House Emerging Issues Committee passed two psychedelics proposals—combining two psilocybin- and two ibogaine-focused bills from Reps. Matthew Overcast (R) and Rep. Richard West (R)—that would…

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Marijuana Kiosks For Seniors Are Coming To Independent Living Communities

Senior residents in Arizona independent living communities could soon see a different kind of care service available in their neighborhoods: Kiosks allowing them to view and buy marijuana products from licensed dispensaries. The retailer Life Is Chill and cannabis technology company LoveBud announced on Thursday that they were partnering for the launch of the novel…

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ACLU previews cannabis & guns arguments for Supreme Court (Newsletter:

Trump surgeon general pick on psychedelics; Marijuana industry disappointed about SOTU; VA medical cannabis in hospitals; Cannabis prisoners 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… Hold on, just…

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