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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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Standing on the Moon in Japan: Hemp and the Long

I arrived in Tokyo in November for the Japanese International Hemp Expo (JIHE) 2025 with a familiar mix of jet lag, curiosity, and professional reflex. After decades working at the intersection of cannabis, law, and global markets, I’ve learned that the plant reveals more about a society than almost anything else. Where it’s embraced, feared,…

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Legalizing Marijuana In Pennsylvania Would Generate Almost Half A Billion

Legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania under the governor’s latest budget plan could bring in nearly half a billion dollars in annual revenue by 2028, according to a new analysis from the state’s Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) that estimates a significantly larger cash windfall compared to projections from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s (D) own office. With a proposed…

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Texas Voters Disapprove Of How State Officials Are Handling Marijuana

Texas voters say they disapprove of how state leaders and lawmakers have handled marijuana and THC policy issues, according to a new poll that comes amid a primary election where people will get the chance to make their voices heard on cannabis legalization at the ballot. The Texas Politics Project survey, released on Monday, asked…

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Virginia House Passes Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In

The Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill to allow patients to use medical marijuana in hospitals. While both the House and Senate earlier this month approved differing versions of the cannabis legislation, the sponsors of those bills have agreed on a compromise approach which cleared the House in a 97-1 vote on Tuesday.…

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Trump’s Surgeon General Pick Says She Doesn’t Recommend People Use

President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as U.S. surgeon general says that, while she wouldn’t recommend that Americans experiment with psychedelics like she has, there’s “exciting” research indicating that substances such as psilocybin can effectively treat serious mental health conditions that she would continue to follow if confirmed for the job. During a confirmation hearing…

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Trump ‘Missed An Opportunity’ To Promote Marijuana Rescheduling During State

President Donald Trump delivered a lengthy State of the Union address on Tuesday, touching on a wide range of policy issues he’s championed in the first year of his second term. But to the disappointment of advocates and stakeholders, the president did not take the primetime opportunity to promote his work around marijuana rescheduling. Trump…

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This Black History Month, Simply Rescheduling Marijuana Isn’t Enough While

“Rescheduling…does not free a single person from prison, clear a single criminal record or repair the racial harm created by decades of cannabis prohibition.” By Stephanie Shepard, Last Prisoner Project Every Black History Month, we are asked to reflect on how far our country has come, and to honor progress, resilience and the long fight…

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Mainstream Media’s New Era of Reefer Madness

For more than 50 years, NORML has been ‘setting the record straight’ on cannabis. Today, this job is more important than ever. You’ve no doubt seen the headlines. More and more, sensational claims about marijuana are going unchallenged in mainstream reporting. Fortunately, NORML is there to respond. Most recently, editors at the New York Times…

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ACLU Attorney ‘Confident’ Supreme Court Will Strike Down Gun Ban

With the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear a case next week on the constitutionality of a federal gun ban for marijuana users, attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are feeling “hopeful” that justices will take their side over the Trump administration’s Justice Department and ultimately declare the current policy unlawful. Oral arguments…

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