marijuana

Missouri Lawmakers Pre-File Multiple Marijuana And Psychedelics Bills For 2026

Missouri lawmakers are preparing to once again tackle marijuana and psychedelics policy issues in the 2026 session. Bipartisan members in the Senate and House of Representatives have pre-filed a series of bills in recent days that range from providing early release for people incarcerated for certain cannabis-related convictions to promoting access to alternative therapies such…

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Nebraska Supreme Court Hears Case Seeking To Overturn Medical Marijuana

“They cannot undo the will of the voters. Every lawsuit, every delay, every political maneuver is confirmation that we are winning.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Supreme Court appeared skeptical Wednesday about a case alleging fraud in and seeking invalidation of last year’s medical cannabis petition campaign, which voters widely supported. Former State…

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Congresswoman Demands Details On Trump DOJ Marijuana Policy After Biden

A Democratic congresswoman is demanding more information from the Trump administration about its current cannabis enforcement policy on federal lands after Marijuana Moment reported obtained documents showing that Biden-era guidance urging prosecutorial discretion was rescinded earlier this year. The guidance from former President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice coincided with mass pardons for people who committed…

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DOJ cannabis enforcement guidance revealed (Newsletter: December 4, 2025)

TX medical marijuana expansion; Cannabis biz owner runs for Congress; Marijuana prisoner letter campaign; Study: Cannabis regs vs alcohol agencies 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… Before you…

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Marijuana Business Owner Running For Congress Says Federal Legalization Is

Colorado-based marijuana entrepreneur Wanda James is running for Congress, pledging to push for a complete end to federal cannabis prohibition if she’s elected. Anything short of legalization—whether that’s a bill focused on industry banking access or another incremental reform such as rescheduling—won’t cut it, she says. James, who owns the Denver dispensary Simply Pure, is…

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Newly Revealed Biden Marijuana Guidance Rescinded By Trump DOJ Ordered

Former President Joe Biden didn’t just issue mass pardons for federal marijuana possession offenses during his term—his administration also ordered U.S. prosecutors to be “extremely cautious” about how to handle future cannabis cases, according to a previously unpublished guidance memo obtained by Marijuana Moment that has since been rescinded under the Trump administration. The guidance,…

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Marijuana Advocacy Group Launches Holiday Campaign To Send Letters Of

A top marijuana reform group is encouraging people to participate in an annual holiday letter drive by sending messages of hope and support to those who remain behind bars over cannabis offenses. The Last Prisoner Project (LPP) has been running the letter-writing campaign for the past seven years, putting a spotlight on the fact that…

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NIH Database Now Includes Over 53,000 Cannabis Studies

For the fifth consecutive year, researchers worldwide published over 4,000 scientific papers specific to cannabis, its active constituents, and their effects, according to the results of a keyword search of the National Library of Medicine/PubMed.gov website. “Despite the perception that marijuana has yet to be subject to adequate scientific scrutiny, scientists’ interest in studying cannabis has increased exponentially in the…

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Texas Agency Releases Form To Recommend New Medical Marijuana Qualifying

Doctors in Texas can now complete and submit an official state form to recommend adding new medical conditions that they think should qualify a patient for medical marijuana. And dispensaries can also use the form to put forward proposals to authorize specific inhalation devices for patients. After officials adopted rules in compliance with a recently…

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Marijuana Regulations Protect Public Health Better Than Alcohol Rules Do,

State agencies that regulate marijuana are far more attentive to public health concerns than the those charged with overseeing alcohol, a new government-funded study has concluded. “Cannabis regulatory agencies largely outperform alcohol regulatory agencies in terms of their articulated public health goals, activities, and policies,” the authors, all affiliated with the University of Maryland, wrote.…

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