A President’s Plea: Why Colombia’s Petro Is Right About Legalizing Everything When the Victim Tells You to Stop Shooting Colombian President Gustavo Petro did something remarkable last week: he publicly told Donald Trump to legalize marijuana and end the War on Drugs. Not as an academic exercise or a progressive policy proposal, but as an…
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The head of a national marijuana reform advocacy organization says pushing back against recent efforts to undermine state-level legalization laws must be a “priority for the entire industry,” urging supporters to take action to resist prohibitionists or else risk jeopardizing years of progress. Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Executive Director Adam Smith authored a blog post…
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Top White House staffers under the Biden administration have shed new light on the mass marijuana pardon and cannabis rescheduling process they helped facilitate, revealing the extent to which they were involved in broader clemency actions that are now under scrutiny by GOP leaders. As part of a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigation…
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The U.S. Supreme Court has granted a request from the Trump administration to extend the deadline to submit briefs in a case concerning the constitutionality of a federal ban on gun ownership by people who use marijuana and other drugs. After justices agreed to take the case, U.S. v. Hemani, late last month, DOJ told the court…
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MN AG clarifies hemp letter; MA marijuana user employment protections; Seth Rogen on THC drinks; NE tribe claims punishment for pushing legal cannabis 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…
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A lead attorney representing marijuana businesses in a case that’s pending consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court says he’s “hopeful”—albeit somewhat “nervous”—about the prospect of justices taking up the matter and ultimately deciding to address a key legal question about the constitutionality of federal cannabis prohibition. Last month, the powerhouse law firm Boies Schiller Flexner…
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Massachusetts lawmakers have advanced a bill to provide employment protections for people who use marijuana. Members of the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on Friday passed the legislation from Rep. Chynah Tyler (D), sending it to the House Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee for further consideration. This comes about two months after a…
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On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, voters in multiple states will head to the polls. The outcomes of these elections will have major implications for cannabis policy on the East Coast. NORML’s cannabis voter guide, Smoke the Vote, provides summaries of cannabis-related policy positions for candidates in Virginia’s and New Jersey’s general elections, and for candidates…
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In How I Got You Your Ounce, a memoir published in 2025 by BookBaby, a self-described “apartment dealer” known as Jimmy X recounts 53 years of selling marijuana in New York City. Written by Jimmy X” and Nan K. Chase with David Belmont, the book tracks cannabis from the mid-1960s through legalization, weaving social, legal…
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“People need to understand that they are still fighting bitterly to the very end on this topic, even though I think Nebraska voters have spoken.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska is moving ahead with legalizing marijuana, a move the tribe’s attorney general says Nebraska officials used to suspend negotiations on…
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