This Saturday, August 2nd, marks the 88th anniversary of the signing of the Marihuana Tax Act, the first federal marijuana prohibition law. Since its inception, cannabis prohibition has been predicated on deception, stigmatization, and outright lies. The Marihuana Tax Act was passed in 1937 following almost no legislative debate and over the staunch objections of…
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Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers are taking another swing at passing a bill to legalize marijuana with state-run stores, despite a different version of the proposal being soundly rejected in the GOP-controlled Senate after it passed the House earlier this session. Rep. David Delloso (D) circulated a cosponsorship memo for the legislation on Tuesday, making the case…
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A groundbreaking study from the University of Cambridge has revealed a devastating indictment of our healthcare system’s failure to serve autistic individuals. While autistic people are generally less likely to use recreational substances than the general population, those who do use drugs are nine times more likely to be self-medicating for autism-related symptoms and mental…
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Surprise Poll: Republicans Actually LOVE Cannabis Freedom (So What’s the Holdup?) Well, folks, it’s time to throw another tired stereotype into the garbage bin. According to a fresh poll conducted by none other than Trump’s own pollster, Republicans aren’t just warming up to cannabis legalization—they’re downright enthusiastic about it, especially when it comes to states’…
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President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters (R)—a vocal proponent of marijuana legalization—to lead the national Republican Party. The president officially endorsed Gruters for chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) in a lengthy social media post last Thursday in which he also endorsed current RNC Chairman Michael Whatley…
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Consumers ages 21 and older will be able to purchase cannabis products from licensed retailers beginning on August 1st, according to an announcement by the state’s Marijuana Commissioner. Lawmakers approved legislation more than two years ago regulating the adult-use marijuana market. Consumers will initially be able to purchase cannabis at approximately a dozen retail locations…
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As Texas’s special legislative session enters its second week, a Republican House member on Monday filed companion legislation to a Senate bill that would ban consumable hemp products with any detectable level of THC. Meanwhile, Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who vetoed an earlier version of the ban during the state’s regular legislative session, is continuing…
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You know what actually makes people happy at work? Spoiler: it’s not cubicles, khakis, or back-to-back Zoom calls about absolutely nothing. It’s cannabis. According to the 2025 Shift Pulse Report, a juicy data drop from Deputy, a platform tracking how America’s hourly workers actually feel, the happiest people punching the clock are in the marijuana…
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Trump’s pro-marijuana RNC endorsement; NC gov’s cannabis council meeting; Fed court’s safe drug consumption ruling; TX hemp ban 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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Federal researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) say they’ve made the first-ever detection of THC in human breath following the consumption of infused edibles—a possible step forward in terms of field testing for cannabis impairment. But more research is necessary, they add, pointing to “uncertainty of breath measurements” and the need…
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