The Ohio Senate has voted to concur with a House-amended bill to scale back the state’s voter-approved marijuana law and ban the sale of hemp products that fall outside of a recently revised federal definition for the crop unless they’re sold at licensed cannabis dispensaries. The measure from Sen. Stephen Huffman (R) was substantively revised…
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Chronic pain patients enrolled in New York’s medical cannabis access program reduce their use of prescription opioids, according to longitudinal data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine. Investigators affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Columbia University in New York assessed prescription opioid use over 18 months…
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Pennsylvania is losing out on critical revenue by not legalizing marijuana, a key Democratic lawmaker says, but it’s up to the GOP-controlled Senate to make the next move. And one top Republican senator says there are “some significant concerns” to address before that happens—including the current federal classification of cannabis that’s under review by the…
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As Virginia lawmakers prepare to resume efforts to legalize adult-use marijuana sales in next year’s legislative session, state officials have released guidance on a recently enacted law that provides employment protections for workers who use cannabis while off duty. Virginia has a medical cannabis program—and recreational use and personal cultivation were legalized in 2021, but…
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The Anatomy of Propaganda: Deconstructing Singapore’s “Medical Cannabis” Misinformation Let me show you what state-sponsored propaganda looks like in 2025. Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau recently published an infographic titled “Understanding Medical Cannabis” that’s so packed with cherry-picked data, misleading claims, and deliberate omissions that it deserves a thorough dissection. This isn’t just bad science—it’s a…
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DOJ memo on guns & marijuana users; Senator blocks Trump’s drug czar pick; KY gov: Medical cannabis sales “very close”; OH marijuana recriminalization 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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New Hampshire lawmakers have introduced a slew of marijuana-related bills for the upcoming 2026 session, including proposals to legislatively enact adult-use legalization—or alternatively leave it up to voters to decide at the ballot. After submitting at least a dozen requests for legislative staff to draft reform marijuana and psychedelics reform bills they plan to sponsor…
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A Florida senator has introduced a new bill for the 2026 session that would legalize home cultivation of marijuana for registered medical cannabis patients in the state. Sen. Carlos Smith (D) filed the legislation on Friday—one of the latest attempts to give patients a home grow option that’s allowed under most medical marijuana programs in…
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A federally funded study published by the American Medical Association (AMA) is adding more evidence that marijuana can serve as an effective substitute for opioids in chronic pain treatment. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine on Monday, looked at opioid prescribing trends among chronic pain patients who…
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