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Supreme Court sets meeting on cannabis case (Newsletter: November 26,

Congress: marijuana banking on “back burner”; FL legalization sigs; NY gov signs cannabis bill; MA prohibition measure; Hemp & marijuana cooperation 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… Your…

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Federal Cannabis Policy: A Masterclass in Government Dysfunction

Let me paint you a picture of where we are right now with federal cannabis policy: it’s a complete shitshow. And I don’t use that term lightly. We’re living in a moment where the federal government has managed to create the most confusing, contradictory, and dysfunctional cannabis policy in the 90-year history of prohibition. That’s…

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New York Governor Signs Bill Expanding State Medical Marijuana Program—With

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has signed a bill into law updating the state’s medical marijuana program, with revised rules that grant reciprocity to out-of-state residents, streamline the patient certification process, allow adults 18 and older to grow their own cannabis plants for therapeutic use and more. The legislation from Assembly Majority Leader Crystal…

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Massachusetts Marijuana Industry Rallies To Stop Signature Certification For Measure

An association of Massachusetts marijuana businesses is urging voters to tell local officials about any cases of misleading signature gathering tactics and “fraudulent messaging” by a campaign seeking to put an initiative on the ballot next year that would roll back the state’s adult-use legalization law. The prohibitionist campaign, called the Coalition for a Healthy…

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FL cannabis legalization signatures tossed (Newsletter: November 25, 2025)

GOP lawmaker slams vets marijuana access defeat; Court: gun ban for cannabis users unconstitutional; NJ psilocybin vote; HI medical cannabis rules 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… Your…

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Federal Appeals Court Deems Gun Ban For Marijuana Consumers Unconstitutional,

A federal court has tossed a firearms conviction against a man because it determined that the underlying alleged crime—possession of a gun while being a user of marijuana—is unconstitutional. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth District on Friday said the crux of the case is “whether the Second Amendment protects a habitual marijuana…

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Hawaii Officials Finalize New Medical Marijuana Rules Letting Dispensaries Sell

Hawaii officials have finalized rules that will allow medical marijuana dispensaries to sell an expanded assortment of products for patients—including dry herb vaporizers, rolling papers and grinders—while revising the state code to clarify that cannabis oils and concentrates can be marketed for inhalation. The Department of Health’s (DOH) Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation…

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Republican Senators Made ‘Detrimental’ Mistake By Blocking Veterans’ Medical Marijuana

A Republican congressman says his GOP colleagues in the Senate made a “detrimental” mistake by blocking language from a key spending bill that would have increased military veterans’ access to medical marijuana in legal states. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) told Marijuana Moment last week that he felt it was “ridiculous” the Senate declined to include…

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Congresswoman demands DOJ explain cannabis enforcement change (Newsletter: November 24,

New hemp bills in Congress ; MA anti-marijuana ballot initiative sigs submitted; OR cannabis lounge measure withdrawn; DE gov on marijuana zoning 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……

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Everyone’s Cashing In on Legal Weed—Except America

As cannabis becomes a regulated global commodity—spanning pharma, exports and healthcare—the U.S. risks falling behind. While other regions advance professionalized, regulated markets, federal inaction and investor hesitation threaten America’s role in the industry it once led. Call it what you want—emerging, evolving, exploding—the global cannabis market is no longer a curiosity. In late 2025, the…

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