medical cannabis

Most Ohioans Support Opening New Marijuana Shops In The State

Ohioans are broadly supportive of having marijuana dispensaries in the state, with a majority saying the industry is positively impacting the economy, according to a new poll. Researchers at Ohio Northern University’s Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) surveyed adults on a wide range of what it called “backyard issues,” including solar farms, multi-family…

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Nebraska Tribe Punches Back After State Officials Hint At Prosecuting

A Native American tribe in Nebraska, as well as cannabis reform activists, are punching back against the governor and state attorney general over recent comments suggesting that people would be prosecuted if they buy marijuana from businesses on its reservation. Gov. Jim Pillen (R) and Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) both made controversial remarks about…

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Legalize Marijuana To Fund Broadband Access Expansion, Wisconsin Democratic Candidates

With a year to go until Wisconsin voters are set to elect their next governor, the majority of the current candidates are making clear that they will support efforts to legalize marijuana—in part to fund public programs such as increased access to broadband. Wisconsin Rep. Francesca Hong (D) kicked off the cannabis conversation during a…

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Conflicting hemp stances from alcohol & packaged goods groups (Newsletter:

FBI data: Marijuana arrests drive the drug war; MD gov’t psychedelics report; NE AG: cannabis a “poison”; SD committee’s medical marijuana & hemp recs 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…

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Thousands of UK Patients Suffering as Fewer Than 1% ofDoctors

London, UK – Thursday 23 October, 2025 — Almost seven years since medical cannabis was legalised in the UK on 1st November 2018, less than 1% of the UK’s approximate 100,000 doctors on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register have the training required to prescribe medical cannabis. While the UK’s medical cannabis market has…

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The Raids That Shook Europe’s Cannabis Empire

Lisbon, October 2025. The room fell silent when Dr. Vasco Bettencourt, director at INFARMED’s Licensing Unit, took the stage. He knew what awaited him: a hall packed with growers, exporters, and pharmaceutical operators anxious for answers after months of raids, suspended licenses, and delayed export permits. “We’re improving the system,” he said, pausing between lines…

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South Dakota Legislative Panel Recommends Tighter Regulations On Medical Marijuana

“This committee, in my opinion, has only made it harder for patients to access medical cannabis.” The rift between a South Dakota oversight committee and the state’s medical marijuana industry widened Tuesday in Pierre when the committee approved 11 motions, some of which called for tighter regulations. The motions were not made public before the…

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Nebraska Attorney General Calls Marijuana A ‘Poison’ And Says People

The attorney general of Nebraska says people who buy marijuana under a Native American tribe’s planned legal market on its reservation within the state do so “at their own peril,” implying enforcement action against citizens for purchasing what he described as a “poison” if they take it beyond the territory’s borders. During a press conference…

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Marijuana Arrests Are The Primary Driver Of The War On

Marijuana arrests are driving driving the overall war on drugs in states where cannabis remains illegal, according to a new NORML analysis of FBI data. And most of those busts are for simple possession. An examination of arrest data for 2024 in strictly prohibitionist states and those with limited medical cannabis programs revealed a continuation…

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Legal cannabis support from GOP voters is declining, poll shows

Incoming VA & NJ govs’ marijuana reform stances; Survey: Cannabis drinks reduce alcohol use; Hemp “loophole” myth; AMA study: Psilocybin use “surged” 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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