As 2026 brings a new wave of marijuana reform bills to state legislatures across the U.S., a theme has emerged in one specific policy area: Lawmakers are pushing to allow seriously ill patients to access medical cannabis in hospital settings, with at least 13 states exploring the reform this year. Variations of what’s become known…
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OK gov pushes to shut down medical marijuana; ID medical cannabis sigs; WV & MS ibogaine votes; WI legalization bill; TX lawmakers on hemp 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…
Legal cannabis won’t be on FL ballot, officials say (Newsletter: Read More »
Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers are unveiling a new bill to legalize marijuana in the state—though its prospects of passage remain dubious with Republicans still in control of both chambers of the legislature. “Legalization of cannabis is not radical. What’s radical is continuing a system that destroys lives, drains resources and ignores the will of the people,”…
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The Republican governor of Oklahoma says he wants voters to revisit the state’s medical marijuana law and “shut it down,” arguing that “liberal activists” conned the state and “opened up Pandora’s box’ with legalization. During his State of the State address on Monday, Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) said his “top priority has always been keeping…
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“Nebraska needs to seize the opportunity to be slow and deliberate in the manner in which we determine how best to designate appropriate conditions for medical cannabis.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The chair of the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission resigned from her post Monday, about nine months after Gov. Jim Pillen (R) appointed her…
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As the cannabis industry professionalizes, consolidates, and globalizes, a basic question still goes unanswered far too often:Who built this space, and who paid the price before it became profitable? To mark Black History Month and its 10th anniversary, Minorities for Medical Marijuana (M4MM) has released its inaugural Power 100, recognizing 100 Black leaders whose work…
The Power 100: The Black Leaders Who Built Cannabis, Not Read More »
The West Virginia House of Delegates and Mississippi House of Representatives have both approved bills to support research in hopes of gaining federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the psychedelic ibogaine as a novel treatment option. In West Virginia, the legislation from Del. Ryan Browning (R) unanimously passed the House in a 96-0…
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An Idaho campaign says it’s collected more than 45,000 signatures to put a medical marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot—and recent polling shows overwhelming majority support for the reform among residents. The Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho (NMAI) announced on Friday that it’s amassed its signature haul with a team of petitioners deployed throughout…
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A playful tour of Greenland’s underground cannabis scene, from strict laws and sky-high prices to myths that grow in the polar night. Imagine living in a place where winter darkness stretches for months, the nearest neighbor might be hours away by boat, and a single gram of cannabis costs roughly $59. Oh, and it’s completely…
Getting High in the High North: Greenland’s Quiet Cannabis Culture Read More »
