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Oregon Marijuana Business Files New Lawsuit Challenging Ban On Interstate

An Oregon marijuana business has filed a new federal lawsuit against the state, challenging the constitutionality of laws prohibiting interstate cannabis commerce. After filing an initial suit in 2022—and later withdrawing it amid expectations of unspecified “big things” coming—the cannabis wholesaler Jefferson Packing House (JPH) filed a revised complaint on Wednesday with the U.S. District…

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Feds say cannabis is a “deadly” drug (Newsletter: October 2,

CA marijuana tax break in effect; OR officials defend cannabis industry labor law; MA psychedelics vote; TX ag commissioner on hemp; NE licenses delay 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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‘It’s Complicated In India…’: Cannabis Myths & Realities in the

Lately, the Western world has been peeking into India through social media: quirky tourist spots (there’s a temple filled with rats!), the timeless beauty of the Taj Mahal, unsanitary but viral street food clips, Goa’s trippy nightlife, and the country’s obsession with Argentina’s national soccer team. No wonder so many content creators and tourists are…

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Massachusetts Lawmakers Advance Psychedelics Pilot Program Bill As Committees Weigh

Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a bill to establish a pilot program for the regulated therapeutic use of psychedelics. And two committees have separately held hearings to discuss additional psilocybin-related measures. Less than two weeks after advancing out of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery Hearing, the pilot program legislation from…

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Nebraska Officials Miss Medical Marijuana Licensing Deadline As Regulators Resign

“The integrity of a lawful election is being stolen by self-righteous politicians who beat their chests, trumpeting election integrity while quietly using you as a commission to undermine it.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner Supporters have questioned for months whether the voter-authorized Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission would meet its October 1 deadline to grant its…

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FDA adds cannabis products to adverse event reporting form (Newsletter:

WI GOP medical marijuana bill; German gov’t legalization report; Alcohol industry group welcomes THC hemp drink maker; Roger Stone on Trump & cannabis 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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Buyer Beware on Schedule 3

Descheduling or Bust: Why Half-Measures Won’t Cut It for Cannabis Reform I’ve learned to stop trying to predict the cannabis policy landscape. Every time I think I’ve got a handle on where things are headed, something completely bonkers happens that reminds me this industry operates on its own bizarre timeline with its own inexplicable logic.…

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Green Thumb Opening 19th Pennsylvania Dispensary

[PRESS RELEASE] – CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 30, 2025 – RISE Dispensaries, a rapidly growing cannabis retail chain owned by Green Thumb Industries Inc., announced its latest Pennsylvania location, RISE Dispensary Lebanon. Located at 1600 W. Cumberland St., conveniently near Downtown Lebanon off Route 422, RISE Dispensary Lebanon is the company’s 19th retail location…

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Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Move to Legalize Medical Cannabis in 2025

Wisconsin could be the 41st state to legalize medical cannabis under bicameral legislation that the state’s top senators are putting their clout behind.Senate President Mary Felzkowski, R-Tomahawk, and Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Testin, R-Stevens Point, introduced the bill on Sept. 29, with state Rep. Patrick Snyder, R-Weston, sponsoring a companion proposal in the lower…

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Wisconsin’s GOP Senate President Files New Medical Marijuana Legalization Bill

Wisconsin’s Senate president announced on Monday that she and two other bicameral Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation to legalize medical marijuana in the state. Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R), who’s previously sponsored a medical cannabis bill, said in a press release that she’s filed the new measure alongside Sen. Patrick Testin (R), with an Assembly…

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