Florida’s Supreme Court is fast approaching a deadline—midnight on Monday—to render an opinion in a case that will decide whether a marijuana legalization initiative will appear on the state ballot this November. But while expectations…
Nebraska’s unicameral legislature spent hours on Wednesday evening debating a proposed tax bill containing a provision that would set a 100 percent tax rate on CBD and consumable hemp products—part of a broader package of sales tax changes…
Kansas lawmakers have voted to table a bill to create a medical marijuana pilot program in the state that has drawn early criticism from advocates who view it as excessively restrictive. The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee took…
With both chambers of Maryland’s legislature having recently passed bills to establish a psychedelics task force to study legal access to substances like psilocybin and DMT, committees in the opposite chambers have now received those…
A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official says the agency wants to “correct misperceptions” that its drug scheduling review process is done in a “shroud of secrecy” as it works to reach a final decision on possibly reclassifying…
Vermont’s Senate passed a measure that would establish a working group to study whether and how to allow therapeutic access to psychedelics in the state. If the bill is enacted, a report from the working group would be due to the…
German legalization officially signed; Congressional marijuana letters; Poll: only 1/10 Americans opposes legal cannabis; DE banking; MA psychedelics Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning.…
A New Hampshire House subcommittee on Wednesday rejected a sweeping amendment to a marijuana legalization bill—declining to pivot to a franchise system that would be overseen by the state and which would bring the overall proposal more in…
Minnesota’s former governor Jesse Ventura launching his own cannabis brand, fulfilling a “lifelong dream” by unveiling a line of hemp products. The retired professional wrestler first previewed plans to enter the cannabis space with…
Nine in 10 Americans say marijuana should be legal for recreational or medical purposes, a new Pew Research Center poll finds. And most agree that legalization bolsters local economies and makes the criminal justice system more fair. The…
“Prohibition of alcohol ended nearly 100 years ago and we still have a liquor bill nearly every year.” By Peter Callaghan, MinnPost The lead sponsors of 2023’s recreational cannabis law are sensitive to suggestions that the sweeping law…
It is “unacceptable” that the Department of Justice has yet to reissue federal marijuana enforcement guidance to discourage interference in state cannabis programs, leaving Americans in a “legal limbo” despite promises to update the policy…
Three Republican senators are urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reject the top federal health agency’s marijuana rescheduling recommendation, arguing that it would put the U.S. out of compliance with international treaty…
A bill to legalize marijuana nationwide in Germany has officially been signed into law, with the reform set to take effect next week. Bundesrat President Manuela Schwesig signed the legislation on Wednesday, the last step to enactment.…
Recreational sales amounted for more than 76% of the total, an increase from the 70% of sales it represented in 2022. In 2021, the first year adult-use recreational sales were legal, they were just 45 percent of the total. By David Abbott,…
A Delaware legislative panel has approved a bill that would enact state-level protections for banks that provide services to licensed marijuana businesses. The bill, filed by Rep. Ed Osienski (D) and Sen. Trey Paradee (D), has the…
A Massachusetts joint legislative committee held a hearing on Tuesday to discuss an initiative that would legalize psychedelics that may appear on the November ballot if lawmakers decline to independently enact it first. Members of the…
With a bill sitting on his desk that would legalize the retail sale of marijuana in Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said recently that people “must be smoking something” if they think he’s going to sign it into law. It’s the latest and…
DE marijuana banking bill; SD legalization initiative; NH cannabis amendment; CT, ME & VT psychedelics; Poll: bipartisan support for federal reform Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning.…
Lawmakers in New Hampshire on Tuesday heard public testimony on a newly proposed amendment to a marijuana legalization bill that that would transform the measure into a state-controlled franchise model of commercial sales, a novel…
Connecticut lawmakers have approved a bill to decriminalize psilocybin in a bicameral committee. About two weeks after the legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee first discussed the psychedelics proposal, members approved it on Tuesday.…
A strong majority of voters—including more than 60 percent of Republicans—support congressional legislation to protect states’ rights to set their own marijuana laws, according to a new poll of three states. The survey, commissioned by the…
Vermont’s Senate has given preliminary approval to a measure that would establish a working group to study whether and how to allow therapeutic access to psychedelics in the state. If the bill is enacted, a report from the working group…
Delaware’s treasurer is promoting new legislation that would provide state-level protections to banks that provide services to licensed marijuana businesses. The bill was filed by Rep. Ed Osienski (D) and Sen. Trey Paradee (D) in…
“Hopefully this continues to show cannabis workers in Missouri and the rest of the nation that no matter how hard their bosses want to fight them, they’ll still win when they have a union behind them.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri…
As Hawaii’s legislative session kicked off in January, lawmakers in both chambers introduced a sprawling, 300-plus-page proposal to legalize marijuana. Since then, committees have held hearings on the legislation, made amendments and…
Maine lawmakers have advanced an amended bill to establish a commission tasked with studying and making recommendations on regulating access to psychedelic services. Members of the legislature’s Veterans and Legal Affairs Committee, who…
South Dakota activists say they’ve crossed the halfway point for signatures to place a marijuana legalization initiative on the state’s November ballot. With a turn-in deadline coming up on May 7, South Dakotans for Better Marijuana Laws …
Census posts state marijuana data; HI legalization; UT & VT psychedelics; SAFER Banking poll; Cannabis terpene study; VA equity; MN drug decrim Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s…
A Senate-passed marijuana legalization bill in Hawaii has survived a close vote on the House floor, with members narrowly advancing the proposal to its final legislative committee as some lawmakers who oppose the reform warned of dire…