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One of the world’s largest marijuana companies announced the formation of an international advisory board on Thursday. Among those joining the team at Tilray are former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, who also served as the Democratic National Committee (DNC)…

New Zealand is experiencing a surge of synthetic drug overdoses—but in response, the government has introduced a series of reform policies that include treating possession and consumption as public health issues while increasing enforcement against synthetic…

Legal marijuana could be on the horizon for Nebraska in 2020. While medical cannabis will be the primary focus of a new committee formed by two state lawmakers, they will also explore putting adult-use legalization on the ballot. The group, Nebraskans for…

When criminal justice reform legislation comes to the Senate floor for a vote next week, a key member of the body’s Republican leadership team will seek to attach a far-reaching amendment to end federal cannabis prohibition, Marijuana Moment has learned.…

Republicans might have held on to a majority in the House in last month’s midterm elections if they’d passed a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition, according to one GOP member of Congress. In a phone interview with Marijuana Moment this week, Rep.…

New bill would solve marijuana industry border issues; Chicago mayor wants cannabis revenue for pensions; “CBD gummies” a top 2018 search, Google says Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the…

The 2018 Farm Bill, which would legalize industrial hemp, is officially headed to President Donald Trump’s desk. The House passed the legislation on Wednesday, one day after the Senate approved it. It’s been decades since the ban on hemp was imposed—a…

People in the U.S. were really interested in learning about cannabidiol (CBD) gummies in 2018, according to Google’s year-end trend report. “CBD gummies” was the third most popular food-related Google search of the year—following unicorn cake and…

Marijuana can really mess up border and immigration issues for people who partake in consumption or participate in the industry, but that would change if a new bill being introduced in Congress this week is enacted. Under current U.S. laws, people who admit to…

Tax revenue from legal marijuana sales should be earmarked to fund pension programs, the mayor of Chicago said on Wednesday. “Illinois legislators will be taking a serious look next year at legalizing recreational marijuana,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) said in…