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Apr 11, 2025, 7:57 am By Ben AdlinA new policy memo from an American alcohol retail industry group argues that marijuana should be regulated more like booze—including by requiring that intoxicating cannabis products be sold only by businesses licensed to sell alcohol. “States should…Delaware Governor Slams FBI For ‘Stifling’ Adult-Use Marijuana Market Launch By Rejecting Background Check Request For Industry Workers
Apr 10, 2025, 4:55 pm By Kyle JaegerThe governor of Delaware is slamming the FBI for “stifling state-led innovation” by rejecting a request to create a fingerprint background check system for would-be cannabis industry workers, which threatens to delay the rollout of the state’s adult-use…Indiana Bill To Regulate Hemp-Derived Delta-8 THC Products Heads To House Floor Vote
Apr 10, 2025, 3:37 pm By Marijuana MomentThe legislation sets advertising, age-limit, licensing, packaging, testing and other requirements for hemp-derived products. By Leslie Bonilla-Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle Legislation regulating a marijuana-like drug already available throughout Indiana…DEA Says Stalled Marijuana Rescheduling Process Awaits Action From Agency Head Who Called Cannabis A ‘Gateway Drug’
Apr 10, 2025, 2:56 pm By Kyle JaegerThe Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has notified an agency judge that the marijuana rescheduling process is still on hold—with no future actions currently scheduled as the matter sits before the acting administrator, who has called cannabis a…Missouri Bill To Regulate Intoxicating Hemp Products Stalls In Senate Following 7-Hour Filibuster
Apr 10, 2025, 2:23 pm By Marijuana Moment“If we’re going to have a regulated industry, implement consumer protections to make sure that the potency that’s on the packaging is exactly what it is.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Legislation aiming to regulate intoxicating hemp products…Marijuana Consumers Say They’ll Increase Their Cannabis Use To Deal With The Trump Administration, Poll Shows
Apr 10, 2025, 1:49 pm By Kyle JaegerHalf of U.S. marijuana consumers say they expect to consume more cannabis under the Trump administration than they have before, according to a new poll. After a tumultuous first three months of President Donald Trump’s second term— with heightened economic…Connecticut Officials Create New Office To Regulate Medical And Adult-Use Marijuana
Apr 10, 2025, 1:04 pm By Marijuana Moment“From my viewpoint, this is a positive development both for the state and the cannabis industry in Connecticut.” By Mark Pazniokas and Andrew Brown, CT Mirror The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection is removing oversight and enforcement of the…Missouri House Committee Unanimously Approves Bill To Create Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Research Pilot Program
Apr 10, 2025, 12:17 pm By Kyle JaegerAnother Missouri House committee has approved a Republican-led bill to legalize the medical use of psilocybin by military veterans who are enrolled in clinical trials on the psychedelic. About a month after advancing through the House Veterans and Armed Forces…Trump’s Pick For Intelligence Post Says Past Marijuana Use Shouldn’t Disqualify For Security Clearances, But He’s ‘Not Convinced’ Current Use Should Be Allowed
Apr 10, 2025, 11:28 am By Kyle JaegerPresident Donald Trump’s pick for the second highest ranking position in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) says he “agrees” that past marijuana use alone shouldn’t federal workers from obtaining a security clearance. But going a…Top GOP Senator In Indiana Says It’d Be A ‘Smart Move’ To Decriminalize Marijuana
Apr 10, 2025, 9:56 am By Ben AdlinIndiana’s top Senate leader says that decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana would be a “smart move” in his view, though he remains “unconvinced” that broader legalization of cannabis is in the state’s best interest. In a wide-ranging interview…Florida Senate Passes Bill To Restrict Hemp Products Like Delta-8 THC
Apr 10, 2025, 8:52 am By Marijuana Moment“We have retailers in the state of Florida that are selling products that are intoxicating. They are selling products that are putting adults and children in the hospital.” By Mitch Perry, Florida Phoenix For the second year in a row, the Florida Senate…Pennsylvania Is ‘Substantially Closer’ To Legalizing Marijuana With Vote Coming As Soon As This Month, Lawmaker Says
Apr 10, 2025, 8:16 am By Kyle JaegerThe Pennsylvania legislature is “substantially closer” to reaching a deal on marijuana legalization, and an initial vote on a bipartisan cannabis reform bill could come as early as this month, a Democratic lawmaker says. Rep. Emily Kinkead (D), who has…Montana Lawmakers Advance Competing Bills To Reallocate Marijuana Tax Revenue While Preserving Conservation Funds
Apr 9, 2025, 3:54 pm By Marijuana Moment“This allocated available dollars to important Montana industries, agriculture and the outdoor economy. It’s a good bill for these businesses.” By Micah Drew, Daily Montanan Lawmakers in each chamber of the Montana Legislature have advanced bills that…Alabama Lawmakers Approve Bill Directing Alcohol Regulators To Oversee Consumable Hemp Products
Apr 9, 2025, 3:05 pm By Marijuana Moment“What I would encourage is that we look at… an economic impact study and maybe a task force… so that way we actually know the facts.” By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector An Alabama House committee Tuesday approved a bill that would impose new…North Dakota Senate Kills Proposal To Expand Marijuana Decriminalization And Lessen Penalties
Apr 9, 2025, 2:56 pm By Ben AdlinJust days after a North Dakota Senate committee recommended killing a House-passed measure that would reduce state penalties for low-level marijuana possession, the full chamber has proceeded with rejecting the proposal. On Wednesday, senators voted 32–14…German Coalition Parties Announce Plans To Evaluate—But Not Repeal—The Country’s Marijuana Legalization Law
Apr 9, 2025, 12:25 pm By Ben AdlinFollowing a pivotal national election in Germany earlier this year, political parties that are cooperating to form a new coalition government have announced they’ll conduct an “open-ended evaluation” of the country’s new marijuana legalization…Hawaii House Of Representatives Passes Bill To Create Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Research Pilot Program
Apr 9, 2025, 11:46 am By Ben AdlinHawaii’s House of Representatives has approved a bill that would create a two-year pilot program to support clinical research into psychedelic-assisted therapies, including substances such as psilocybin and MDMA. Lawmakers on the House floor voted 44-5 to…
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