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Feb 6, 2025, 1:49 pm By Kyle JaegerNew York regulators have launched a new resource meant to connect licensed marijuana businesses with banks that are willing to work with the industry, even as federal prohibition continues to pose barriers to financial services. The state Office of Cannabis…Maryland Governor Pushes To Build On Mass Marijuana Pardons Through Bill To Expand Expungement Eligibility
Feb 6, 2025, 12:55 pm By Ben AdlinMaryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) touted legislation in his State of the State address on Wednesday that would expand opportunities for people to have their criminal records for marijuana expunged, allowing people who violated terms of their parole or probation to…Cocaine Is ‘Not Worse Than Whiskey’ And Should Be ‘Sold Like Wine’ To Eradicate Drug Cartels, Colombia’s President Says
Feb 6, 2025, 11:32 am By Kyle JaegerCocaine is “not worse than whiskey,” Colombia’s president says, while arguing that cartels could be “easily dismantled” if the drug was legalized and “sold like wine.” During an hours-long government meeting on Wednesday, President Gustavo Petro…GOP Congressman Wants To Talk With RFK Jr. About How ‘Marijuana Is Harmful’ As Trump’s Cabinet Pick Heads To Confirmation Vote
Feb 6, 2025, 10:44 am By Kyle JaegerA GOP congressman says it’s “definitely” time to have a talk with President Donald Trump’s pick for head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to convince him that “marijuana is harmful” and that the way to make Americans…Texas Lt. Gov. Touts Poll Result Backing Hemp Crackdown While Ignoring Support For Marijuana Legalization In Same Survey
Feb 6, 2025, 9:58 am By Ben AdlinTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) this week emphasized a survey result showing that more than half (55 percent) of Texans want the state to rein its largely unregulated market for hemp-derived THC. At the same time, however, he seemed to ignore the survey’s…Arkansas Lawmakers Approve Bill To Use Medical Marijuana Revenue To Fund Free Breakfasts For Students
Feb 6, 2025, 8:44 am By Ben AdlinLawmakers in Arkansas advanced legislation on Wednesday that would set aside revenue from medical marijuana taxes to pay for free breakfast for students. The bill, SB 59, would supplement federal free and reduced-price meal funds with money from a state Food…Pennsylvania GOP Leaders Say It’s Up To Governor To Push Marijuana Legalization Over The Finish Line
Feb 6, 2025, 7:59 am By Kyle JaegerPennsylvania GOP leaders are delivering their response to the Democratic governor’s latest budget request calling for marijuana legalization: If you want the reform enacted, you need to meaningfully come to the table with the legislature and craft a deal to…Bipartisan Senators Address Marijuana Industry Banking Challenges At Hearing Despite Chairman’s Focus On ‘Federally Legal’ Businesses
Feb 5, 2025, 2:15 pm By Kyle JaegerU.S. senators on both sides of the aisle addressed the lack of banking access for the marijuana industry at a committee hearing on Wednesday, with one GOP member suggesting that the issue warrants a broader examination of federal cannabis policies. Meanwhile,…Only Two Virginia Republican Lawmakers Voted To Legalize Marijuana Sales As GOP Governor Threatens Veto
Feb 5, 2025, 12:14 pm By Marijuana Moment“It’s great that this bill is getting Republican votes, but the one that matters is the governor, and yet he is unwilling to recognize that it is 2025 and not 1975.” By Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury Virginia’s legislature has once again approved…Opioid Prescriptions Drop In States That Legalize Marijuana, Federally Funded Study Shows, Suggesting Some Pain Patients Prefer Cannabis
Feb 5, 2025, 11:47 am By Ben AdlinA new federally funded study shows that legalization of marijuana in U.S. states is associated with reduced prescriptions for opioid pain medications among commercially insured adults—indicating a possible substitution effect where patients are choosing to…GOP Lawmaker Files First Marijuana Bill Of New Congress, Aiming To Protect Veterans’ Medical Cannabis Access
Feb 5, 2025, 10:54 am By Kyle JaegerA GOP congressman has filed the first marijuana bill of the 119th Congress, seeking to protect military veterans from losing government benefits for using medical cannabis in compliance with state law. The measure from Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) would also codify…Hawaii Marijuana Legalization Bill Gets Approval From House Committees At Joint Hearing
Feb 5, 2025, 9:16 am By Ben AdlinA sweeping bill to legalize adult-use marijuana in Hawaii and bring together hemp and cannabis regulation under a single agency advanced on Tuesday, winning approval from a pair of House committees at a joint hearing. The measure—HB 1246, from Rep. David…Top Marijuana Advocacy Organization Welcomes New Leader Who Sees ‘Opportunities To Make Progress’ In 2025
Feb 5, 2025, 8:30 am By Kyle JaegerIt’s the beginning of a new chapter in the cannabis policy reform movement, and as 2025 legislative sessions get underway, the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) has a new leader at the helm. Lauren Daly has been named as the leading cannabis organization’s…Elon Musk Says Mandatory Drug Testing For Federal Workers Is A ‘Great Idea’ As His DOGE Agency Seeks Spending Cuts Under Trump
Feb 5, 2025, 8:08 am By Kyle JaegerElon Musk, chair of the Trump administration’s newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), says it’s a “great idea” to mandate drug testing of federal employees as he pushes to make massive cuts to government agencies and spending. In an X…Marijuana Industry Is ‘Effectively Debanked’ And ‘Forced’ To Operate On Cash, Witness Tells Senate Committee
Feb 4, 2025, 5:15 pm By Kyle JaegerAs a Senate committee prepares to take up the issue of debanking at a hearing on Wednesday, one of the invited witnesses is proactively calling attention to marijuana industry banking access challenges under federal prohibition and urging Congress to enact…GOP Congressman Withdraws Amendment Aimed At Undermining Marijuana Rescheduling Process
Feb 4, 2025, 4:16 pm By Kyle JaegerA Republican congressman has withdrawn an amendment to a fentanyl-related bill that was aimed at undermining the ongoing marijuana rescheduling process. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) filed the measure this week with aims of attaching it to the underlying bill meant…Judge Gives Tennessee Hemp Industry More Time Before Statewide Product Ban Takes Effect
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