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Jun 3, 2025, 12:28 pm By Kyle JaegerTexas hemp advocates and stakeholders are rallying in opposition to a bill the legislature passed to outlaw all consumable hemp-derived cannabinoid products containing any detectable THC—delivering more than 100,000 petition signatures asking Gov. Greg…California Assembly Unanimously Passes Bill To Delay Marijuana Tax Hike For Five Years
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Jun 3, 2025, 9:41 am By Marijuana Moment“If we don’t build real, sustained advocacy campaigns—the kind that mobilize voters, flood lawmakers’ inboxes and dominate local news cycles—we’ll keep losing ground.” By Gretchen Gailey, Project Champion The passage of SB 3 in Texas, banning the…Scientists Find 33 Genetic Markers In Marijuana That Can Be Targeted To Breed New ‘Enhanced’ Strains ‘Tailored For Medical And Recreational Uses’
Jun 3, 2025, 8:49 am By Ben AdlinScientists report that they’ve identified 33 “significant markers” in the cannabis genome that “significantly influence cannabinoid production”—a finding they say promises to drive the development of new plant varieties with specific cannabinoid…Maine Lawmakers Pass Bill To Legalize Possession Of Psilocybin, But Without Legal Sales Of The Psychedelic
Jun 3, 2025, 7:47 am By Marijuana MomentThe Maine House of Representatives on Monday narrowly passed a bill that would legalize possession of up to one ounce of psilocybin by people 21 and older. The measure, LD 1034 from Rep. Grayson Lookner (D), would not authorize or regulate production,…Texas Lawmakers Pass Ibogaine Bill That Gives State A Commercial Stake In Psychedelic Intellectual Property
Jun 2, 2025, 5:23 pm By Ben AdlinThe Texas legislature has passed a bill that would create a state-backed research consortium to conduct clinical trials on ibogaine as a possible treatment for substance use disorders and other mental health conditions, with the goal of developing a drug that…California Bill To Delay Marijuana Tax Hike Is Set To Get A Vote On Assembly Floor This Week
Jun 2, 2025, 4:37 pm By Kyle JaegerCalifornia activists are urging lawmakers to pass a bill this week to delay the implementation of an planned hike on marijuana taxes—a policy change advocates argue would detract from efforts to mitigate the illicit market. The tax increase that Gov. Gavin…Only One European Country’s Cannabis Policy Is Actually Undermining The Illicit Market (Op-Ed)
Jun 2, 2025, 2:03 pm By Marijuana Moment“While European nations have taken a diverse approaches to cannabis policy and reforms, a majority of these models have yet to challenge the foothold of illicit sellers.” By Niklas Kouparanis, Bloomwell Group In the last several decades, Europe has made…Florida Marijuana Activists Collect Enough Signatures On 2026 Legalization Ballot Measure To Trigger Fiscal And Judicial Review
Jun 2, 2025, 1:11 pm By Kyle JaegerActivists seeking to put another marijuana legalization on the ballot in Florida have collected enough signatures to initiate the next steps in the process, triggering a fiscal and judicial review by state officials. About five months after filing the measure…Trump Wants To Delete State Medical Marijuana Protections From Budget While Continuing To Block Cannabis Sales Legalization In D.C.
Jun 2, 2025, 11:41 am By Kyle JaegerPresident Donald Trump is again proposing to remove existing protections for states that have legalized medical marijuana, while maintaining a ban that’s prevented Washington, D.C. from enacting a system of regulated adult-use cannabis sales. As part of his…A Lot More Older Americans Are Now Using Marijuana, Federally Funded Study Shows
Jun 2, 2025, 11:09 am By Ben AdlinA new federally funded report published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that use of marijuana by U.S. adults 65 and older has increased considerably in recent years amid broader legal access for medical and recreational use.…Nevada Governor Signs Bill To Stop Disqualifying People From Being Foster Parents Over Past Marijuana Convictions
Jun 2, 2025, 9:06 am By Tom AngellNevada’s governor has signed a bill to remove a restriction currently preventing people from being foster parents due to past marijuana convictions. While Nevada voters legalized cannabis for adult-use at the ballot in 2016, state law had continued to make…Nebraska Bill To Outlaw Most Consumable Hemp And THC Products Is Dead For The Year
Jun 2, 2025, 8:18 am By Marijuana Moment“Why do we have to act as if we’re the moral compass for the state? We’re senators. We’re not people’s parents.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner A legislative effort backed by Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers (R) to ban most consumable…Czech Republic Lawmakers Pass Bill To Legalize Marijuana Home Cultivation And Allow Psilocybin For Medical Use
Jun 2, 2025, 7:27 am By Ben AdlinLawmakers in Czech Republic this week moved forward with plans to reform the nation’s drug laws to legalize simple possession and home cultivation of marijuana and allow the use of psilocybin for medical purposes. The country’s Chamber of Deputies passed…Texas Lawmakers Pass Medical Marijuana Program Expansion Bill, Sending It To The Governor’s Desk
Jun 1, 2025, 7:32 pm By Tom AngellTexas lawmakers have passed a bill to significantly expand the state’s medical marijuana program, sending it to the governor. Just days after the legislation from Rep. Ken King (R) advanced through the Senate, with amendments that watered down the original…Medical-Focused Psychedelic Capitalism Will Enrich Elites While Continuing Criminalization Of Most Use (Op-Ed)
Jun 1, 2025, 11:00 am By Marijuana Moment“Community-controlled decriminalization is a better path to mainstreaming psychedelics than relinquishing power to the medical industry and pharmaceutical cartels.” By Kevin Walby, University of Winnepeg & Jamie Brownlee, Carleton University, via The…Federal Judge Rules Alaska Didn’t Violate Constitution When Restricting Intoxicating Hemp Products
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