New Hampshire Lawmakers Take Up Bipartisan Bills To Legalize Psilocybin For Medical Use
New Jersey Marijuana Businesses Could Engage In Interstate Commerce Under Senate President’s New Bill
Ohio Attorney General Rejects Cannabis Referendum Petition, Saying It’s ‘Misleading’
Canadian Support For Marijuana Legalization Is Increasing, New Poll Shows
Joe Rogan Surprised After GOP Senator Says Marijuana And Alcohol Industries Jointly Backed Push To Ban Hemp THC Products
More Than A Third Of Rap And Hip Hop Music Videos Feature Marijuana, Government-Funded Study Shows
CBD Has ‘Substantial Promise’ To Combat Tumors From Cancer, Scientific Review Shows
Marijuana Users Are Being Unjustly Jailed For Allegedly Driving Under The Influence, Government-Funded Study Shows
California Officials Award $30 Million In Marijuana Revenue To Support Research On THC Drinks, Terpenes And Tribal Cannabis Sales
Medical Marijuana Use Is ‘Prevalent’ Among People With Disabilities—And It Helps Treat Pain, New Federally Funded Study Shows
State Marijuana Regulators Share Tips On How To Stay Safe And Legal Around The Holidays
One In Three Americans ‘Pre-Game’ With Marijuana Before Family Holiday Gatherings, Survey Finds
As More Americans Choose Marijuana Over Alcohol, Mainstream Media Notices The ‘Cousin Walk’ Thanksgiving Tradition
Joe Rogan Slams ‘Really Bad’ Federal Hemp Ban Trump Signed, Blaming Alcohol Industry For Influencing Congress
New Netflix Documentary Shows How Psychedelics Help Military Veterans Heal Trauma
Pre-Rolls Are A Key Driver Of The Cannabis Retail Market’s Success (Op-Ed)
Massachusetts Hits $10 Billion Marijuana Sales Milestone, With Top Official Saying Consumption Lounges Will Bolster Industry In 2026
Ohio Dispensaries Sold More Than $1 Billion Worth Of Legal Marijuana In 2025
Marijuana Consumers Are More Likely To Shop At Target Following Decision To Sell Cannabis-Infused Drinks, Poll Shows
Marijuana Company Sues DoorDash, Total Wine And Others Over Alleged Illegal Sales Of Hemp THC Products
Federal hemp THC ban would be delayed for two years under new bill (Newsletter: January 14, 2026)
Congress moves to keep blocking cannabis sales in DC (Newsletter: January 13, 2026)
DOJ won’t delay cannabis rescheduling, GOP congressman says (Newsletter: January 12, 2026)
Federal medical cannabis protections approved in Congress (Newsletter: January 9, 2026)
Trump drug czar pushed to back full cannabis legalization (Newsletter: January 8, 2026)
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Prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana is warning that President Donald Trump may be about to imminently announce his administration will reschedule cannabis—but a White House spokesperson tells Marijuana Moment that “no final decisions have been made.”
U.S. Supreme Court justices are set to discuss whether to take up a case from marijuana businesses that are challenging the constitutionality of federal prohibition in a closed-door meeting on Friday.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and a former Drug Enforcement Administration chief of operations suggested at a hearing that state marijuana legalization laws are creating opportunities for Chinese and Mexican drug cartels to exploit the system.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said he will sign a bill to scale back the voter-approved marijuana legalization law by recriminalizing some cannabis activity and removing anti-discrimination protections for consumers while also adding restrictions on what he called “juiced-up” hemp products.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) announced that medical cannabis sales will launch this weekend, with the state’s first dispensary opening on Saturday.
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission approved rules for marijuana social consumption businesses—making the state the first in New England to allow such facilities.
An Idaho medical cannabis campaign is hiring paid signature gatherers and holding petitioning events across the state in support of its drive to place a legalization initiative on the 2026 ballot.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration launched a new public awareness campaign called “Fentanyl Free America.”
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) touted enforcement against unlicensed marijuana operations.
Colorado’s attorney general announced a settlement that bans a business from the cannabis industry for allegedly marketing marijuana products as legal hemp.
The Ohio legislature’s Ibogaine Treatment Study Committee held its first hearing.
Washington, D.C. Council members filed a bill to revise medical cannabis business rules.
Alabama regulators voted to approve medical cannabis dispensary licenses.
Illinois regulators posted an updated form on compliance details for media products created or produced on the premises of cannabis businesses.
The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force considered legislative recommendations on restricting cannabis products.
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/ LOCAL
The Sonoma County, California Board of Supervisors approved new cannabis business regulations.
/ INTERNATIONAL
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said President Donald Trump’s position on the country’s drug strategy relies on “complete misinformation.”
/ SCIENCE & HEALTH
A review of research on autism spectrum disorder concluded that “CBD has shown benefits, including a reduction in hyperactivity, self-injury, and temper outbursts, with mild and manageable side effects.”
A study found that crude cannabis extract and CBD “have apoptosis-inducing potential in pancreatic cancer cells.”
/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS
The New England Narcotic Officers Enforcement Association is claiming that Massachusetts marijuana businesses are mislabeling their products’ THC content.
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Texas Original opened what it says is the largest medical cannabis facility in Texas.
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