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The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is moving to loosen federal rules that bar consumers of marijuana and other illegal drugs from being able to lawfully purchase and possess guns by making it so people would no longer be denied for a single instance of use within the past year.
The White House is touting President Donald Trump’s marijuana rescheduling executive order as a top “win” during his first year back in office—saying it is part of the “Making America Healthy Again” agenda.
Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a bill to create a psilocybin therapy pilot program and allocate $6 million in funding to support the psychedelic treatment and research effort.
Ohio cannabis activists resubmitted a proposed referendum that would allow voters to reverse lawmakers’ move to roll back marijuana legalization and restrict hemp products after the state attorney general rejected an initial version as “misleading.”
Hawaii lawmakers filed bills to put the issue of marijuana legalization on the November ballot for voters to decide.
Washington State senators introduced a bill to legalize home cultivation of marijuana by allowing adults to grow up to six plants for personal use.
The Delaware Senate Health & Social Services Committee held a hearing on a bill to allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals and other healthcare facilities.
Prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana Action Inc. is funding ballot initiatives to recriminalize recreational marijuana sales in Maine and Massachusetts, new campaign finance records show.
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A former Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau official is now working for Nowadays.
The Drug Enforcement Administration posted another profile of one of its employees.
The House bill to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products got three new cosponsors for a total of 20.
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Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a bill to reform the Cannabis Regulatory Commission and support enforcement against unlicensed marijuana sellers.
Michigan Gov. Grethcen Whitmer (D) touted efforts to expand the hemp market in a list of accomplishments on behalf of rural communities.
A Tennessee senator spoke about his bill to require officials to study the feasibility of launching a medical cannabis program.
Louisiana regulators filed changes to medical cannabis rules.
U.S. Virgin Islands regulators approved cannabis dispensary license applicants.
Colorado regulators launched the 2026 Cannabis Business Advanced Mentorship Program.
A Massachusetts regulator spoke about marijuana social consumption business rules.
Rhode Island regulators sent a reminder about background check requirements for majority owners of businesses applying for marijuana dispensary licenses.
Virginia regulators posted a warning about scams targeting medical cannabis patients.
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