The Republican speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has agreed to hold a committee debate and vote on a bill to federally legalize marijuana, the GOP congresswoman who is sponsoring the legislation says. As one condition of her support for leadership’s unrelated proposal to raise the debt ceiling... Read more

California marijuana regulators announced on Tuesday that they’ve awarded nearly $20 million in research grants to 16 academic institutions to carry out studies into cannabis, including novel cannabinoids like delta-8 THC and the genetics of “legacy” strains from the state. The research projects being funded by the California Department... Read more

A federal law enforcement agency has updated its employment policy to make it so applicants who’ve grown, manufactured or sold marijuana in compliance with state laws while serving in a “position of public responsibility” will no longer be automatically disqualified—whereas those who did so in violation of state cannabis... Read more

The U.S. Cannabis Council (USCC)—a coalition of marijuana industry stakeholders and advocacy groups—has named a new executive director and made additional changes to leadership as it works to navigate cannabis reform under a divided Congress, the group told Marijuana Moment exclusively ahead of a formal announcement on Thursday. Edward... Read more

Senate Republicans have blocked a procedural vote to advance a bill to the floor that would promote research into the therapeutic effects of marijuana for military veterans with certain conditions. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) filed cloture on a motion to proceed for the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research... Read more

The Texas House of Representatives gave initial approval to a bill to decriminalize marijuana in the state on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, a committee heard testimony on separate legislation to more broadly legalize and regulate cannabis sales. The chamber passed the legislation from Rep. Joe Moody (D) on... Read more

Bipartisan Senate and House lawmakers have refiled a much-anticipated bill to free up banking services for the marijuana industry. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Steve Daines (R-MT), along with Reps. Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), reintroduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act in their respective... Read more

The Texas House of Representatives will vote on a bill to decriminalize marijuana on Wednesday—on the same day that a committee is scheduled to take up a broader cannabis sales legalization proposal. The full House will act on the decriminalization legislation, which would also create a process for expunging... Read more