The Illinois Senate has approved legislation that would prevent the smell of marijuana from being used as probable cause to search a vehicle or its passengers. The Senate voted 33–20 on Thursday to pass the bill, SB 125. It’s now set to be considered by the state’s House of... Read more
Vets medical marijuana bill in Congress; DC officials slam fed legalization interference; MN cannabis bill tax changes; WA employment protections Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support... Read more
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is reportedly removing marijuana from its list of banned substances and will no longer drug test players for it as part of a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement. The move, first reported on Saturday by Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, formally codifies... Read more
A Connecticut bill to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of psilocybin mushrooms passed a legislative committee on Wednesday. The measure would make possession of up to half an ounce of psychedelic mushrooms a civil infraction, punishable by a $150 fine. Subsequent violations would carry fines of between $200... Read more
The governor of Kentucky has signed a bill to legalize marijuana, making the state the 38th in the U.S. to enact the reform. Just one day after the House approved the legislation from Sen. Stephen West (R), Gov. Andy Beshear (D) fulfilled his pledge to sign in into law... Read more
“I’m really nervous about undoing the people’s will. That really concerns me.” By Max Savage Levenson, Montana Free Press On Thursday, one day after an impassioned hearing on Senate Bill 546, the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee voted 6-4 to table the bill. SB 546, sponsored by Sen. Keith... Read more
A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers filed a bill this week to clarify that federal “Right to Try” (RTT) laws give seriously ill patients access to Schedule I drugs, including marijuana and psychedelics like psilocybin and MDMA. While the bipartisan measure would make a technical amendment to the text... Read more
The Maryland Senate passed a bill to regulate marijuana sales on Friday as the state prepares for the launch of legalization on July 1. Bicameral lawmakers will now work to resolve the measure’s differences with a separate version of the legislation that was approved by the House of Delegates... Read more
German officials are planning to proceed with a scaled-back version of cannabis legalization, having abandoned—at least for now—a more sweeping proposal that would have ushered in legal cannabis sales across the country. The country’s health minister, Karl Lauterbach, had pledged to unveil new cannabis legislation by the end of... Read more
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have refiled a bill to provide military veterans with access to medical marijuana. Reps. Brian Mast (R-FL) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, are the chief sponsors of the Veterans Equal Access Act. The measure has been introduced several times in recent... Read more
