Poll: Texans back legalization; VA psilocybin vote; AMA study: medical marijuana tied to reduced opioid use; Another MN committee; Reparations op-ed 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... Read more
A marijuana industry-backed campaign to put a legalization initiative before voters on the 2024 ballot has cleared its first hurdle, with enough signatures on a petition to initiate a state Supreme Court review of its language. Smart & Safe Florida filed the measure last summer, and the campaign has... Read more
Washington State lawmakers took public testimony Thursday on a bill that would, more than a decade after voters approved cannabis legalization, finally allow adults to grow the plant for themselves at home. House Bill 1614, heard by the House Committee on Regulated Substances and Gaming, would permit cultivation of... Read more
Missouri officials have cleared the first dispensaries to start selling marijuana to adult consumers and began accepting applications for people to grow their own cannabis at home—three days ahead of schedule. The state Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) on Friday approved 335 facilities to begin adult-use marijuana... Read more
“This isn’t saying that there’s no circumstance in the world where odor can’t be a factor. But we’re saying it can’t be the stand-alone reason.” By William J. Ford, Maryland Matters Rusty Carr of Mount Airy stood before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee and hoisted a 3 1/2... Read more
A federal court on Thursday granted the early release of a man who’s served 14 years in prison over his role in operating a state-legal medical marijuana dispensary in California—with the judge recognizing that compassionate release is warranted, in part, due to the dramatic shift in the legal landscape... Read more
“This was the first report that we saw the fewest improvements in the states. So much so that I felt a little shocked at first.” By Adam Goldstein, States Newsroom A report from a patient advocacy group found the future of medical cannabis in the states is hazy unless... Read more
Maryland House and Senate lawmakers on Friday unveiled a much-anticipated bill to tax and regulate marijuana, months after voters approved a legalization referendum on the ballot. Dels. Vanessa Atterbeary (D) and C. T. Wilson (D) are sponsoring the House legislation, while Sens. Brian Feldman (D) and Antonio Hayes (D)... Read more
A bill to legalize marijuana in Minnesota cleared its sixth House committee on Thursday. A Senate panel hearing on a companion version was also scheduled, but it’s been postponed. The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee approved the legislation from Rep. Zack Stephenson (D) in a voice vote. The... Read more
“The perfect shouldn’t stand in the way of the good.” By Darrell Ehrlick, Daily Montanan In its first major revision proposed to Montana’s marijuana laws since the state legalized recreational use in 2021, a House panel heard a series of bills that would adjust and change laws governing pot.... Read more
