A new Rockstar energy drink from Pepsi that contains hemp seed oil recently hit the shelves—but members of the Navy were specifically warned on Wednesday that the beverage is off limits, claiming it “will” result in a positive drug test. Regardless of the fact that hemp was federally legalized... Read more
In a high mountain valley near Taos, N.M., the 300-person Picuris Pueblo tribe can farm whatever they want — except for one lucrative crop that is legal to grow everywhere else in the state: marijuana. The Picuris are a poor tribe in the nation’s third-poorest state: The average household... Read more
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said on Tuesday that he and colleagues are in the process of reaching out to Republican senators to “see what they want” included in a bill to federally legalize marijuana he’s planning to introduce later this month. The leader was pressed during a... Read more
Top federal drug officials are again making clear that the Schedule I status of substances like marijuana and certain psychedelics is inhibiting valuable research into their therapeutic potential. Over the course of a two-day event last week organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine that focused... Read more
Washington, D.C. lawmakers on Tuesday rejected a measure to effectively circumvent a congressional ban on locally legalizing adult-use marijuana sales by allowing adults 21 and older to “self-certify” themselves as medical cannabis patients without needing a doctor’s recommendation. The emergency resolution faced criticism from some advocates over separate provisions... Read more
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved a bipartisan marijuana research bill that’s meant to streamline studies into cannabis, in part by allowing scientists to access products from state-legal dispensaries. This comes days after the chamber separately approved a bill to federally legalize marijuana for the second time... Read more
MO legalization bill OKed; SC medical cannabis vote; Federal reform fiscal note; AL cannabis restrictions on women; IL workplace protections paused 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
“We have to quit the games and instead act on effective, achievable cannabis reform that can build the bipartisan consensus necessary to become law and improve the lives of millions.” By Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) As a Co-Chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, I am dedicated to the immediate... Read more
With the passage of a bill to federally legalize marijuana in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, reactions to the development are pouring in from key lawmakers and drug policy organizations. Friday marked the second time in history that a measure to end prohibition cleared a chamber of... Read more
With the passage of a bill to federally legalize marijuana in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, reactions to the development are pouring in from key lawmakers and drug policy organizations. Friday marked the second time in history that a measure to end prohibition cleared a chamber of... Read more
