Texas Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Will Be Amended After Passing House, Key Senator Says
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A bill that would significantly expand Texas’s medical marijuana program had its first Senate committee hearing on Monday, where a key senator called the House-passed measure a “work in process” and said future changes are in store. “It’s currently in the works, and we’re still having conversations on what... Read more
What Europe Can Learn From Cannabis Legalization In North America (Op-Ed)
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 19, 2025 0
I spent the last week of April in Berlin, Germany, helping with a Talman House investor event and the International Cannabis Business Conference (ICBC). While seeing old marijuana community and industry friends, and making new ones, it was readily apparent throughout the week that Europe is in the early... Read more
Montana Governor Signs Bill Directing Marijuana Tax Revenue Toward Environmental Conservation And Wildlife
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“Montana’s growing and changing, and now’s the time to invest in our outdoor way of life.” By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) announced on Friday that he had recently signed House Bill 932, a proposal that would expand uses for the conservation-dedicated tax revenues... Read more
Alabama Medical Marijuana Regulators Advance Testing Lab Application And Discuss Ongoing Litigation
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The commission approved the application, which will be made available during a 30-day period for public comments. By Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) Thursday received a legal update and approved corrections to a state testing laboratory license application. Mark Wilkerson, an attorney for the... Read more
Why Do Nebraska Lawmakers Want To Change The State’s Voter-Approved Marijuana Law?
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 18, 2025 0
“Turning a blind eye to a ballot initiative that actually helps some individuals in the State of Nebraska who really need help? That’s undermining the will of the voters.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The most common question many Nebraskans have asked of state lawmakers considering legislative regulations for... Read more
Trump picks anti-cannabis prosecutor for pardon attorney (Newsletter: May 16, 2025)
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DEA partners with anti-marijuana group on meme campaign; PA gov pushes lawmakers to legalize; NH psilocybin vote; MN cannabis & sleep apnea study 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... Read more
Tennessee’s Governor Must Veto Hemp Restriction Bill That Would Take CBD Products Away From Pain Patients (Op-Ed)
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“While I support common-sense regulation to eliminate unsafe synthetic intoxicants and unregulated products from the market, this bill goes too far.” By Nicole Dyer, U.S. Pain Foundation via Tennessee Lookout I’m a Tennessean, a mother of three and someone who lives with a complex, disabling pain condition. I’m also... Read more
Nebraska Governor Announces Support For Medical Cannabis Commission As Lawmakers Prepare To Debate Implementation Bill
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“The Medical Cannabis Commission is fully enabled to meet and carry out its responsibilities.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner It’s not every day that Nebraska’s three branches of government are all involved in a single topic. But one issue is front and center within the next week: medical cannabis.... Read more
Pennsylvania GOP Senator Pushes To Create New Marijuana Regulatory Body While Lawmakers Work Out Dispute On Legalization Approach
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A GOP Pennsylvania senator who supports marijuana legalization is seemingly suggesting that lawmakers pump the brakes on the push to enact the policy change amid resistance to reform within his caucus and instead pass a bill to create a new regulatory body that can begin overseeing medical cannabis and... Read more
DEA Blames Legal Marijuana States For Inadvertently Aiding Cartels While Also Admitting That Prohibition States Create Illegal Market Opportunities
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News May 17, 2025 0
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says that states that have legalized marijuana are providing cover for illicit cultivation operations by foreign cartels—while at the same time implicitly acknowledging that ongoing prohibition in other states creates opportunities for that cannabis to be sold on the illegal market. The agency’s 2025... Read more
