Opinion | Scrapping cannabis agency carries benefits and risks
[#item_full_content] Lawmakers are poised to lift license cap, raise pot purchase limits. Read More
Pennsylvania Governor Says Legalizing Marijuana Will Raise Revenue To Support Kids And Public Safety Programs
[#item_full_content] Pennsylvania’s governor is increasing pressure on lawmakers to send him a bill to legalize marijuana in the state, saying that doing so would generate new revenue that could be invested…
Idaho Lawmakers Approve Resolution Asking Voters To Reject Medical Cannabis Ballot Measure
[#item_full_content] The Idaho House of Representatives has joined the Senate in approving a resolution urging voters to “reject” an effort to place an initiative to legalize medical marijuana on the state’s…
Two top NC lawmakers push back on council recommendation to legalize marijuana
[#item_full_content] Marijuana is illegal in North Carolina. Hemp, which also comes from cannabis, is legal. Read More
GOP Congressman Says States Should Be Able To Legalize Marijuana, Even If He Prefers ‘Medical Margaritas’
[#item_full_content] A Republican congressman who President Donald Trump is campaigning to defeat in a primary election next month says states should be able to decide whether they want to legalize marijuana…
Hemp THC industry braces for federal changes that would ban most drinks and edibles
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Texas’ Big Policy Squeeze: Water, Roads, and THC
[#item_full_content] Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics Read More
North Carolina advisory council recommends legalizing pot for adults
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Trump Proposes Continuing To Protect State Medical Marijuana Laws From Federal Interference While Blocking DC From Legalizing Recreational Sales
[#item_full_content] President Donald Trump is requesting that Congress continue to protect state medical marijuana programs from federal interference while also maintaining a policy that has blocked local officials in Washington, D.C.…
Feds Finalize New Rule Allowing Some Hemp Products As Medicare Advantage Benefits
[#item_full_content] Federal officials have finalized a rule that will allow coverage of some hemp products as specialized, non-primarily health-related benefits through Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. In a filing set to be…
North Carolina Governor Steps Up Push For Marijuana Legalization As State Commission Issues New Report
[#item_full_content] A governor-appointed cannabis commission in North Carolina has issued an interim report after holding months of meetings focused on the issue. The group is recommending that the state move away…
Maryland Lawmakers Pass Bill To Protect Firefighters And Rescue Workers Who Use Medical Marijuana Off Duty
[#item_full_content] Maryland lawmakers have approved a bill to protect firefighters and rescue workers from being penalized over their lawful use of medical marijuana off the job. The House of Delegates passed…
Texas Officials Approve New Medical Marijuana Business Licenses Under Plan To Expand Patient Access
[#item_full_content] Texas officials have conditionally approved more new medical marijuana business licenses as part of a law that’s being implemented to significantly expand the state’s cannabis program. The Department of Public…
Cannabis businesses sue to block Mass. anti-pot ballot question
[#item_full_content] Four cannabis business owners allege the ballot question would unconstitutionally end state programs that help to fund and support enterprises like theirs. Read More
A Look Inside The White House’s First Cannabis Products Enforcement Policy Meeting
[#item_full_content] The White House has held the first in a series of scheduled meetings with cannabis industry and research stakeholders to discuss a proposed new enforcement policy for CBD products. Representatives…
Dr. Oz Announces Launch Of Program Covering Hemp THC And CBD Products Through Medicare
[#item_full_content] Federal health officials on Wednesday announced the launch of a new Trump administration initiative to cover up to $500 worth of hemp-derived products each year for eligible patients. The program…
Missouri Senate Passes Bill To Ban Intoxicating Hemp THC Products
[#item_full_content] “Hemp farmers were there and were excluded from every negotiation over the very crops we grow. Let that sink in. The Constitution didn’t fail us… 25 senators did.” By Rebecca…
MI Cannabis Industry Association files second lawsuit over 24% wholesale marijuana tax
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Where New York stands 5 years after legalizing recreational marijuana
[#item_full_content] On March 31, 2021, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act into law. Read More
N.Y. marks five years of pot legalization with 600th dispensary opening
[#item_full_content] The state's cannabis market has generated $3.3 billion in total retail sales. Read More
Anti-Marijuana Groups File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration’s Hemp CBD And THC Medicare Coverage Plan
[#item_full_content] A coalition of anti-marijuana organization is suing the Trump administration over a novel initiative set to launch this week to widen the availability of CBD and THC for certain patients…
Texas bans smokable THC: How some Texans may get around it
[#item_full_content] New rules taking effect today mark the most sweeping change in Texas hemp laws since Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed an all-out THC ban last year. Read More
White House Schedules More Meetings On Cannabis Product Enforcement Policy From FDA For This Week
[#item_full_content] The White House now scheduled a total of four meetings with cannabis industry and research stakeholders this week to discuss a proposed enforcement policy for CBD products. The Office of…
Texas Lawmakers Will Study Cannabis And Psychedelics Issues Under New Orders From Senate And House Leaders
[#item_full_content] Texas Senate and House leaders are directing lawmakers to study issues related to cannabis products and psychedelic therapy during the legislature’s interim in preparation for a new session scheduled to…
Thailand moves to recriminalise cannabis, shaking $1 billion industry
Thailand's government is moving to recriminalise cannabis, plunging into limbo an industry estimated to be worth over $1 billion that has boomed since the substance was taken off the country's…
Texas THC ban veto creates new divide between Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick
The minute Gov. Greg Abbott decided to veto a proposed ban on THC products in Texas, everyone in the state knew Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wouldn’t be happy. The minute Gov.…
Hemp industry leaders seek to deregulate Missouri cannabis through initiative petition
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Alabama ABC Board gets final approval to take over regulation of gummies, drinks with THC
A bill to regulate, tax, and restrict the sale of consumable products containing psychoactive chemicals derived from hemp won final approval Thursday in the Alabama Legislature.Legislators who sponsored the bill…
Lawmaker Scott Slater files bill to ban THC-infused beverages from RI shelves. Here’s why.
One of the chief advocates for legalized cannabis three years ago, Slater said he’s concerned about the THC beverages' safety. One of the chief advocates for legalized cannabis three years ago,…
What does the Ann Arbor Hash Bash mean in 2025? It’s still political
The Ann Arbor Hash Bash still has a political message in its 54th year. The Ann Arbor Hash Bash still has a political message in its 54th year. Read More
Texas wants to rein in marijuana loopholes. Here are lawmakers’ plans for THC
Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas Legislature feels like a bit of a chemistry lesson. Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas…
Texas wants to rein in marijuana loopholes. Here are lawmakers’ plans for THC
Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas Legislature feels like a bit of a chemistry lesson. Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas…
Texas wants to rein in marijuana loopholes. Here are lawmakers’ plans for THC
Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas Legislature feels like a bit of a chemistry lesson. Understanding the consumable hemp bills making their way through the Texas…
More Mainstream Pressure For The Federal Government Accept Cannabis
A federal department wants more control over legal cannabis- but until it rescheduled or more, there hands are tied.Legal marijuana has turned out to be surprisingly popular. It has been…
More Mainstream Pressure For The Federal Government Accept Cannabis
A federal department wants more control over legal cannabis- but until it rescheduled or more, there hands are tied.Legal marijuana has turned out to be surprisingly popular. It has been…
Windsor voters to get special election on recreational marijuana sales
WINDSOR — Having been banned for 11 years, recreational marijuana sales are coming back before Windsor voters to see how a new crop of residents feels about the drug. The town…
California State Fair to be nation’s first to allow weed sales
[[ Netanyahu accuses Biden of delaying weapons, but US insists arms are flowing"> The Latest ]] The California State Fair is set to become the first in the nation to allow…
Pittsburgh legislator Emily Kinkead cosponsors new marijuana legalization bill
A new bill to legalize the adult recreational use of marijuana is about to be unveiled in the state House by a bipartisan pair of legislators, including Pittsburgh's Emily Kinkead.…
Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he’ll vote against recreational pot after brother’s death
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he’ll be voting in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state, a deeply…
Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he’ll vote against recreational pot after brother’s death
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida says he’ll be voting in November against a ballot amendment to legalize recreational marijuana in his state, a…
NH House rejects Senate marijuana legalization plan
Lawmakers in the New Hampshire House have rejected Senate changes to a bill that would legalize marijuana in the state. The move means House and Senate negotiators now have a…
US Government Moves to Reclassify Weed, Citing Medical Uses: What to Know
The US Department of Justice said Thursday that the attorney general has begun a rule-changing process that if finalized would reclassify marijuana as a schedule III drug. It's been considered a schedule…
Biden administration moves to reclassify marijuana, cites long-standing inequities
The Department of Justice took a significant step Thursday toward reclassifying marijuana as lower risk and less harmful, with President Joe Biden posting a video on social media saying no…
High on Politics
# 238President Biden on Thursday announced plans to move marijuana from the highest controlled substance classification to a lower category.For an administration whose mantra has been “follow the science,” this is perplexing since…
High on Politics
# 238President Biden on Thursday announced plans to move marijuana from the highest controlled substance classification to a lower category.For an administration whose mantra has been “follow the science,” this is perplexing since…
Biden announces support for DOJ measure to reclassify marijuana
President Biden on Thursday publicly endorsed the Justice Department’s recommendation to loosen restrictions on marijuana, a long-expected measure that marks a historic shift in the nation’s drug policy.“Far too many…
Why can’t Texans vote to legalize weed? It’s complicated.
Skip to main contentNewslettersChron LogoNewslettersPoliticsTexas, like many other Southern states, has barred direct democratic action since the Reconstruction era. The consequences affect issues from weed legalization to abortion law.The fight…
Why can’t Texans vote to legalize weed? It’s complicated.
Skip to main contentNewslettersChron LogoNewslettersPoliticsTexas, like many other Southern states, has barred direct democratic action since the Reconstruction era. The consequences affect issues from weed legalization to abortion law.The fight…
The federal government is reclassifying marijuana and some Hoosiers hope that brings change to Indiana
[[{"value":"INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. government has started the process to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.The move means the government would recognize that pot has medical benefits, but the…
Will Florida Legalize Weed?
Ohio may be Trump country now, but conservatives are still losing in the Buckeye State. Just last November, Ohio added a constitutional right to abortion and legalized recreational marijuana, both…