Medical cannabis initiative fails to qualify for Idaho’s general election ballot • Idaho Capital Sun
A proposed ballot initiative seeking to legalize medical cannabis in Idaho failed to meet the legal signature-gathering requirements set out in state law and will not appear on Idaho’s general election ballot in November, the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office announced Tuesday. A group called the Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho had hoped to legalize […]
Major ‘shortfalls’ thwart Idaho medical cannabis legalization push
Idaho will remain one of the handful of states without any form of legal cannabis access after a medical marijuana legalization campaign failed to qualify for the November ballot amid what state elections officials called major “shortfalls.” Backers of a proposed Idaho Medical Cannabis Act claimed to have collected more than 100,000 signatures from registered […]
At DEA Hearing in Virginia, Sheriff Honsal Will Testify Against Cannabis Rescheduling on Behalf of Nebraska, Idaho and Indiana | Lost Coast Outpost
Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal is in Arlington, Va., this week to testify in a formal DEA hearing about whether or not cannabis should be reclassified from Schedule I to the less-restrictive Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. He’s scheduled to testify today as a key expert witness for three states that oppose the […]
NY issues marijuana warning guide as ER visits skyrocket
The state has issued a new guide warning about the negatives of smoking or ingesting marijuana as an alarming study discovered ER visits are skyrocketing — especially among little kids. The guide, “Talking With Young People About Weed,” notes that the brain develops until age 25 and that frequent pot users — and accidental young […]
Dog has ‘bad trip’ after apparently ingesting cannabis, needing mountain rescue
LONDON — Christina Bluhme was high on the flanks of Britain’s tallest mountain with her dogs, and one of the hounds was a lot higher — and not in a good way. Tokyo, a 5-year-old black Labrador retriever, had apparently ingested cannabis along the trail and had to be rescued after she began to sway […]
Will Idaho voters get a say on legalizing medical cannabis?
Idaho voters will not get to choose this year if they want to make medical cannabis legal across the state. The Secretary of State’s Office said Tuesday that an initiative that would have put the question before voters did not garner enough signatures to make it on the November ballot. To make the ballot, initiatives […]
Pennsylvania adult-use marijuana legalization stalls out
Another year, another demand from Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to lawmakers to legalize adult-use cannabis – and all leading to another stalemate, with no progress toward opening the next biggest adult-use market in the U.S. Despite popular support, adult-use marijuana legalization is absent from the budget deal Shapiro signed into law on Sunday, as Philly […]
New Pennsylvania Bill Would Award Medical Marijuana Licenses To Small, Diverse and Disadvantaged Businesses
As Pennsylvania Democrats ramp up pressure to Republicans to allow a vote on marijuana legalization in the state Senate, a group of House members have filed a new bill that would prioritize issuing licenses to small, diverse and disadvantaged businesses through the state’s existing medical cannabis program. The legislation, from Rep. Nathan Davidson (D) and seven […]
Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass Bill To Legalize Psychedelic Therapy With New Pilot Program
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has voted to create a five-year pilot program allowing the use of psychedelics to treat mental health conditions. Under the proposal, which is part of a $561 million bond bill that was approved by a vote of 148-2 on Wednesday, “clinically appropriate patients” could use “naturally occurring psychedelic materials” for […]
Former Trump official pushes hemp THC ban (Newsletter: July 13, 2026)
GOP congressman: Marijuana makes you a “loser in life”; MA anti-cannabis measure faces challenge; Study: Medical marijuana for restless legs syndrome 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 makes Marijuana Moment possible… Before […]
Pa. passes $50.8B budget | FOX 29 Philadelphia
article (Photo by Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, PA. – The Pennsylvania General Assembly finalized a $50.8 billion state budget on Sunday, concluding bipartisan negotiations before Gov. Josh Shapiro officially signed the spending package into law later Sunday evening. The final agreement funds state operations without including new broad-based tax increases and does […]
Virginia might’ve accidentally legalized weed sales, prosecutor says – The Oakland Press
Could weed distribution in Virginia already be legal? According to the top prosecutor in Williamsburg and James City County, marijuana distribution in Virginia might now be legal — a year earlier than planned — based on what he says is an apparent mistake in the recently passed state budget. But the Virginia Division of Legislative […]