Inside The DEA’s Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing: What I Saw, Who Was Missing And Why It Matters (Op-Ed)
“There was no discussion of the lasting harms of marijuana criminalization itself—the arrests, convictions, incarceration and collateral consequences that continue to affect individuals, families and communities.” By Cat Packer, Drug Policy Alliance At 7:15 Monday morning, I was standing outside the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, waiting to attend one of the […]
Illinois Governor Celebrates Passage Of Marijuana Bill By Hosting Signing Ceremony At A Dispensary
The governor of Illinois hosted a signing ceremony at a dispensary for a bill that doubles the amount of marijuana that adults can legally possess, significantly restricts hemp THC products and makes other changes to rules for how licensed businesses can operate. While Gov. JB Pritzker (D) gave formal approval to the legislation last month, […]
The Numbers Show Americans Support Legal Cannabis
New polling, growing cannabis sales and expanding medical marijuana use reveal how legalization has become part of the American mainstream. For decades, marijuana legalization was considered a fringe political issue. Today, the numbers show Americans support legal cannabis, a very different story then some electeds tell.. Public support for legal cannabis has reached historic highs, […]
Cannabis businesses intervene in anti-rescheduling lawsuit (Newsletter: July 2, 2026)
Congressional psychedelics bill; DE lawmakers override gov’s marijuana zoning veto; GA medical cannabis expansion; AZ marijuana penalty bill dies 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… Hold on, just […]
The Government is Now Making the Case for Cannabis | News & Events
After years of delays and political wrangling, the federal government’s long-awaited hearing on whether to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act is finally underway. On Jun. 29th, the DEA began proceedings. These are scheduled to run through July 15th. The Clark Hill Cannabis Industry Group has followed this […]
Facts & Fallacies podcast: Legalized weed drives drug addiction, psychosis?
Drug legalization is supposed to spur several critical improvements in public health. As more states legalize recreational marijuana, we’re beginning to see how substantial these benefits are—and the results are underwhelming. A just-published review in The Lancet Psychiatry examining how cannabis policy changes from 2000 to 2025 relate to drug use, addiction and other psychiatric […]
College Campus Drug Arrests Decline Following Legalization
The adoption of state-specific cannabis legalization laws is associated with significant declines in drug-related arrests and disciplinary incidents on college campuses, according to newly published data in the journal Economic Letters. Researchers affiliated with Western Carolina University in North Carolina and Indiana University in Bloomington assessed trends in drug-related incidents on college campuses following the […]
Pennsylvania Dems step up cannabis legalization push (Newsletter: July 1, 2026)
DEA rescheduling hearing day 2; Military psychedelics amendment advances in Congress; THC drinks & restaurants poll; Study: Cannabis for back pain 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 […]
Georgia Medical Marijuana Expansion Law Takes Effect, Allowing Vaping And Adding New Qualifying Conditions
A new Georgia law focused on expanding access to medical marijuana has taken effect. SB 220, which Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed last month, went into force on Wednesday. It adds new qualifying conditions for the program, allow patients to vaporize medical cannabis and change THC potency limits, among other reforms. Under the legislation, patients […]
Tennessee Democrats revive push on “Pot for Potholes” • Tennessee Lookout
As Tennessee’s new ban on popular hemp products takes effect Wednesday, two Democratic lawmakers are reigniting a drive to legalize marijuana and use the proceeds to patch craters in highways across the state. The “Pot for Potholes Act,” sponsored by Sen. Heidi Campbell and Rep. Aftyn Behn, both Nashville Democrats, would make pot use legal, […]
Virginia to allow recreational marijuana to be sold in retail stores beginning in 2027 – NBC4 Washington
What to Know Under the new law, up to 350 cannabis shops can open across the state and will be able to sell to adults over 21 beginning July 1, 2027. The law increases the state’s possession limit from 1 ounce to 2 ounces (28 grams to 57 grams) and it will continue to allow […]
Marijuana Opponents Attack Government Analysis Behind Rescheduling Recommendation On Second Day Of DEA Hearing
Lawyers for marijuana reform opponents that are participating in a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearing on the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling proposal put significant focus on the second day of the proceedings on pressing a government witness about recently adopted changes to an analysis used to determine whether drugs have accepted medical value. A separate […]