Lawsuit seeks to reverse cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: May 6, 2026)
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America’s CBD Industry Now Faces Same Evidential Battle Europe Has Been Fighting for 8 Years
The long and arduous journey to regulate cannabidiol (CBD) in Europe, which began in 2018 with the European Union’s classification of CBD as a ‘novel food’, is now playing out in the courtrooms of the United States. On 1 May 2026, a federal judge in Washington heard oral argument in a pivotal court case set […]
Most major FL gubernatorial candidates say state should never legalize recreational marijuana • Florida Phoenix
The issue of whether Florida should legalize recreational cannabis went away as a significant campaign issue earlier this year after Smart & Safe Florida, the organization behind an initiative to put it back before voters this November, fell short of the nearly 880,000 verified petition signatures required to qualify for the statewide ballot. That failure […]
Idaho Medical Cannabis Legalization Campaign Submits 2x Signatures Needed
Idaho activists collected more than double the required signature count to land a medical cannabis legalization proposal on the 2026 ballot, and now it’s up to county clerks to determine how many are valid. Boise-based Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho (NMAI) gathered 150,000-plus signatures ahead of a May 1 deadline in an effort to qualify the group’s […]
What is a Cannabis Control Board and can it be a step towards a recreational marijuana law in Pa.? • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A state Senate committee has advanced a bill to create a Cannabis Control Board that would allow more oversight of the existing medical marijuana program. It would also regulate hemp-derived products, which contain intoxicating cannabinoids and are currently sold in head shops and gas stations around the commonwealth. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Sen. Dan Laughlin […]
Cannabis critic mellows out on initiative to eliminate recreational marijuana
Key Points: Arizona voters won’t reconsider marijuana legalization this year Critic scrapped plan to ask voters to reconsider legalization given new shifting federal perspective New Arizona law will soon regulate marijuana advertising near schools and other child-focused areas Arizonans who enjoy marijuana recreationally won’t have to worry about it being taken away — at least […]
Marijuana Opponents File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration’s Federal Rescheduling Move
Opponents of marijuana reform have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal cannabis rescheduling action announced by President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice last month—using a law firm at which a former Trump administration attorney general is a partner. Prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) on […]
NORML Leads Coalition Urging Va. Gov. Not to Veto Marijuana Bills
A coalition of national and state organizations, led by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, has sent a letter to Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger urging her to allow adult-use sales legislation to become law. This legislation “respond[s] to the widespread sale of unregulated intoxicating products, the lack of consumer protections, the absence […]
Marijuana Industry Banking Access Is A ‘Quandary’ That Needs To Be Solved With Legalization, Key GOP Senator Says
The Republican senator who heads up the Banking Committee says the fact that marijuana remains illegal at the federal level while more states legalize it has created a “quandary” for cannabis businesses and banks that wish to serve them. “Congress is going to have to make it legal, because today even though the president has […]
Pennsylvania Senate Panel Approves Bill To Regulate Marijuana And Hemp, With New Amendments
A Pennsylvania Senate committee has approved a bill to create a new Cannabis Control Board (CCB) to oversee the state’s medical marijuana program and intoxicating hemp products—for the third time, with new amendments. The body could also one day oversee recreational cannabis if it is legalized in the state. The Senate Law & Justice Committee […]
North Carolina Voters Could Decide To Legalize Marijuana At The Ballot In November Under New Senate Bill
North Carolina senators have filed a new bill that, if enacted, would allow voters to decide whether to legalize marijuana for personal or medical use at the ballot box this November. The legislation, filed by Sens. Kandie Smith (D), Caleb Theodros (D), Paul Lowe Jr. (D) and Joyce Waddell (D), seeks to place two separate […]
Virginia Governor Urged to Sign Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Bill
A coalition of marijuana reform advocacy organizations and businesses is calling on Virginia’s governor not to veto legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis sales, even after lawmakers rejected her proposed changes to the measure. “Together, these bills address the real issues surrounding cannabis in the Commonwealth today: an already-existing, unregulated marijuana market operating openly across the […]