Fetterman again returns to marijuana legalization in reintroducing bill – Tri-State Alert
WASHINGTON, DC- Senator John Fetterman has again engaged with his Democrat colleagues to try to get marijuana legalization back on the table in Washington. U.S. Senator John Fetterman this week joined his Senate Democratic colleagues in reintroducing the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, comprehensive legislation that would end the federal prohibition of cannabis by removing […]
New Bipartisan Bill In Congress Would Keep Hemp THC Products Legal, With New Taxes And Regulations
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a new bill that would allow continued sales of certain hemp-derived THC products, partially scaling back a broad ban that is scheduled to take effect later this year. The new Lawful Hemp Protection Act, introduced by Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Angie Craig (D-MN) on Wednesday, would again change the […]
Report: Nebraskans’ support of legal cannabis is growing
Nearly two years after Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved medical cannabis in the state, new survey data shows cannabis legalization is gaining steam among the state’s residents. The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Rural Drug Addiction Research Center tracked Nebraskans’ opinions on and use of cannabis through the Nebraska Annual Social Indicators Survey in 2024 and 2026. According […]
Senator presses Trump AG on cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: July 22, 2026)
MA anti-marijuana initiative beats ballot challenge; NFL study on cannabis; Fetterman pushes legalization; DEA hearing; NE medical marijuana rules 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… Free to read […]
Marijuana Helps People Reduce Opioid Consumption And Curbs Withdrawals, Federally Funded Study Finds
Marijuana can help people reduce use of unregulated opioids and manage withdrawals from those substances, according to a new federally funded study. The research, published in the Journal of Cannabis Research, surveyed 197 people in Vancouver, Canada who reported using both cannabis and unregulated opioids such as fentanyl or heroin. There was a “significant association […]
House Lawmakers File Trump-Backed Bill to Loosen Hemp THC Product Ban
The clock remains ticking for intoxicating hemp products in the U.S., but a pair of bipartisan House lawmakers threw the industry a lifeline on July 22 through new legislation. Reps. Andy Barr, R-Ky., and Angie Craig, D-Minn., introduced the Lawful Hemp Protection Act to change the definition of hemp and divert the federal government’s forthcoming […]
Virginia hemp businesses to file court injunction to stop new restrictions on CBD products
Hemp businesses are attempting to stop the rollout of a new and more restrictive definition of saleable CBD products with legal action. (BizSense file) An effort is underway to snuff out a restrictive redefinition of the types of CBD products that can be sold in Virginia. A group of hemp businesses around the state announced […]
Texas Built a Weed Market Without Legalizing Weed
Texas still prohibits adult-use marijuana, but hemp legalization, a restricted medical program, and uneven enforcement have created an active market, hiding in plain sight. Texas has not legalized adult-use cannabis. It has, however, spent the past several years creating conditions in which a person can walk by “Free Weed” signs into a store, buy an […]
Sen. Fetterman joins Democrats pushing to reintroduce federal marijuana legalization | OH/PA News
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator to Pennsylvania, John Fetterman (D-PA) has joined 17 Democrats on Capitol Hill in the latest push to federally legalize marijuana. In a Tuesday press release, Senator Fetterman shared his support for reintroducing the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act which would end the federal prohibition of cannabis by removing it from […]
Sen. Fetterman joins colleagues in reintroducing marijuana legalization bill
In joining his Senate Democratic colleagues in reintroducing the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, U.S. Senator John Fetterman said he has “always been very pro-weed.” Fetterman, D-Braddock, said the comprehensive legislation would end the “harmful federal prohibition” of cannabis by removing it from the list of federally controlled substances and empowering states to create […]
Marijuana question survives as all nine ballot questions get their numbers
by Chris Lisinski, CommonWealth Beacon July 21, 2026 MASSACHUSETTS, meet your ballot — and get ready to hear a flood of arguments about marijuana pinned to “Question 8.” A state panel ruled Tuesday that the campaign seeking to eliminate legalization for recreational cannabis use can proceed. Less than an hour later, elections officials announced the […]
Recreational weed repeal ballot question to go before MA voters
“This is a victory not just for our coalition, but for every Massachusetts voter who believes citizens, not political gamesmanship, should decide important public policy questions,” said Wendy Wakeman, spokesperson for Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts, the group behind the question. Stop the Repeal, an industry backed opposition campaign that led the challenge, would have […]