Tennessee Democrats Step Up Push To Legalize Marijuana As State Hemp Product Ban Takes Effect
“Republicans didn’t make cannabis go away—they just made it unsafe and untaxed. People will still find it, whether that means driving to Illinois or buying from someone with no license and no lab test.” By Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout As Tennessee’s new ban on popular hemp products takes effect Wednesday, two Democratic lawmakers are reigniting […]
How to Buy Weed in Nashville: Tennessee’s Strict Laws, Delta-8 Shops & What Tourists Should Know
LabCanna East (East Nashville) LabCanna’s own materials state it was voted Best CBD Store in Nashville by the Nashville Scene Readers’ Poll across multiple years from 2019 to 2024. The shop has taken an education-first approach historically, with staff guidance for newcomers. Confirm current TABC licensing, hours, and product availability, including any Delta-8 or Delta-9 […]
How to Buy Weed in Houston: Texas Cannabis Laws, the Louisiana Border Effect & What’s Actually Legal
Houston residents face a confusing cannabis landscape where laws have been in flux due to ongoing legal challenges throughout 2026. Unlike states with recreational dispensaries, Texas offers no walk-in cannabis shops. Only medical marijuana through the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) and a shifting selection of legal hemp products are available. Texas DSHS hemp rules […]
North Carolina Senate Passes Bill To Restrict Hemp THC And Kratom Products
“If there are folks that want to legalize marijuana, then they can introduce that bill, we will talk about that.” By Brandon Kingdollar, NC Newsline On their last day before heading home for nearly a month, North Carolina senators voted to ban most cannabis products currently being sold in the state. The version of House Bill […]
NC Senate passes THC crackdown, but House delays vote despite GOP agreement :: WRAL.com
A Republican-backed compromise to ban intoxicating hemp products for people younger than 21 years passed the North Carolina Senate on Thursday, but stalled in the House. This comes after House Speaker Destin Hall declined to bring it up for a vote before lawmakers left Raleigh for their monthlong break. The legislation would prohibit hemp-derived products […]
Transportation Groups Warn Feds Of Marijuana Rescheduling’s ‘Consequences’ For Drug Testing Of Truck Drivers And Pilots
A coalition of transportation and safety organizations say they have “serious safety concerns” surrounding the Trump administration’s move to federally reschedule marijuana. Led by the American Trucking Associations, the groups sent a letter on Monday urging federal officials to take steps to ensure that truck drivers, pilots, transit operators and other safety-sensitive workers will continue to […]
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 […]