Massachusetts: Democrats Overwhelmingly Reject Ballot Proposal to Repeal Adult-Use Marijuana Legalization
Nearly eight in ten Democratic voters in Massachusetts say they oppose a November ballot measure that seeks to repeal key elements of Massachusetts’ voter-approved marijuana legalization law. Registered Democrats outnumber Republican voters in Massachusetts by a margin of 3 to 1. Seventy-nine percent of Democratic primary voters say that they support keeping Massachusetts’ legalization laws in […]
DEA And Anti-Marijuana Groups File Final Briefs In Hearing On Trump Administration Rescheduling Proposal
Participants in a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearing on the Trump administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal have filed their final briefs in the proceedings—setting up the judge overseeing the matter to issue his recommendation on the reform. DEA, which is charged with defending the proposed move of cannabis from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) […]
Massachusetts Democratic Voters Strongly Oppose Ballot Measure To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization, Poll Shows
Democratic voters in Massachusetts strongly oppose a measure on the November ballot to roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law. The new survey of Democratic primary voters from the Suffolk University Political Research Center and The Boston Globe asked, “In November, voters will be asked whether they support keeping or repealing the state law that […]
USPS could deliver medical cannabis under rescheduling, state officials say (Newsletter: August 18, 2026)
DEA & hemp company battle over HHC in federal court; TX Dems bash GOP candidate’s marijuana stance; Yale study on cannabis tax revenue 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 […]
Marijuana Could Generate $111 Billion In Tax Revenue Over A Decade If Legalized Federally And In All 50 States, Yale Report Shows
Federally legalizing marijuana would generate $57.9 billion in new tax revenue over a decade, according to a new Yale University analysis—and additional states also moving to legalize cannabis would nearly double that haul. The report, from the university’s Budget Lab, notes that the “cannabis market has grown into a substantial economic sector” but caveats that there […]
Hemp Company Pushes Back On DEA Claim That Synthetic Cannabis Compound HHC Is Illegal
A hemp company is pushing back on a recent court filing from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) about the agency’s stance that a cannabinoid produced synthetically from components of the cannabis plant is federally illegal—saying that its denial of another business’s petition on the issue undermines the arguments the government is making in ongoing litigation. […]
South Carolina Lawmakers Are Letting Hemp THC Products Stay Legal Until At Least Next Year
“With THC drinks, it’s different from alcohol that you can smell or smokable marijuana that you can smell.” By Skylar Laird, South Carolina Daily Gazette The official death knell of two bills means South Carolina’s laws on driving under the influence won’t get stricter this year, and sales of THC-infused products continue without limitations. Legislators left […]
Medical Marijuana Can Be Delivered In The Mail By USPS Under Trump’s Rescheduling Move, Georgia Officials Say
Georgia regulators are proposing new rules that will allow medical marijuana to be delivered directly to patients—including via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and private carriers like FedEx and UPS. The change, officials with the Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission (GMCC) say, is being made possible by the Trump administration’s move to reclassify medical […]
Lev Parnas Interview: Trulieve, Trump and the Cannabis Deal He Says Got Away
In 2018, Lev Parnas says he was offered ten percent of what became America’s biggest weed company. Trulieve says that never happened. Then Rudy Giuliani pulled him into Ukraine, and the case that later put him in federal prison included a scheme prosecutors said was aimed at buying political influence tied to marijuana licenses with […]
Marijuana rescheduling fight faces key Monday deadline
Monday marks the next deadline in the federal government’s long-running effort to decide whether marijuana should be reclassified under U.S. drug law. The briefs, due Aug. 17, are the latest step in a high-stakes proceeding over whether marijuana should be moved from Schedule I, the most restrictive category under the Controlled Substances Act, to Schedule […]
Opinion | Europe Is Not Ready for American Weed
The process of expansion has begun. In February the Canadian cannabis company Organigram acquired Sanity Group, a German medical cannabis company, for around $285 million. In April, Tilray, one of America’s cannabis juggernauts, acquired Lyphe, a leading British medical cannabis provider, not long after picking up a popular craft beer company. Not to be outdone, […]
Cannabis reform is emerging as midterms elections issue
A woman holds a “legalize cannabis now” sign outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Marijuana has had a history of highs and lows in the U.S. over the past century — legally, politically and culturally — teetering between vilification and acceptance. Since 1996, […]