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 […]
Pennsylvania marijuana legalization to be decided by Republicans
With Pennsylvania adult-use cannabis legalization stuck in seemingly permanent political limbo despite popular support, Democratic lawmakers deployed a parliamentarian trick on Monday to force an up-down vote on legal cannabis in Harrisburg. But the move by all 23 Democratic state senators for a “discharge petition” on Senate Bill 120, a cannabis legalization proposal that’s been stalled at […]
Virginia’s New Marijuana Law: Everything You Need to Know
After years of legislative battles, vetoes, compromise negotiations, and numerous articles, Virginia finally has a roadmap for legal recreational marijuana sales. The state budget signed into law yesterday establishes a regulated cannabis marketplace beginning July 1, 2027. Until then, many of Virginia’s marijuana laws remain exactly as they are today. Here’s what you need to […]
As Surrounding States Legalize Marijuana, Indiana Officials Need A Data-Informed Approach To Reforming Laws (Op-Ed)
“Given the evolving policy environment around us, what does this mean for our state’s cannabis policy framework?” By Claire Fiddian-Green, Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation via Indiana Capital Chronicle Indiana’s cannabis policy has recently become a subject of increasing scrutiny. While our state’s cannabis laws are among the most restrictive in the nation, three of our […]
Cannabis Consumers Are Way More Likely To Dine At Restaurants That Offer THC Drinks As An Alcohol Alternative, Poll Shows
A new poll of marijuana consumers shows they are overwhelmingly more likely to want to dine at restaurants that offer cannabis-derived THC drinks as an alternative to alcohol. The new survey, conducted by cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD, found that 54 percent of people who use marijuana and live in state-legal markets would be much more […]
Pennsylvania Democratic Senators Put Pressure On GOP To Allow A Vote On Legalizing Marijuana
Every Pennsylvania Democratic senator is joining together in support of a procedural move that aims to increase pressure on Republicans to allow a vote on legalizing marijuana in the state. Led by Sen. Sharif Street (D), the lawmakers filed what is known as a discharge resolution that seeks to bring a bipartisan cannabis legalization bill […]