Massachusetts could become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization when it votes in November
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Massachusetts may become first state to reverse marijuana laws
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Massachusetts may become first state to reverse marijuana laws
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Massachusetts may become first state to reverse marijuana laws
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DEA Will Highlight Testimony On Marijuana’s Medical Benefits In Rescheduling Hearing, New Filing Shows
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has revealed in a new filing for the cannabis rescheduling hearing set to start on Monday that its witness list includes a doctor who will provide testimony about how “medical marijuana provides a medical benefit to pain patients.” The government’s other witness is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official […]
Marijuana Moment Takes Ask For Rescheduling Hearing Livestreaming Directly To DEA Head After Judge Says He Won’t Consider Request
Marijuana Moment has brought its request for public and media livestream access to the historic federal cannabis rescheduling hearings starting next week directly to the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) after the judge overseeing the proceedings—which only involve opponents of the reform—said he wouldn’t consider filings from outside parties. A letter from Marijuana […]
Marijuana Opponents Preview Arguments For Next Week’s Rescheduling Hearing In New Filings
Marijuana reform opponents have filed briefs previewing the arguments they plan to make in a hearing on the Trump administration’s move to reschedule cannabis that is set to start next week. Meanwhile, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), which is formally the proponent of the reform to move marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances […]
Cannabis banking legislation filed in Congress (Newsletter: June 26, 2026)
DEA defends HHC ban; NH lawmakers on overriding marijuana greenhouse veto; MA push to save legalization; VA advocates press gov on cannabis penalties 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 […]
Massachusetts marijuana legalization repeal question battle heats up
“I hope everybody understands how real of a threat it is,” said Ryan Dominguez, chair of Stop the Repeal, an industry-backed movement. The pot question will ask voters whether to repeal state laws legalizing, regulating, and taxing recreational cannabis sales, which were also passed by voter referendum in 2016. The sales generate hundreds of millions […]
What legalizing recreational marijuana could mean to Pennsylvania’s state coffers – North Penn Now
States have generated a combined total of more than $28.4 billion in tax revenue from legal adult-use cannabis sales since the first markets launched in Colorado and Washington in 2014, according to a comprehensive new state-by-state report published by the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP). In 2025 alone, legalization states collectively generated more than $4.57 billion in cannabis […]
Pro-cannabis campaign plans to counter ‘stuffy dudes’ with the grassroots
CANNABIS ENTREPRENEURS, MUNICIPAL LEADERS, and health experts joined forces Thursday to launch a campaign against the ballot measure to repeal legalized recreational marijuana, comparing their push to the American Revolution. “Two hundred fifty years ago, we had to chase some stuffy dudes with red coats out of the city, and today we’re going to chase […]
DEA Defends Stance That Synthetic Cannabis Compound HHC Is Federally Banned In Response To Industry Lawsuits
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is resisting two hemp companies’ efforts to challenge its determination that a cannabinoid produced synthetically from components of the cannabis plant is federally illegal. DEA issued a rule last month saying that while it had already considered hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) to be a Schedule I illegal substance under the federal Controlled […]