Advocacy Groups Push Back Against Virginia Proposal To Increase Public Marijuana Use Fines In Sales Legalization Measure
A coalition of marijuana reform and social justice organizations are calling on Virginia’s governor and lawmakers to remove provisions to significantly increase fines for public consumption from recreational cannabis sales legalization legislation that’s expected to be voted on next week. Under current law, using cannabis in public is a civil violation punishable by a $25 […]
Fewer Colorado Teens Are Using Marijuana Now Than Before Legalization, State Study Shows, Refuting Opponents’ Core Argument
Rates of marijuana use among Colorado teens continued to decline in 2025—and youth are also reporting significantly lower levels of access to cannabis—according to a biennial survey from state health officials. The findings from the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS) seem to support a longstanding argument from reform advocates who’ve maintained that regulating marijuana sales […]
DEA begins on-site inspections at Mississippi dispensaries registered under rescheduling process
The Drug Enforcement Administration has begun conducting on-site inspections at marijuana dispensaries in Mississippi that registered for federal protections under the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling process, the Mississippi Medical Marijuana Association (3MA) confirmed to Marijuana Moment last week. Henry Crisler, director of 3MA, says two member dispensaries received visits from federal officials after completing […]
ATF Will Issue Updated Guidance On Gun Rights For Marijuana Users ‘Soon’ Following Supreme Court Ruling In Second Amendment Case
A federal agency that regulates guns says it is planning to provide guidance in the wake of a Supreme Court decision this week that found the government’s efforts to criminalize possession of firearms for marijuana consumers is unconstitutional. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) noted the court’s unanimous ruling in a social […]
DEA Picks Participants For Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing This Month, And Only Opponents Are Invited
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has selected participants for a hearing about the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling process that is set to start later this month—and only opponents of the reform have been invited to take part. On Thursday, DEA began notifying parties who had expressed intent to participate that they have been invited to […]
What Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Could Mean To Pennsylvania’s State Coffers
Washington, D.C. — 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 […]
Supreme Court Upholds Marijuana Users’ Gun Rights, Rejecting Trump DOJ Arguments In Major Second Amendment Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously sided with a man who was prosecuted for possessing a gun while being a regular consumer of marijuana, ruling that the government’s actions violate the Second Amendment. The opinion authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch is narrow in scope and does not entirely strike down the federal law known as […]
Restaurant lobby asks Congress stop hemp THC drink ban (Newsletter: June 18, 2026)
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NC lawmakers react to a retail cannabis marketplace announcement in Virginia :: WRAL.com
Virginia’s legal retail cannabis market will open next July, but will it affect North Carolina? Lawmakers here expect lost revenue from those who will travel over the border to purchase cannabis legally. Some lawmakers are reacting to the compromise reached in the Commonwealth and how it may change the conversation around regulating the industry in […]
NC Senate Democrats propose legalizing cannabis, but prospects hazy • NC Newsline
A new bill proposed by North Carolina Senate Democrats would put constitutional amendments to legalize recreational and medical cannabis on the ballot. But its odds of getting a vote in the Senate are not high, Republican leadership says. Senate Bill 1072 would put two separate amendments on the ballot in November, asking voters to legalize […]
Major Restaurant Lobby Group Pushes Congress To Keep Hemp THC Drinks Legal As An Alternative To Alcohol
An organization that represents the restaurant industry is calling on Congress to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC beverages that is scheduled to take effect later this year and replace it with a regulatory framework that “ensures consumer safety and supports restaurant operators serving these products” as an alternative to alcohol. The National Restaurant […]
Virginia Governor, Lawmakers Strike Deal to Legalize Marijuana Sales
Virginia’s governor and key lawmakers have announced the details of a plan to legalize adult-use marijuana sales through budget legislation later in June, following the veto of a previous proposal to enact the reform. Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) appeared at a press conference on June 16, alongside legislators who sponsored bills she rejected earlier in 2026, […]