Target Is Launching Hemp THC Drink Sales In Three Of The U.S.’s Most Populous States
Major retailer Target is deepening its involvement in the hemp-derived THC beverage market by launching sales in three more states—significantly expanding beyond a pilot program it rolled out in Minnesota last year—even as a federal law is set to ban the products later this year. Last year, the company began a pilot program involving sales […]
Arizona Anti-Marijuana Campaign Drops Effort To Put Legalization Rollback On Ballot
An Arizona campaign that had been seeking to place an initiative on the ballot to repeal of key provisions of the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law has given up the effort. Under the “Sensible Marijuana Policy Act for Arizona” which was being spearheaded by Sean Noble, president of the political strategy firm American Encore, commercial […]
Congressional Report Explains Implications—And Limitations—Of Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move For Users And Industry
Congressional researchers are laying out the scope and limitations of the Trump administration’s marijuana rescheduling action—explaining that while certified patients who possess medical cannabis from state-licensed dispensaries now have certain protections, the industry as a whole isn’t “immediately” considered to be in “full compliance” with federal law, particularly as it concerns recreational products. In a […]
Pennsylvania Gov.’s Marijuana Legalization Push Faces Possible Setback After Fatal Cannabis DUI Case
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who has long pushed for the legalization of adult-use (recreational) marijuana in the state, could face renewed opposition after a Delaware County teen was charged with homicide in connection with a crash that killed a Swarthmore professor while allegedly driving under the influence of marijuana. Marijuana legalization has been a fairly […]
Lawsuit seeks to reverse cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: May 6, 2026)
GOP senator on marijuana banking; PA cannabis regulatory vote; SC medical marijuana access; NC cannabis ballot bill; Groups push VA gov on legal sales 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 […]
America’s CBD Industry Now Faces Same Evidential Battle Europe Has Been Fighting for 8 Years
The long and arduous journey to regulate cannabidiol (CBD) in Europe, which began in 2018 with the European Union’s classification of CBD as a ‘novel food’, is now playing out in the courtrooms of the United States. On 1 May 2026, a federal judge in Washington heard oral argument in a pivotal court case set […]
Most major FL gubernatorial candidates say state should never legalize recreational marijuana • Florida Phoenix
The issue of whether Florida should legalize recreational cannabis went away as a significant campaign issue earlier this year after Smart & Safe Florida, the organization behind an initiative to put it back before voters this November, fell short of the nearly 880,000 verified petition signatures required to qualify for the statewide ballot. That failure […]
Idaho Medical Cannabis Legalization Campaign Submits 2x Signatures Needed
Idaho activists collected more than double the required signature count to land a medical cannabis legalization proposal on the 2026 ballot, and now it’s up to county clerks to determine how many are valid. Boise-based Natural Medicine Alliance of Idaho (NMAI) gathered 150,000-plus signatures ahead of a May 1 deadline in an effort to qualify the group’s […]
Mississippi Rep. Lee Yancey Declares State Senate Run
Mississippi medical cannabis patients and workers could gain an ally in the state Senate if state House Rep. Lee Yancey, a Republican from Brandon, wins the bid to take over Senate President Pro Tempore Sen. Dean Kirby’s seat, who is retiring after serving more than three decades in the Legislature. “With Senator Kirby’s recent announcement […]
What is a Cannabis Control Board and can it be a step towards a recreational marijuana law in Pa.? • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
A state Senate committee has advanced a bill to create a Cannabis Control Board that would allow more oversight of the existing medical marijuana program. It would also regulate hemp-derived products, which contain intoxicating cannabinoids and are currently sold in head shops and gas stations around the commonwealth. The bill’s sponsor, Republican Sen. Dan Laughlin […]
Cannabis critic mellows out on initiative to eliminate recreational marijuana
Key Points: Arizona voters won’t reconsider marijuana legalization this year Critic scrapped plan to ask voters to reconsider legalization given new shifting federal perspective New Arizona law will soon regulate marijuana advertising near schools and other child-focused areas Arizonans who enjoy marijuana recreationally won’t have to worry about it being taken away — at least […]
Marijuana Opponents File Lawsuit To Block Trump Administration’s Federal Rescheduling Move
Opponents of marijuana reform have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal cannabis rescheduling action announced by President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice last month—using a law firm at which a former Trump administration attorney general is a partner. Prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (NDASA) on […]