What To Know About The Hemp Ban Proposal Stalling Government Funding Talks In Congress
Topline Senate leaders have included a plan in its stopgap funding bill that would delay a scheduled recriminalization of hemp THC products, but reports say the provision—called a “lifeline” to a marijuana industry—is stalling progress. PrimaBuzz gummies that contains CBD and THC Delta-9. Boston Globe via Getty Images Key Facts The Senate is currently negotiating […]
How to Buy Weed in Jackson: Mississippi’s Surprising Medical Market
Only with a card. Mississippi permits medical cannabis for registered patients and prohibits recreational sales and possession entirely. The path here was unusual. Mississippi voters approved a medical marijuana initiative, Initiative 65, in November 2020. The Mississippi Supreme Court invalidated it in May 2021 because of the state’s ballot-initiative signature requirements. The Legislature then enacted […]
White House Denies That Push To Protect Hemp From Ban Is Aimed At Boosting Business Interests Of Top Trump Staffer’s Family
A top aide to President Donald Trump may have close family ties to a hemp industry executive, but that has nothing to do with the White House’s push to get Congress to delay the planned federal recriminalization of hemp THC products this week, an administration official says. Meanwhile, several sources told Marijuana Moment that the […]
North Carolina Governor Calls For Marijuana Legalization
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein urged lawmakers to legalize marijuana and regulate cannabis sales, saying a proposed hemp THC ban fails to protect consumers. getty North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein this week called on state lawmakers to legalize marijuana and create a regulated market for cannabis sales, online cannabis news source Marijuana Moment reported. In […]
Texas Marijuana Laws And Oklahoma OMMA Patients: What To Know
If you’ve got an Oklahoma medical marijuana card, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve forgotten it’s even in your wallet. After all, cannabis has been legal here for medical use since 2018. Dispensaries are everywhere. You probably drive by three of them just going to the grocery store. It almost feels… normal. That’s exactly why […]
Neighbor’s weed smoke bothering you? Here’s what to do in Mississippi
Recreational marijuana use is not legal in Mississippi, but it has been decriminalized — leaving neighbors with limited options when secondhand smoke drifts into their homes. Here’s what state law allows and what residents can do about it. FULL STORY: Can I report my neighbor for weed smoke? What MS residents can do Here are […]
State Attorneys General Push Congress Not To Reverse Course On Banning Hemp THC Products
A bipartisan coalition of 35 state and territory attorneys general are calling on Congress not to reverse the planned federal recriminalization of hemp THC products that is scheduled to take effect in November, saying that lawmakers’ move to enact the forthcoming ban “protected consumers, provided much-needed regulatory clarity, and preserved legitimate industrial, agricultural, and nonintoxicating […]
Cannabis Associated With Increased Workplace Productivity
Large-scale businesses experience greater financial success following the adoption of medical cannabis access in their states, according to an analysis published in the scientific journal Financial Management. Researchers affiliated with the University of Iowa and the University of Illinois assessed the corporate performance of more than 13,000 publicly traded companies prior to and following the […]
GOP Senator Aims To Keep Hemp THC Product Ban On Track For November With New Amendment
A Republican senator wants to make sure that hemp THC products are federally recriminalized on time under a current plan that is set to go into effect in November. Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) announced on Monday that he will be filing an amendment to strip provisions out of a key spending bill released by Senate […]
Alcohol retailers push Congress to keep hemp THC drinks legal (Newsletter: August 4, 2026)
New bill to color-code cannabis beverages; TX & VA hemp restriction lawsuits; MA liquor store lobby: don’t roll back marijuana legalization 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… Your […]
Massachusetts marijuana repeal effort threatens social equity businesses
The state’s slew of cannabis social equity programs has helped owners like White, but things have still been tough for them — and now the stakes couldn’t be higher. November’s election comes with a ballot question that could repeal legal recreational marijuana and dissolve the industry. Social equity businesses say, with their limited resources, they’ll […]
NC hemp industry fights bill that could wipe out most THC products :: WRAL.com
Hemp business owners and advocates for hemp legalization gathered in Raleigh on Monday for what could be their last chance to persuade North Carolina lawmakers to reject a proposal to ban certain hemp products. The industry faces uncertainty on two fronts. Federal restrictions expected to take effect later this year could eliminate many intoxicating hemp-derived […]