Workplace Absences Decline Following Medical Marijuana Legalization
The adoption of state laws regulating medical marijuana access is associated with declining trends in workplace absences, according to data published in the Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health. Researchers from the United States and India assessed whether either medical cannabis laws or adult-use legalization laws are associated with changes in health-related workplace absenteeism. Consistent with […]
Iowa Democratic Lieutenant Governor Candidate Defends Marijuana Legalization Plan From Criticism
“The plan is to treat it much like alcohol, limit the marketing, and the advertising and put a framework and structure on it for those people that are already doing it.” By Kadin Luhmann, Iowa Capital Dispatch Dave Muhlbauer, Democratic candidate for Iowa lieutenant governor, defended gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand campaign’s cannabis legalization plan and […]
A message to New York’s weed legalizers: We told you so
We are at an “I-told-you-so moment.” That’s what New York state Conservative Party Chairman Gerard Kassar told The Post last week in response to the new guide, “Talking With Young People About Weed.” Kassar couldn’t be more right. State officials, apparently, have finally realized the negative consequences of their decision to legalize cannabis for recreational […]
Virginia Officials Must Recognize Medical Marijuana’s Federal Legality And Stop Forcing Patients Out Of Recovery Housing (Op-Ed)
“Virginia’s recovery system will only be stronger when it stops forcing people to choose between their medicine and a roof over their head.” By Jeremy Tillem, GreenhouseRVA Virginia’s new recovery residence certification law has now been in effect for three weeks. In that short time, the practical reality has become clear: legal medical cannabis patients […]
Big cannabis has cozied up to the GOP
Major cannabis companies have donated millions to PACs aligned with President Donald Trump, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission filings. But the donations are not just a symptom of an increasingly pro-marijuana administration; they’re also indicative of an ongoing lobbying war between the marijuana, hemp and alcohol industries. Over the past couple of […]
Can you bring marijuana into Texas? Know rules before 7/31
A wide range of cannabis-based products are available for purchase in North Texas. The 2019 law and its 2018 federal counterpart opened Texas to a fast-growing market of consumable hemp products. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com Texans can legally buy recreational marijuana in states like California and Colorado, but buying cannabis legally somewhere else doesn’t necessarily mean […]
GOP Lawmaker Claims White House Backs His Hemp Bill, But Administration Has Problems With Inhalable Product Provisions, Sources Say
The office of a Republican congressman who filed a new bipartisan bill to keep certain hemp-derived THC products federally legal this week sent a press release saying the legislation is “backed by the White House”—but an administration official deflected Marijuana Moment’s question about the matter and other sources say President Donald Trump’s team has problems […]
Fetterman Supports Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has joined more than a dozen Senate colleagues in supporting legislation that would remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances. Fetterman’s office announced Tuesday that he supports the reintroduced Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act. The bill would allow states to establish their own marijuana laws. The legislation was […]
Major Alcohol Industry Lobby Backs Bill To Keep Hemp THC Drinks Legal, But It Wants More ‘Discussion’ On Tax Rate
An alcohol industry trade association is endorsing a newly filed bill in Congress that would allow continued sales of certain hemp-derived THC products, partially scaling back a broad ban that is scheduled to take effect later this year. The group, however, says that the measure’s tax provisions require “continued discussion.” The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of […]
White House backs bill to keep hemp THC products legal, GOP sponsor says (Newsletter: July 23, 2026)
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Massachusetts Clears Marijuana Repeal Measure For November Ballot
Massachusetts officials cleared a marijuana repeal measure for the November ballot after rejecting a challenge to petition signatures supporting the initiative. getty Massachusetts state officials have rejected a challenge to a proposed initiative to repeal the legalization of marijuana sales, clearing the way for the measure to appear on the November general election ballot. Voters […]
Marijuana returns to the ballot box this November; will it stay or be repealed?
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – Massachusetts could make history this November — but not in the way you might expect. Voters will decide whether to become the first state in the country to repeal recreational marijuana. It’s question 8 on the November ballot. A yes vote repeals recreational cannabis sales — while keeping medical marijuana legal. […]