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Colorado Office of Natural Medicine Licensure – Permanent Rulemaking Hearing – October 8, 2026
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies sent this bulletin at 09/23/2026 01:18 PM MDT Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Colorado Office of Natural Medicine Licensure –...
29 days ago
Document – Report: Illinois’ Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2026.
The Cannabis Regulation Oversight Office (CROO) compiled and released Illinois’ Annual Cannabis Report for Fiscal Year 2026. The 160-page report incorporates summaries, goals, projects, data, and...
29 days ago
Tennessee Lawmakers Push Back On Police Claims About Marijuana’s Danger And Connection To Violence
“In the state of Tennessee, marijuana is the number one drug associated with criminal activity, including violent crime.” By Adam Friedman, Tennessee Lookout Tennessee lawmakers held hearings to...
29 days ago
DEA Launches New Registration Forms For Medical Marijuana Manufacturers, Distributors And Testing Labs
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has launched new specialized registration forms for additional types of state-licensed medical marijuana businesses beyond dispensaries that want to take...
29 days ago
Massachusetts: Lawmakers Publicly Urge ‘No’ Vote on Marijuana Repeal Initiative (Question 8)
“Repealing legal adult use would have devastating impacts on the livelihoods of those who have invested their life savings into their businesses, communities and supporting thousands of jobs. We must...
29 days ago
The Latino Community Is The Invisible Backbone Of The Cannabis Industry (Op-Ed)
“Continuing down the path of aggressive and over-punitive immigration policies poses a direct threat to the future of this industry.” By Ishaq Ali, Latino Cannabis Alliance Behind the sleek...
29 days ago
Alert: The Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) is aware of some confusion about testing requirements for ingestible marijuana concentrates.
The Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) is aware of some confusion about testing requirements for ingestible marijuana concentrates. Marijuana products such as Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) and Full...
30 days ago
Marijuana Opponents And Pharma Company File Brief Asking Court To Block Trump’s Hemp CBD Medicare Coverage Plan
A coalition of anti-marijuana groups and a cannabis-focused biopharmaceutical corporation have filed a new brief in their lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s initiative to cover up to $500...
30 days ago
Congresswoman Says Massachusetts Voters Should Reject Anti-Marijuana Ballot Question
A Democratic congresswoman from Massachusetts is urging voters to defeat an initiative on the November ballot that would roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law. “Cannabis legalization and...
30 days ago
What Makes a Cannabis Strain “Candy Gas”? Genetics, Aroma, Flavor and Effects
“Candy Gas” is a descriptive label, not a legal category, a registered cultivar or a lab-verified chemotype. It points to flower that smells sweet and fruity first and like fuel underneath, and the...
30 days ago
DEA confirms no cannabis overdose deaths (Newsletter: October 6, 2026)
Fed marijuana tax guidance a “priority”; MA gov urges voters to keep cannabis sales legal; FDA ibogaine RFI; VA FOIA docs & cannabis use disorder oped Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s...
30 days ago
Uniting the North: Meet Cutter Merhi, the Man Behind Fat Beans
Khodr “Cutter” Merhi didn’t idly watch the Danish cannabis scene evolve around him: he played a crucial role in protesting for cannabis laws, breeding local strains, and participating in the iconic...
30 days ago
Lawsuit Claims New Jersey Lawmaker Set Up Straw Cannabis Business Owners to Cheat Social Equity Rules
New Jersey State Sen. Raj Mukherji (D) is accused in a lawsuit of setting up straw owners for cannabis companies to take advantage of the state industry’s social equity rules, Politico reports. The...
30 days ago
Missouri Proposes Changing Cannabis Facilities Rules
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) Division of Cannabis Regulation is proposing changes to the state’s Facility Ownership and Employment and the Facilities Generally...
30 days ago
New Mexico Regulators Have Opened More Than 2 Dozen Cannabis and Hemp Industry Criminal Cases This Year
New Mexico’s Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD) Enforcement Bureau has opened more than two dozen active criminal cases related to the state’s cannabis and industries since the agency began...
30 days ago
Nominees Announced For Americans For Safe Access 2026 Awards
Congrats to all the nominees The 2026 Americans for Safe Access Cannabis Safety Awards nominees feature leaders, advocates, officials, and journalists advancing patient safety and access....
30 days ago
Increase In Marijuana Misuse Diagnoses Among Veterans Is More Complicated Than It Looks, VA Records Reveal (Op-Ed)
“What emerges is not simply a story of rising diagnoses, but a deeper set of concerns about how those diagnoses are defined, applied and ultimately used to shape both policy and perception.” By Nate...
about 1 month ago
Massachusetts Governor Urges Voters To Keep Marijuana Sales Legal By Rejecting Prohibitionist Ballot Measure
The governor of Massachusetts opposes an initiative on the November ballot that would roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law. “I’d vote no,” Gov. Maura Healey (D) said in an interview on...
about 1 month ago
There Are ‘No Deaths From Overdose Of Marijuana,’ DEA Confirms In Updated Report
Marijuana can have a number of effects on people who use it but there are no known instances of someone fatally overdosing from consuming cannabis, federal officials say. “No deaths from overdose of...
about 1 month ago
Georgia Regulators Approve Medical Cannabis Delivery Rules
The Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis Commission last week voted to amend the medical cannabis program rules to allow for home delivery, WABE reports. Under the rule change, licensed medical...
about 1 month ago