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Senate Votes To Delay Hemp Ban, Giving Lawmakers More Time To Craft Regulations To Keep THC Products Legal
The U.S. Senate has rejected an amendment 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, instead allowing a...
about 1 month ago
Texas government outlaws THC—confuses country, consumers, and themselves
The Lone Star mess gives us a preview of the upcoming nationwide hemp ban, with a long-stalled ruling effectively banning hemp THC in the state. The post Texas government outlaws THC—confuses...
about 1 month ago
Square Tells Businesses To Stop Selling Hemp And CBD Products In Light Of Upcoming Federal Ban
The popular point-of-sale and payments service Square says it will no longer allow CBD and other hemp-derived products to be sold on its platform, according to an email obtained by Marijuana Moment....
about 1 month ago
Police Used Flock Cameras to Track Wisconsin Man’s Out-of-State Cannabis Purchases
Police in Wisconsin used Flock camera feeds to determine that a man who regularly traveled to Michigan and back was likely trafficking cannabis, which remains strictly prohibited in Wisconsin,...
about 1 month ago
Delaware Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Top $53M During First Year
Cannabis retailers in Delaware sold more than $53.4 million worth of product during the first year of legal adult-use sales, WBOC reports. Delaware Marijuana Commissioner Joshua Sanderline celebrated...
about 1 month ago
Dr. Oz Asks Senators To Delay Hemp Product Ban So Seniors Can Get CBD Products Covered Through Medicare
Dr. Mehmet Oz, who leads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is asking U.S. senators to reject an amendment that would keep a forthcoming ban on hemp products on track to take...
about 1 month ago
Texas Banning Cannabis Is An ‘Insane’ Form Of Corruption That Benefits Big Beer, Big Tobacco And Drug Cartels, Talarico Says
The fact that Texas is keeping marijuana illegal while also moving to restrict hemp THC products is “insane,” Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico says. It is also a form of corruption, he...
about 1 month ago
VA Launches New Study Using Psilocybin To Treat Veterans With Depression And PTSD
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is launching a new clinical trial to investigate whether psilocybin can help military veterans who are struggling with treatment-resistant depression. The...
about 1 month ago
RN Collins (Series 2) No.20: Transparency Mechanisms in Psychedelic Oversight Agencies
RN Collins has written a series of 20 new articles for cannabis law report on 2026 Psychedelics & Legal Issues. This is the final in this series Contact RN Collins:...
about 1 month ago
Senators step up push for hemp THC ban in November (Newsletter: August 7, 2026)
Groups on both sides push Congress over hemp; NY gov signs marijuana farmers’ market bill; Study: CBD for athlete recovery Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every...
about 1 month ago
USVI: “Cannabis Workers Must Complete Annual Training Before They Can Work in Licensed Businesses”
Every employee of a licensed cannabis business must complete responsible vendor training and obtain a cannabis business agent identification card before working in the industry, Office of Cannabis...
about 1 month ago
CBD Has ‘Potentially Performance-Enhancing Properties’ In Sports And May Help Athletes Recover After Exercise, Study Shows
The non-intoxicating marijuana component CBD holds “potentially performance-enhancing properties” for athletes and may serve as an effective post-exercise recovery tool, according to a new scientific...
about 1 month ago
Cannabis Companies Should Stop Teaming Up With Prohibitionists To Ban Hemp THC Products (Op-Ed)
“Cannabis lobbying groups are arming prohibitionists by demonizing hemp—helping those who have been at war with cannabis for decades… I’ve rarely seen a more self-defeating campaign.” By Aaron...
about 1 month ago
California Court Orders DCC to Overhaul Cannabis Track-and-Trace System
Orange County ruling finds California’s current system does not comply with statutory requirement to flag irregular transactions The post California Court Orders DCC to Overhaul Cannabis...
about 1 month ago
New York Governor Signs Bill To Allow Small Businesses To Sell Marijuana At Farmers’ Markets
The governor of New York has signed legislation clarifying that marijuana microbusinesses can fully participate in cannabis farmers’ markets and pop-up events. Under previous law, microbusiness...
about 1 month ago
GOP Senators Argue That Hemp Product Ban Should Take Effect As Scheduled, Raising Alarm About Kids’ Access To THC
A pair of Republican lawmakers took to the Senate floor on Wednesday to urge their colleagues not to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products that is currently scheduled for November....
about 1 month ago
Cops, Veterans, Alcohol Industry And Others Press Congress On Delaying Hemp THC Product Ban
Dueling coalitions of police, military veterans and industry groups are pushing Congress in different directions on whether the planned federal recriminalization of hemp THC products should move...
about 1 month ago
White House pushes hemp THC product ban delay (Newsletter: August 6, 2026)
Trump drug official blames marijuana for deaths; NC hemp restriction vote delayed; PR gov signs psychedelics executive order Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every...
about 1 month ago
Cannabiz Africa Digs Into Rwanda’s Secretive Export Only Cannabis Policy
Cannabiz Africa reports Rwanda is positioning itself as a low-cost, export-only cannabis producer, and has tripled its budget for cannabis-related infrastructure to roughly US$5 million for the...
about 1 month ago
Senators Seek to Delay Federal Intoxicating Hemp Ban; AGs from 35 States Push Back
A provision to delay the forthcoming federal ban on intoxicating hemp products has been included in the Senate budget bill to fund the government. The Hemp Planting Predictability Act, introduced by...
about 1 month ago