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Cannabis Pharma Firm Should Pay Back $2.1 Million, SEC Says
Bloomberg Vivera Pharmaceuticals Inc., its CEO, and another company he controlled that have already been found liable for securities fraud over cannabis-derived products should disgorge about $2.1...
3 months ago
Oakland Launches Nation’s First Cannabis Equity Certification Mark
Published on April 20, 2026 In 2017 the City of Oakland made history by becoming the first city in the country to launch a Cannabis Equity Program, which helps those negatively impacted by the ‘War...
3 months ago
Schedule III for Medical Marijuana! Here’s the Big Shift, Broken Down
Here is our quick breakdown of rescheduling news: what the final order does, how DOJ says it can do it, a high-level overview of changes, and what comes next. What the Order Does Today, April 23,...
3 months ago
Trump Pushes Congress To Keep Full-Spectrum CBD Legal While Restricting Hemp Products That Pose ‘Health Risks’
President Donald Trump is urging congressional lawmakers to take action to amend a law that threatens to federally recriminalize hemp-derived full-spectrum CBD products in November. “I am calling on...
3 months ago
Feds Announce Marijuana Industry Tax Guidance Is Coming As Rescheduling Takes Effect
Federal officials said they plan to issue new tax guidance for the marijuana industry following a move by the Trump administration to reclassify cannabis that was announced on Thursday. Under an...
3 months ago
How to Evaluate Cannabis Packaging Suppliers Before You Commit
Tips from Green Rush Packaging The post How to Evaluate Cannabis Packaging Suppliers Before You Commit appeared first on Cannabis Industry Journal.
3 months ago
Trump Says Medical Marijuana Is ‘The Best Of All The Alternatives’ For People Suffering With Illnesses
President Donald Trump highlighted the medical benefits of marijuana on Thursday, hours after the Department of Justice announced it is moving ahead with a cannabis rescheduling proposal. “A lot of...
3 months ago
Lawmakers And Advocates React To Marijuana Rescheduling Move By Trump Administration
The Trump administration’s announcement that it is moving ahead with the federal reclassification of marijuana on Thursday is generating headlines and drawing reactions from across the political...
3 months ago
Tennessee Lawmaker Calls For Special Session Focused On Medical Marijuana As It’s Federally Reclassified Under Trump
A Tennessee lawmaker is calling on the governor and legislative leaders to convene a special session focused on legalizing medical marijuana access for patients. “For years, Tennesseans have been...
3 months ago
Justice Department Moves to Federally Reschedule State-Approved Medical Cannabis Products
"Today's order marks a historical reversal in federal cannabis policy. It validates the experiences of tens of millions of Americans, as well as those of tens of thousands of physicians, who have...
3 months ago
Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Shouldn’t Impact Case On Gun Rights For Users, Trump DOJ Says In Supreme Court Filing
The federal rescheduling of marijuana announced by the Justice Department on Thursday doesn’t change how the Supreme Court should decide a pending case on cannabis consumers’ gun rights, the Trump...
3 months ago
Trump Administration Moves State-Licensed Medical Marijuana to Schedule III
The Trump administration on Thursday moved FDA-approved marijuana products and cannabis products sold under qualifying state medical marijuana licenses from Schedule I to Schedule III under federal...
3 months ago
Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Announced By Department Of Justice, Months After Trump Executive Order
The Trump administration is officially moving ahead with the federal reclassification of marijuana. More than four months after President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the...
3 months ago
Senate Committee Schedules Hearing On Bill To Support Psychedelics Research And Treatment For Veterans
A U.S. Senate committee has scheduled a hearing for next week on a bipartisan bill to promote research into the therapeutic potential psychedelics by creating a new office in the Department of...
3 months ago
GOP Lawmakers’ Hemp Amendments To The Farm Bill Would Allow Continued Legal Sales Of THC Products Under Federal Law
Republican lawmakers have filed amendments to sweeping agriculture legislation that would push back the scheduled federal recriminalization of hemp THC products for another year and create a...
3 months ago
Trump ready to move on cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: April 23, 2026)
VA lawmakers reject gov’s marijuana amendments; CA dispensary drive-thrus; Federal cannabis research bill; Legalization poll Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every...
3 months ago
Karma Koala Podcast 315: Kimberly Melgoza, Mushroom Churches USA (2026) – Initial Study
DOWNLOAD FOR FREE AT PODOMATIC https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/karmakoalapodcast/episodes/2026-04-22T23_22_22-07_00 I noted via Linked In that Kimberly had written a paper on mushroom churches in...
3 months ago
Cannabiz Australia: Liquidator lines up funding to pursue $13m claims against Cannim
Read full story Liquidator lines up funding to pursue $13m claims against Cannim
3 months ago
Federal Bill Would Require Data Collection on Cannabis-Related Medicaid Spending
A federal bill introduced on Monday would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect Medicaid spending on cannabis-related inpatient and outpatient care and emergency room...
3 months ago
Cannabis Use Rates By Minnesota Teens Dropped from 2013 to 2025
Past-year teen cannabis use in Minnesota dropped sharply from 2013 to 2025, according to data from the 2025 Minnesota Student Survey. Among 11th-grade students, cannabis consumption rates nearly...
3 months ago