2026 US Elections: Which States Are Voting on Cannabis Measures?
Idaho and Massachusetts are heading into the November elections with proposals that could reshape their cannabis policies. While one measure seeks to limit voters’ ability to legalize cannabis through ballot initiatives, the other would dismantle the legal framework governing the state’s regulated adult-use market. The November 3, 2026, general election will put cannabis policy in […]
Dark money ads slam GOP senator’s hemp stance (Newsletter: October 16, 2026)
IA gov candidate: Legalize marijuana; Study: Cannabis as nicotine cessation aid; Hemp THC ban & marijuana biz op-ed 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 good deed for […]
North Carolinians Support Legalizing Marijuana, Including Majorities Of Republicans And Democrats, Poll Shows
A new poll shows that a strong majority of North Carolina adults support legalizing marijuana—both for recreational and medical purposes—including majorities of Republicans, Democrats and independents. The new poll released on Friday, conducted by SurveyUSA for WRAL and WSOC, found that 63 percent of respondents want to legalize recreational marijuana. Twenty-six percent said adult-use cannabis […]
DEA ordered to reply to cannabis opponents’ push for more rescheduling testimony (Newsletter: October 15, 2026)
Talarico on marijuana legalization; Boston mayor: Keep cannabis sales legal; Former MPP staffer slams org’s hemp stance; NE medical marijuana rules 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… Hold […]
Marijuana Is A Popular Tool For People Trying To Quit Smoking Cigarettes, Rivaling Prescription Nicotine Cessation Medications, Study Shows
Almost as many people are using marijuana to help them quit smoking cigarettes as are using prescription nicotine cessation aids, according to a new study conducted by officials with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and other institutions. The research, however, raises questions about potential side effects experienced by people who are using cannabis […]
Marijuana Businesses Fighting To Ban Hemp THC Products Are Being Short-Sighted (Op-Ed)
“If the industry we created now argues that THC is safe in a dispensary but dangerous in a liquor store, voters and policymakers will reasonably conclude we were never serious.” By Aaron Smith, Third Rail Advisory Chris Lindsey and I both spent years at the Marijuana Policy Project before going on to help build the […]
Can Gonzo Travel Writing Still Get Away With This?
The reckless foreigner, the drugs, the local characters, the story too strange to be believed. Gonzo travel writing was built on a simple bargain. The writer goes somewhere unfamiliar, gets into trouble, ignores good judgment, meets people he probably shouldn’t be meeting, and comes home with a story. The reader gets the rush without having […]
Dan Muessig: Pittsburgh Defense Attorney, Legacy Cannabis Operator and Reform Advocate
Dan Muessig says he ran a $40 million-a-year cannabis operation while defending drug dealers in Pittsburgh. After five years in federal prison, he’s coming for the legal industry he says abandoned the people who built it. In the control room of today’s cannabis industry, where the plant’s future is being shaped, where CEOs in suits […]
GOP Senator Attacked Over Push To Keep Hemp THC Products Legal In New Ad From Dark Money Group
A Republican senator’s efforts to craft regulations to keep hemp THC products federally legal is being called out in a new 30-second ad from a dark money group that doesn’t disclose its donors. Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) “wants to keep THC drinks on our shelves—not in the dispensary—at the convenience store, next to soft drinks,” […]
Nebraska Officials Consider Changes To Medical Marijuana Rules
One amendment would remove a requirement for product labels to list medical cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance in light of federal rescheduling. By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner People wishing to weigh in on the latest regulations for the Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission can do so in person Thursday or by sending in written […]