Congressional dispute over Biden’s cannabis pardons (Newsletter: January 2, 2026)
Poll: Marijuana consumers don’t support hemp ban; USDA rule limits loans over cannabis services; Medical marijuana patients’ needs 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… BREAKING: Journalism is […]
Feds Defend Decision To Block Companies That Work With Marijuana Industry From Participating In Loan Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is defending its decision to adopt a rule adding restrictions on companies that provide services to marijuana businesses, making it so participants in a particular government loan guarantee program are prohibited from receiving income from cannabis operations. After posting the finalized rule in October 2024—amending a guaranteed loan program […]
Patients Need More Medically Focused Cannabis Dispensaries (Op-Ed)
“If cannabis is medicine, why is the system built as if it were only a retail commodity?” By Jordan Tishler, MD, Association of Cannabinoid Specialists Currently, medical cannabis programs across the United States are dwindling. This is directly a result of these programs being deprioritized in favor of recreational programs and being regulated in a […]
4 In 5 Marijuana Consumers Oppose Hemp THC Ban Trump Signed Ahead Of Rescheduling And CBD Access Order, Poll Shows
Four in five marijuana consumers say they oppose the recriminalization of hemp THC products under a spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law in November—weeks before he issued a cannabis rescheduling order and took steps to protect access to full-spectrum CBD. The current law as enacted, however, would redefine hemp in a way that […]
GOP Committee Chair Wants To ‘Invalidate’ Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Through Autopen Investigation, Democratic Congressman Says
A Democratic congressman is accusing a top GOP colleague of attempting to “invalidate thousands of lawful pardons” that former President Joe Biden issued to people who’ve committed federal marijuana possession offenses. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY)–the lead sponsor of a cannabis legalization bill called the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act—responded to comments from House […]
New Jersey Medical Marijuana Program Sees Steep Drop In Registered Patients
Most other states allow people to grow their own marijuana at home, particularly medical marijuana users, while New Jersey still fully bans it. By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, New Jersey Monitor New Jersey’s steep decline in medical marijuana patients continued with another 20 percent drop since the beginning of 2025. Between January and December, roughly 14,000 people […]
Ohio Governor And GOP Senator Criticize Activists Pushing Referendum To Reverse Marijuana And Hemp Restrictions
“The [2023] ballot initiative had absolutely zero effect on anything in the hemp industry. But it sounds like that’s the vast majority of what people want to overturn.” By Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal Ohioans for Cannabis Choice is mounting a referendum effort against a new law cracking down on intoxicating hemp and making several […]
Legal Weed Finally Arrived in Kentucky. It Didn’t Last a Week
Kentucky’s first medical cannabis dispensary sold out its entire inventory in just seven days, then temporarily closed, a fast start that highlights both intense statewide demand and the tight supply constraints of a brand-new program. The Post Dispensary in Beaver Dam opened December 13 and exhausted its limited stock by December 20, owner Trip Hoffman […]
Ohio petition could put cannabis back on the ballot (Newsletter: December 31, 2025)
TX hemp rules; FL legalization lawsuit; CA marijuana research grants; Study: DUI laws jail innocent cannabis users; Biggest marijuana stories of 2025 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… […]
Texas Officials Invite Comment On New Hemp Rules Covering Age Limits, Licensing Fees, Labeling And More
Texas health officials have released a set of proposed rules to regulate the state’s hemp market—including provisions related to age-gating, licensing fees, testing requirements, packaging restrictions and more in response to an executive order the governor signed in September. The proposal would also shift hemp to a total THC standard, rather than the current one […]