Pennsylvania Senate Rejects Bill To Regulate Marijuana And Restrict Hemp THC Products, But It May Be Revived
The Pennsylvania Senate has rejected a bill to create a new Cannabis Control Board (CCB) to oversee the state’s medical marijuana program and intoxicating hemp products—though lawmakers made an immediate motion to revive the proposal. The body contemplated under the legislation could also one day oversee recreational cannabis if it is legalized in the state. […]
California Bill To Legalize Marijuana Dispensary Drive-Thru Windows Advances In Senate After Clearing Full Assembly
A California Senate committee has approved and Assembly-passed bill that would allow marijuana retailers to offer drive-thru windows to serve customers. The measure, which cleared the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee in a 7-3 vote on Monday, says that licensed cannabis retailers and microbusinesses with storefronts could sell marijuana products “to a customer in […]
Michigan Lawmakers Debate Bill To Fund Psychedelic Research Using Opioid Settlement Dollars
“For many veterans, the battle does not end when they come home. Too many carry the invisible wounds of service.” By Ben Solis, Michigan Advance Can a psychedelic drug with heavy side-effects and anecdotal evidence as a treatment for addiction become a wonder drug for veterans facing opioid substance abuse and post-traumatic stress disorders? House […]
Connecticut Governor Signs Bill To Expand Psychedelics Pilot Program In Preparation For Federal FDA Approval
Connecticut’s governor has signed a bill to expand a pilot program that’s meant to explore the therapeutic potential of psychedelics such as psilocybin and MDMA. The legislation sponsored by the Joint Committee on Public Health cleared the House of Representatives in 122-27 vote last month after passing the Senate by a unanimous 35-0 vote in […]
Virginia Cannabis Commission Holds First Hearing Following Governor’s Veto Of Bill To Legalize Recreational Sales
Virginia lawmakers are gearing up for a push to include provisions to legalize recreational marijuana in budget legislation this month despite the governor’s veto of a proposal to enact the reform just weeks ago. The effort was a topic of discussion at the first meeting of the legislature’s Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of […]
Georgia Doctors Tried to Kill a Cannabis Bill
Shannon Cloud’s daughter has been having seizures her whole life. She’s twenty years old, registered in Georgia’s medical cannabis program, and according to her mother, Senate Bill 220 — the “Putting Georgia’s Patients First Act” — represents the kind of flexibility that could finally let her doctors find a THC:CBD combination that actually works. It’s […]
Congressional Committee Approves Bill To Develop ‘Impairment Standards’ For Cannabis
A congressional committee has approved transportation legislation containing provisions to require federal officials to study the issue of driving of driving under the influence of marijuana and other drugs and propose “evidence-based impairment standards.” The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted 61-2 on Thursday to advance the Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development (BUILD) for America’s […]
New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Bill To Allow Large-Size Hemp THC Drinks To Be Sold In Liquor Stores
“For many retailers, intoxicating hemp beverages have become an important emerging product category that helps drive consumer traffic and offset declining sales in traditional alcohol products.” By Sophie Nieto-Muñoz, New Jersey Monitor A state Senate committee advanced legislation Thursday aimed at loosening restrictions on the sale of intoxicating hemp beverages, including by allowing liquor stores to sell […]
Alaska Bill To Let People Seal Their Marijuana Convictions Heads To Governor
Alaska lawmakers this week passed legislation that will shield people’s marijuana conviction records from being publicly released in certain circumstances. The cannabis provisions are included in a large package of criminal justice legislation that cleared the Senate in a 20-0 vote on Tuesday and was approved by the House of Representatives 39-1 on Wednesday. HB […]
Virginia governor explains cannabis bill veto (Newsletter: May 22, 2026)
PA GOP lieutenant governor candidate: Legal marijuana “catastrophic”; DOJ psilocybin rescheduling letter; Tariffs’ impacts on cannabis biz 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… Free to read (but not […]