Feds And Marijuana Opponents Agree On Briefing Schedule In Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Reclassification Move
The Department of Justice and groups that oppose the Trump administration’s marijuana rescheduling move have agreed on what they believe the schedule should be in an ongoing lawsuit that seeks to block to reform. On Friday, federal officials who are defending the cannabis reform and the challengers behind the litigation filed a joint brief before […]
Missouri Officials Defend Hemp Product Ban From Industry Lawsuit In Federal Court
Plaintiffs argue in the lawsuit that the result is “a single product is simultaneously legal ‘hemp’ and illegal ‘marijuana.’” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A federal judge is being asked to decide whether Missouri’s new law banning intoxicating hemp products is clear enough to enforce in November or so contradictory that a constitutional challenge to […]
Fed lawsuit on Medicare CBD coverage advances (Newsletter: August 28, 2026)
KY medical marijuana update; VA hemp biz want hearing on ban; Cannabis treatment referrals higher in illegal states 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… Before you dig into […]
Federal Appeals Court Sets Schedule For Lawsuit Challenging Medicare Hemp Coverage Program
A federal appeals court has laid out the schedule for a lawsuit brought by a coalition of anti-marijuana groups and a cannabis-focused biopharmaceutical corporation that are challenging the Trump administration’s initiative to cover up to $500 worth of hemp-derived products each year for eligible Medicare patients. In May, Judge Trevor N. McFadden dismissed the challenge […]
Sonoma County Drone Surveillance: ACLU Lawsuit, Fines and Cannabis Growers
The violations had nothing to do with cannabis. Neither did nearly half the drone flights Sonoma County made in 2024, according to an ACLU lawsuit alleging around 700 warrantless flights over private property since 2019. The county has stopped flying while it negotiates a settlement. A Northern California county has paused a controversial drone surveillance […]