New Virginia legal cannabis sales plan heads to governor’s desk (Newsletter: June 23, 2026)
Military recruit marijuana amendment in Congress; NORML challenges rescheduling non-invite; CA GOP governor candidate on cannabis; Study: CBD for acne 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 […]
Vermont Governor Signs Bill To Double Legal Marijuana Possession Limit And Allow Interstate Commerce
Vermont’s governor has signed legislation that will allow adults over the age of 21 to legally possess twice as much marijuana as they could previously, enable interstate cannabis commerce and make other changes to rules for licensed businesses. Gov. Phil Scott (R) on Friday announced that he approved the large-scale cannabis regulatory reform bill, S. […]
Major Restaurant Lobby Group Pushes Congress To Keep Hemp THC Drinks Legal As An Alternative To Alcohol
An organization that represents the restaurant industry is calling on Congress to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC beverages that is scheduled to take effect later this year and replace it with a regulatory framework that “ensures consumer safety and supports restaurant operators serving these products” as an alternative to alcohol. The National Restaurant […]
GOP Lawmaker Circulates Bill To Keep Hemp THC Drinks Federally Legal
A Republican congresswoman is circulating draft legislation that would keep hemp THC beverages legal under federal law, creating a carve-out from the broad recriminalization of products derived from the crop that is set to take effect later this year, Marijuana Moment has learned. The Hemp-Derived Beverage Regulatory Clarity Act from Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), […]
More Than 100 Alabama Patients Bought Medical Marijuana In First Week Of Legal Sales
“Our store manager saw a patient walking out, and as silly as it sounds, they jumped and clicked their heels. Yeah, they were that happy about having that medicine.” By Anna Barrett, Alabama Reflector Over 100 qualifying patients have purchased medical cannabis since Alabama’s first dispensary opened, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission said Thursday. The […]
Ukraine’s First Legal Medical Cannabis Products Have Been Dispensed To Military Veterans And A Woman With MS
Ukraine’s Ministry of Health has announced that the country’s medical cannabis program is officially operational, with the first prescribed products being purchased by a handful of patients on Thursday. The THC capsules were dispensed at a pharmacy in the city of Vinnytsia to two veterans suffering from chronic neuropathic pain and phantom limb pain following […]
Legal Marijuana States Are Moving To Increase Possession Limits, Allowing Consumers To Carry More Cannabis Without Fear Of Criminalization
Lawmakers in at least three states have passed legislation this year to significantly increase the amount of marijuana that adults can legally possess. These expansions of existing state cannabis legalization laws are advancing as part of broader legislation that addresses various aspects of marijuana regulatory programs that will change how licensed businesses operate within their […]
White House pushes Congress to keep some hemp products legal (Newsletter: June 8, 2026)
VA gov & lawmakers’ “fruitful” marijuana negotiations; Cannabis & workers’ comp; Medicare CBD lawsuit dismissal appealed 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 the day: […]
White House Pushes Congress To Keep Hemp CBD Products Legal By Amending Broad Ban That’s Set To Take Effect Later This Year
The White House is making it clear that President Donald Trump wants Congress to take action to amend a law that threatens to federally recriminalize hemp-derived full-spectrum CBD products in November. The administration “welcomes the opportunity to work with the Congress to, at a minimum, update the statutory definition of final hemp-derived cannabinoid products to […]
Amendments To Keep Hemp THC Products Federally Legal Won’t Get Votes After Congressional Committee Blocks Them
A powerful congressional committee is blocking amendments to prevent a scheduled federal ban on hemp THC products from taking effect in November. The House Rules Committee on Monday determined that several separate proposals will not be allowed to advance to floor votes. One proposal, from Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), would have kept many hemp products […]