Medical Cannabis Behind the Wheel: NSW Proposes ‘Three Strikes’ Before Penalties
In New South Wales, Australia, patients can legally use medical cannabis with a prescription. So far, so good. But the question that has complicated the lives of thousands of patients for years goes beyond that: what if you take your medication, get behind the wheel, get pulled over, and test positive for THC? Can authorities […]
Kentucky Governor Expands Medical Marijuana For 15 New Qualifying Conditions, While Saying ‘It’s Time’ For Broader Decriminalization
The governor of Kentucky has signed an executive order to expand the list of health conditions that make patients eligible for medical marijuana—adding that he thinks “it’s time” for broader cannabis decriminalization. At a press conference on Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear (D) announced that he was taking executive action to “clarify” that the current law […]
South Carolina GOP Attorney General Candidates Clash On Medical Marijuana And Hemp During Debate
“I can tell you, it absolutely does help children with seizures. It does help cancer patients, because we all know them in our lives.” By Skylar Laird, South Carolina Daily Gazette Accusations of lying and not being enough of a Republican flew during an often-contentious debate among GOP candidates for attorney general Wednesday night. Sen. […]
More People Are Denied Gun Permits Over Medical Marijuana In Hawaii Than For Any Other Reason, Attorney General’s Report Shows
More than a quarter of the gun permit applications that Hawaii officials denied last year were due to the applicants’ status as medical marijuana patients, the state attorney general’s office says. The annual “Firearms Registration in Hawai’i” report, published last month, shows that of the 163 firearms permit applications that were rejected in 2025, 47 […]
TSA clarifies “no changes” in medical cannabis policy for airports (Newsletter: May 21, 2026)
Poll: Marijuana cooler than crypto; VA hemp biz say veto an “opportunity”; LA medical marijuana in hospitals vote; Study: CBG for rheumatoid arthritis 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 […]
The Feds Rescheduled Weed. Truckers Still Can’t Touch It, Medical Card Or Not.
Schedule III didn’t change a thing for truckers. A new USDOT memo confirms that safety-sensitive transportation workers still can’t use marijuana, and a state medical card won’t save your drug test. If you drive a truck, fly a plane, or operate a bus for a living, the federal rescheduling of marijuana changed nothing for you. […]
Medical Cannabis Meets Clean Energy in Colombia’s New Solar Farm
In Baranoa, Colombia, a medical cannabis company has just launched a solar farm to power part of its own operation. The project, presented by the Ministry of Mines and Energy as the first initiative of its kind in the Colombian Caribbean, brings together 147 solar panels, self-generated energy and medical weed cultivation under one agroindustrial […]
TSA Says You Can Now Fly With Medical Marijuana. Good Luck Figuring Out What That Means.
You can fly with medical cannabis now. Sort of. The TSA’s “What Can I Bring?” tool added medical marijuana as a permitted item the day before Schedule III took effect. The catch is the page that’s supposed to tell you the rules. It’s blank. Search “marijuana” in the TSA’s What Can I Bring tool today […]
The Launch Of Alabama Medical Marijuana Sales Is Just ‘Days Away,’ With First Dispensary Preparing To Open Its Doors
“This is a healthcare program. This is for the health of our patients in Alabama, and it says we are not a recreational program.” By Anna Barrett, Alabama Reflector Patients in Alabama with qualifying medical conditions are “days away” from being able to purchase medical cannabis with a physician’s recommendation, according to Vince Schilleci, owner […]
Amendment to let military vets get medical cannabis approved at VA passes (Newsletter: May 15, 2026)
Anti-rescheduling provision advances in Congress; Lawmaker: “a lot” of colleagues smoke marijuana; LA medical cannabis in hospitals; Psychedelics poll 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 […]