Florida Marijuana Campaign Asks Supreme Court To Restore 71,000 Legalization Ballot Signatures State Officials Tossed
A Florida campaign hasn’t thrown in the towel just yet on its proposal to put marijuana legalization on the November ballot, with an appeal concerning the invalidation of about 71,000 signatures now before the state Supreme Court. While the court recently agreed to close a separate case involving a legal review into the ballot measure […]
Colorado Officials Weigh Changes To How Marijuana Is Sampled For Testing To Help Avoid Fraud
“I think that sample fraud should be a death sentence for a licensee. Right now, it’s a $15,000 slap on the wrist.” By Christopher Osher, ProPublica and Evan Wyloge, The Denver Gazette This story was originally published by ProPublica. Colorado marijuana manufacturers would no longer be allowed to choose which product samples they send for […]
Legal cannabis won’t be on FL ballot, officials say (Newsletter: February 3, 2026)
OK gov pushes to shut down medical marijuana; ID medical cannabis sigs; WV & MS ibogaine votes; WI legalization bill; TX lawmakers on hemp 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 […]
West Virginia Officials Still Haven’t Spent Medical Marijuana Revenue Amid Federal Concerns
“A resolution is coming,” a spokesperson for the state treasurer said of the ongoing issue of unspent cannabis revenue. By Henry Culvyhouse, Mountain State Spotlight This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at https://mountainstatespotlight.org/newsletter. State […]
Massachusetts Officials Will Review Complaint That Anti-Marijuana Campaign ‘Fraudulently’ Collected Signatures For Ballot Initiative
Massachusetts election officials have scheduled a hearing to investigate a complaint challenging the signature gathering process for a proposed ballot initiative to roll back the state’s marijuana law. This comes about two weeks after the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Elections Division confirmed that the anti-cannabis campaign collected enough valid signatures to send the measure to […]
New York Officials Tout $2.5 Billion In Marijuana Sales, Expansion Of Licensed Businesses And More Since Adult-Use Legalization
New York officials have released a set of reports providing an end-of-year status update on the evolution of the state’s medical and adult-use marijuana markets—touting record sales, revenue hauls for state coffers, licensing approvals, equity initiatives and more. All told, retail cannabis sales in New York have exceeded $2.5 billion since the passage of recreational […]
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 […]
California Officials Award $30 Million In Marijuana Revenue To Support Research On THC Drinks, Terpenes And Tribal Cannabis Sales
California officials have awarded nearly $30 million in grants for marijuana-focused academic research projects. The government-funded studies will focus on issues such as cannabis use by older people, the effects of THC beverages, the therapeutic potential of novel cannabinoids, how compounds like terpenes affect product flavoring, tribal participation in the legal market and the environmental […]