South Carolina Police Leaders Push Lawmakers To Ban Hemp Products Instead Of Regulating Them
“Simply using hemp-derived cannabinoid in place of THC or marijuana is merely a distinction without a real difference.” By Adrian Ashford, South Carolina Daily Gazette South Carolina law enforcement chiefs are urging legislators to reject a freshman lawmaker’s proposal to regulate, not ban, intoxicating hemp products for people like his son, who uses them to […]
Rhode Island Bars And Restaurants Push Back On Proposal To Ban Hemp THC Drink Sales
“Putting hemp THC-derived beverages on premise at a restaurant or bar is actually the safest way to consume these products.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current Rhode Island hospitality and liquor industry representatives voiced their opposition to a proposed ban on restaurants and bars serving intoxicating THC beverages during a virtual public hearing with state […]
Arizona’s Anti-Weed Push Meets an Unexpected Obstacle: Trump
Arizona Republicans want to kill legal weed sales. Trump’s rescheduling move just made that a lot harder. In the strange new politics of cannabis in 2026, the movement to roll back legalized marijuana in Arizona is running into a major federal curveball. The same GOP coalition pushing a ballot initiative to dismantle the state’s adult-use […]
Bipartisan Lawmakers Warn That Even One Mistake In Push For Psychedelics Access Could Derail Progress
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers are stressing the importance of strategically advancing psychedelics reform in a way that mitigates bureaucratic conflict and the influence of outside interests. Even just one misstep could threaten to upend the movement, they say. At a public forum in Washington, D.C.—hosted by the Psychedelic Medicine Coalition (PMC) and Mission Within Foundation (MWF) […]
Senators push to delay federal hemp THC ban (Newsletter: January 19, 2026)
Medical marijuana protections head to Trump’s desk; SC medical cannabis push boosted by federal rescheduling; NJ homegrow bills 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 […]
Bipartisan Senators Push To Delay Federal Hemp THC Product Ban As Lawmakers Consider Regulatory Alternatives To Prohibition
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing to give the hemp industry two more years before a federal ban on THC products would take effect, which stakeholders hope will better position them to negotiate a broader compromise with lawmakers. After President Donald Trump signed a spending bill last year with provisions that would wipe out a […]
Joe Rogan Surprised After GOP Senator Says Marijuana And Alcohol Industries Jointly Backed Push To Ban Hemp THC Products
Joe Rogan seemed stunned to hear Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) tell him on a new episode of his podcast that certain marijuana businesses joined hands with the alcohol industry to lobby in favor of a federal ban on most hemp THC products. During a wide-ranging interview on the Joe Rogan Experience that aired on Tuesday, […]
A Big Push to Ban Weed Sales in Arizona Is Just Getting Started
Arizona voters approved adult-use cannabis in 2020 by a wide margin, opening the door to a regulated market that now includes more than 100 licensed dispensaries across the state. Five years later, a new ballot initiative is attempting something unusual: keeping marijuana legal while dismantling the legal cannabis industry itself. The proposal, known as the […]
Bipartisan Tennessee Lawmakers Push For State-Level Marijuana Reform Following Trump’s Federal Rescheduling Move
“Our marijuana laws are stuck in the dark ages–overly punitive, out of step with our neighbors and holding our state back.” By Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout Tennessee lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for new marijuana laws following President Donald Trump’s executive order to loosen cannabis restrictions. Democratic Sen. London Lamar of […]