Virginia House And Senate Approve Differing Marijuana Sales Legalization Bills, Setting Up Final Votes And Negotiations
Virginia’s House and Senate have given initial approved to two differing versions of bills to legalize marijuana sales in the Commonwealth—teeing up final votes and bicameral negotiations on the reform while also advancing separate legislation to provide a pathway to resentencing for people with past cannabis convictions. On Monday, the House passed a marijuana sales […]
Virginia Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill Moves To Senate Floor Vote, Teeing Up Negotiations With House
Virginia senators have advanced an amended bill to legalize recreational marijuana sales in the Commonwealth toward a floor vote while removing new criminal penalties that were recently added to the measure—setting the stage for negotiations between both chambers of the legislature as they work to enact differing versions of the reform. At a hearing before […]
Missouri Bill To Restrict Hemp THC Products Stalls Amid Senate Filibuster
“We have to make sure that we don’t have unintended consequences, and destroy things that do not need to be destroyed.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent A push for Missouri to immediately adopt planned federal limits on intoxicating hemp products ran into a filibuster in the state Senate Wednesday, with critics demanding any changes wait until national […]
Wisconsin medical cannabis bill advances in Senate (Newsletter: February 6, 2026)
DEA 4/20 PSA contest; CO gov on cannabis & guns; KY medical marijuana gummies; FL & MS cannabis bills approved; Anti-legalization group’s conference 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 […]
Pennsylvania House Lawmakers Slam Senate Over Marijuana Legalization Inaction As Governor Again Calls For Reform
Pennsylvania House Democratic lawmakers are calling on the GOP-controlled Senate to come to the table and pass a bill to legalize marijuana, as proposed by the governor once again as part of his budget latest request. At a press conference on Wednesday, three Democratic members of the House who have championed adult-use legalization stressed the […]
South Dakota Senate Rejects Debate On Banning Intoxicating Hemp And Kratom
A committee had advanced the bills without a recommendation to pass them. By John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight State senators voted against discussions on banning hemp-derived consumables and kratom on Thursday at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre. Separate bills to ban the use, possession, sale or consumption of those intoxicating substances advanced out of […]
Virginia House And Senate Lawmakers Approve Bills To Legalize Marijuana Sales Under New Pro-Reform Governor
Virginia lawmakers in both the Senate and House of Delegates have advanced a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana sales—one of several cannabis reform proposals under consideration as the 2026 session gets underway. On Friday, the Senate Rehabilitation & Social Services Committee approved an adult-use marijuana market proposal from Sen. Lashrecse Aird (D) on […]
Senate Approves Trump’s White House Drug Czar Pick Who Supports Medical Marijuana As Rescheduling Looms
The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as White House drug czar. Sara Carter Bailey, who will soon be officially sworn in as director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) following a 52-48 confirmation vote on Tuesday, will play a central role in implementing the administration’s drug policy agenda. […]
Federal cannabis legalization commission proposed under Senate bill (Newsletter: December 24, 2025)
Inside Trump’s marijuana meeting; State AGs tell SCOTUS: Keep cannabis user gun ban; Fed study: Teen marijuana use “stable”; Cannabis & holidays 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. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || […]