Ohio Governor And GOP Senator Criticize Activists Pushing Referendum To Reverse Marijuana And Hemp Restrictions
“The [2023] ballot initiative had absolutely zero effect on anything in the hemp industry. But it sounds like that’s the vast majority of what people want to overturn.” By Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal Ohioans for Cannabis Choice is mounting a referendum effort against a new law cracking down on intoxicating hemp and making several […]
Trump lied about cannabis rescheduling opposition, GOP senator says (Newsletter: December 22, 2025)
Marijuana banking bill momentum; State legalization gets boost from Trump move; GOP AGs concerned over cannabis rescheduling; FL legalization to court 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 […]
GOP Senator Attends Hemp Business Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Vowing To Fight To Stop Looming Federal THC Product Ban
A GOP senator attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for a Kentucky hemp business on Monday, where he again previewed a forthcoming bill to regulate the crop as an alternative to its pending recriminalization under legislation that President Donald Trump signed last month. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) spoke about hemp policy issues and his plan to […]
Florida Senator Moves To Let Medical Patients Grow Their Own Cannabis
Florida’s medical marijuana program could see one of its most significant expansions yet. Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith filed a bill that would allow qualified medical marijuana patients to grow cannabis at home, creating a right that advocates have pushed for since the program was approved by voters in 2016. Senate Bill 776 authorizes eligible patients […]
Senator Blocks Confirmation Of Trump’s ‘Unqualified’ White House Drug Czar Pick Who Has Voiced Medical Marijuana Support
A Democratic senator is holding up nearly 90 of President Donald Trump’s administrative nominees—including the president’s pick for White House drug czar who he says is among many “unqualified” candidates who threaten to “undermine the rule of law and our national security.” The Senate Judiciary Committee in October advanced the nomination of Sara Carter Bailey […]
Former Senator Details Psychedelics Conversations With Two Trump Cabinet Members
A former U.S. senator says she’s personally spoken to the heads of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) about the therapeutic potential of psychedelics like ibogaine—and both members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet were receptive to reform on the issue. Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), […]
Senator blasts GOP leaders for blocking medical cannabis access for veterans (Newsletter: November 17, 2025)
MA marijuana bill advances; KY & IL govs on hemp; NY’s 500th dispensary; Roger Stone slams hemp ban; TX lawmakers divided over THC ban 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 […]
House Committee Blocks Vote On GOP Lawmaker’s Amendment To Stop Hemp Ban, While Senator Floats Regulatory Alternative
As the House prepares to vote on a Senate-passed spending bill with provisions to ban consumable hemp products, one GOP representative’s final push to strike the prohibition language has failed. At the same time, a Democratic senator says Congress should take the one-year before its implementation to develop a regulatory framework to preserve legal access […]
Virginia Senator Is ‘Very Optimistic’ About Legalizing Marijuana Sales Under New Pro-Reform Governor
With Virginia Democrats widening their House majority and voters electing a pro-legalization governor during last week’s election, one senator from the party says he’s “very optimistic” about the prospect of advancing legislation to create an adult-use marijuana market in the coming session. In an interview with 13 News Now that aired on Friday, Sen. Aaron Rouse […]