Oct 31, 2024 · The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) hearing on the Biden administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal is being delayed until 2025, Marijuana Moment has learned. After DEA Administrator Anne Millgram signed off on over two dozen witnesses to participate in the hearing on Monday, Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) John Mulrooney …

A Virginia Senate committee has advanced legislation that would seal criminal records pertaining to simple marijuana possession offenses and revise... A Democratic congresswoman is appealing to a GOP-controlled House committee to advance legislation allowing marijuana businesses to take federal tax ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Former President Donald Trump has won a second term in office, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the White House on a platform that included support for state-level marijuana legalization and limited federal cannabis reforms. While Trump used harsh anti-drug rhetoric on the campaign trial—at several points calling for people who sell […]

Nov 5, 2024 · Brought To You By FundCanna Marijuana Moment is tracking several statewide cannabis and drug policy reform initiatives on 2024 ballots, in addition to a number of local measures. Stay tuned to this page for results as votes are counted. Make sure to follow Marijuana Moment on Twitter for live news and analysis, and check our […]

Feb 28, 2024 · Lawmakers in Virginia have given final approval to a proposal that would legalize retail marijuana sales in the state beginning on May 1, 2025. The development, which comes after weeks of sometimes contentious negotiations, now sends the reform to Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R). On Wednesday afternoon, both the House of Delegates and Senate approved identical […]

Apr 30, 2024 · The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has made a historic decision—agreeing with the top federal health agency and proposing to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the Justice Department confirmed on Tuesday. The decision comes more than 50 years after cannabis was first listed …

Republicans Are ‘Wrong About Marijuana Reform,’ Trump’s First Attorney General Pick Matt Gaetz Says. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), President Donald Trump’s initial pick for U.S. attorney general, wouldn’t smoke a joint during an interview with Bill Maher—but he did...

Nov 27, 2024 · A new review of scientific research on the lesser-known cannabinoid cannabigerol (CBG) says the compound has the “potential to modulate multiple physiological processes,” which could give it “therapeutic power to alleviate various conditions, including cancer, metabolic, pain, and inflammatory disorders, among others.” “CBG has emerged as a potential therapeutic …

Jul 23, 2024 · Tens of thousands of people and organizations weighed in on the federal government’s marijuana rescheduling proposal ahead of the close of public comment on Monday night. That includes governors, members of Congress, medical professionals and advocacy groups on either side of the legalization debate, among many others. Some, including a …

Nov 14, 2024 · A plan for New Mexico’s most populous county to stop punishing most government employees for off-hours marijuana use is moving forward following a unanimous vote this week by county commissioners.. The Board of Commissioners in Bernalillo County, which contains Albuquerque, adopted the first of two parts of a plan from Vice Chair Eric Olivas at a …