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HONOLULU, HI – The push to legalize recreational marijuana in Hawaii has cleared another hurdle in the state legislature, according to a report from Marijuana Moment. On Tuesday, a legalization bill was approved by the House Committee for Commerce and Consumer Protection after the state Senate passed its own version earlier this month.  The measures […]

In a groundbreaking move, Nevada has officially issued the first license for a recreational cannabis consumption lounge, marking a significant milestone in the state’s rapidly evolving cannabis industry. The Cannabis Compliance Board recently announced that the inaugural license was awarded to Smoke and Mirrors, a lounge owned by Thrive Cannabis Marketplace, the largest independently owned […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Vice President Kamala Harris is expressing hope that the reclassification of marijuana under federal law is on the fast track to being achieved, according to CNN. Harris addressed the topic at a roundtable at the White House on Friday on marijuana reform.  In 2022, President Joe Biden launched an initiative by his […]

The landscape of federal cannabis policy in the United States is on the brink of significant change. During a recent White House event, Vice President Kamala Harris made a strong statement, calling the current classification of cannabis under federal law “absurd” and urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to act swiftly on the Department of […]

BALTIMORE, MD – Maryland state officials conducted a lottery last week, with the prize being an opportunity to open a cannabis business. The Maryland Cannabis Administration (MCA) announced that it was holding lottery drawings for what were called social equity applicants and would be selecting up to 179 applicants across over 40 unique lottery pools […]

BOSTON, MA – Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has announced a plan to pardon misdemeanor convictions for simple marijuana possession in her state, reports WBUR. Under the action, which Healey said could impact hundreds of thousands of people, those who have had misdemeanor convictions for the possession of cannabis before March 13 would be eligible for […]

In a potential glimpse at what’s to come for recently passed marijuana legislation in Virginia, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin just vetoed a bipartisan marijuana parental rights bill at the 11th hour. The bill, with advocates on both sides of the political aisle, was aimed at preventing the state from using marijuana alone as evidence of […]

Researchers say they have conducted the first case study to document cannabis donation as a harm reduction practice in the United States, and the results are promising. Marijuana Moment reported details of the research that was published in the Harm Reduction Journal.  It examined a cannabis donation and distribution program that was implemented through a […]

The United States Constitution requires the sitting President to present an annual State of the Union message to Congress. Typically, the State of the Union address occurs at the beginning of the calendar year, either in January or February. In the annual address, the President delivers remarks outlining the union’s health and topics vital to […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The push to reform the nation’s marijuana laws was among the topics President Biden discussed in Thursday night’s State of the Union Address. According to the Cannabis Business Times, it was the first time a U.S. president had touched on cannabis policy during the State of the Union since 1988 when President […]