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Hawaii Senators Push Congress To Federally Legalize Marijuana And Clear Past Convictions

Hawaii senators have approved a pair of resolutions calling on Congress to federally legalize marijuana, support state efforts to clear people’s...

3 April 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Big Finance Found A New Way To Go After Cannabis: By Policing Speech

A new book from civil liberties advocate Rainey Reitman digs into “financial censorship,” and one of its sharpest chapters lands right in cannabis, wh...

3 April 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Trump Fired Pam Bondi. What Changes For Marijuana Rescheduling?

Pam Bondi is out, Todd Blanche is in, and the immediate question for cannabis is whether that changes the fate of marijuana rescheduling. The early an...

Trump Proposes To Keep Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws From Federal Interference While Blocking DC From Legalizing Recreational Sales

President Donald Trump is requesting that Congress continue to protect state medical marijuana programs from federal interference while also maintaini...

Medical

Feds Finalize New Rule Allowing Some Hemp Products As Medicare Advantage Benefits

Federal officials have finalized a rule that will allow coverage of some hemp products as specialized, non-primarily health-related benefits through M...

North Carolina Governor Steps Up Push For Marijuana Legalization As State Commission Issues New Report

A governor-appointed cannabis commission in North Carolina has issued an interim report after holding months of meetings focused on the issue. The gro...

3 April 2026 · 1 min · NORML

Maryland: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Providing Employment Protections for Firefighters’ Off Duty Use of Medical Cannabis

"Patients who take traditional medications do not face punishment in the workplace unless their on-the-job performance is impaired. Patients who consu...

Science

FBI Says Agents Can Invest And Work In Hemp Companies But Not Marijuana Industry, Newly Declassified Memo Shows

FBI agents received specific guidance prohibiting them investing in marijuana companies—but not necessarily those that make hemp or CBD products—accor...

Science

DC Mayor Proposes To Let Medical Marijuana And Alcohol Companies Partner On THC Drinks

The mayor of Washington, D.C. is proposing to allow medical marijuana companies to partner with local breweries and distilleries to produce cannabis-i...

Massachusetts Marijuana Businesses File Lawsuit To Keep Legalization Rollback Measure Off Ballot

Massachusetts marijuana businesses have filed a lawsuit aiming to block an initiative to roll back the state’s voter-approved legalization law from re...

Maryland Lawmakers Pass Bill To Protect Firefighters And Rescue Workers Who Use Medical Marijuana Off Duty

Maryland lawmakers have approved a bill to protect firefighters and rescue workers from being penalized over their lawful use of medical marijuana off...

Virginia Officials Post New Marijuana Regulatory And Compliance Job Openings As Governor Nears Deadline To Act On Adult-Use Sales Bill

Virginia officials are ramping up hiring for a variety of cannabis regulatory roles as the state’s pro-legalization governor prepares to take action o...

Marijuana Rescheduling Could Be Impacted If Trump Replaces Bondi As Attorney General With Zeldin

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondi will be transitioning out of the role. He is reportedly considering repla...

2 April 2026 · 1 min · High Times

The UK’s ‘Cannabis Martyr’ Keeps Opening Weed Cafes. Britain Keeps Locking Him Up.

Gary Youds has spent nearly 20 years opening cannabis cafes in Liverpool, getting raided, getting jailed, and refusing to stop. The post The UK’s ‘Can...

A Look Inside The White House’s First Cannabis Products Enforcement Policy Meeting

The White House has held the first in a series of scheduled meetings with cannabis industry and research stakeholders to discuss a proposed new enforc...

Science

Dr. Oz Announces Launch Of Program Covering Hemp THC And CBD Products Through Medicare

Federal health officials on Wednesday announced the launch of a new Trump administration initiative to cover up to $500 worth of hemp-derived products...

Maryland Lawmakers Advance Bill To Extend Psychedelics Task Force Through 2027

Maryland House lawmakers have approved a Senate-passed bill to extend a psychedelics task force through the end of 2027 to develop updated recommendat...

Missouri Senate Passes Bill To Ban Intoxicating Hemp THC Products

“Hemp farmers were there and were excluded from every negotiation over the very crops we grow. Let that sink in. The Constitution didn’t fail us… 25 s...

1 April 2026 · 1 min · High Times

The Feds Just Started Reimbursing Hemp CBD And THC Products. Anti-Weed Groups Immediately Sued

A new federal program that took effect April 1 lets certain participating care models furnish up to $500 a year in eligible hemp-derived CBD and low-T...

Nebraska Legislature Passes Medical Marijuana Regulation And Funding Bill

“Appears there may be a light at the end of the tunnel. Fingers crossed.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Legislature approved its fi...

1 April 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Uruguay Slashes Illicit Cannabis Market to 6.7%—But Faces New Challenges

More than a decade after making history as the first country to legalize adult-use cannabis, Uruguay has entered a new phase: the system works, but it...

31 March 2026 · 1 min · High Times

This Cult Book Mixed Race, Weed and American Chaos Long Before the Culture Caught Up. Now It’s Back

Originally published in 2003, Ghetto Celebrity: Searching for My Father in Me grew out of a Tupac-triggered LA Weekly assignment, passed through Dave ...

31 March 2026 · 1 min · Marijuana Moment

Michigan Sheriff Running For Governor Pledges To Repeal Marijuana Tax Increase

“We cannot balance state budgets on the backs of one industry. Excessive taxation drives consumers back to the illicit market and shrinks the legal on...

31 March 2026 · 1 min · High Times

A Single Cannabis Offense No Longer Disqualifies You From Joining the Army: Why Now?

The U.S. Army announced that, starting April 20, 2026 individuals with a single conviction for cannabis possession or drug paraphernalia will be able ...

31 March 2026 · 1 min · High Times

Iceland Is Too Smart for Lazy Cannabis Panic: Inside the Hemp4Future Conference

Policy experts and global researchers break down the data, the myths and the next steps for a country on the edge of reform. The post Iceland Is Too S...

31 March 2026 · 1 min · Marijuana Moment

Hawaii Senators Pass Resolutions Seeking Federal Medical Marijuana Exemption From DEA

Hawaii senators are sending a message to the governor, state attorney general and health department to recognize their “clear legislative stance” in s...

31 March 2026 · 1 min · NORML

Military Eases Enlistment Rules for Those With Prior Marijuana Convictions

"While we welcome any easing of federal policies that target and discriminate against cannabis consumers, this particular policy shift appears to be l...