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Colorado Lawmakers Approve Bill To Let Governor Grant Mass Pardons For Psychedelics-Related Convictions

20 hours ago | marijuanamoment.net | Ben Adlin

Colorado lawmakers have advanced a bill that would empower the governor to grant pardons to people who’ve been convicted of psychedelics-related offenses, while also revising implementation rules for the state’s voter-passed psychedelics legalization law. About a week after Sen. Matt Ball (D) and Rep. Lisa Feret (D) filed the legislation, SB25-297, it cleared the Senate Health & Human Services Committee in a 7–2 vote on Wednesday after members adopted a minor amendment.
Areas With Higher Veteran Populations Have More Medical Marijuana Doctors, Federally Funded Study Shows

21 hours ago | marijuanamoment.net | Ben Adlin

A newly published study funded in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) examines county-level data about medical marijuana patients and clinicians in seven U.S. states, focusing mostly on demographic trends. One finding, for example, suggests a strong association between military veteran populations and higher rates of medical marijuana authorizing clinicians.
Former Texas Governor And U.S. Senator Meet With State Lawmakers To Form National Ibogaine Access Plan

23 hours ago | marijuanamoment.net | Ben Adlin

Drug policy reform advocates, public health experts and current and former government officials met for a summit in Colorado over the weekend to discuss how to move forward with state-led clinical research into ibogaine as a treatment for addiction, trauma and various neurodegenerative conditions.
Feds consider taking cannabis and guns case to Supreme Court (Newsletter: April 24, 2025)

1 day ago | marijuanamoment.net | Tom Angell

Alcohol industry pushes Congress on hemp; TX local marijuana decrim ban; AMA study: Legalization reduces problematic cannabis use; 280E op-edSubscribe 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. Get our daily newsletter.
Trump’s Solicitor General Asks Supreme Court For More Time To Weigh Challenge To Gun Ban For Marijuana Consumers

1 day ago | marijuanamoment.net | Ben Adlin

The government’s top lawyer is asking the Supreme Court for more time to consider whether to challenge a February appeals court ruling concerning the federal prohibition on gun ownership by people who consume marijuana. It’s the latest development in a series of recent cases around the constitutionality of the firearm restriction. The new filing, from Solicitor General D.
Legalizing Marijuana Led To An Increase In Use-But A Decrease In Problematic Misuse, American Medical Association Study Shows

1 day ago | marijuanamoment.net | Ben Adlin

New research published by the American Medical Association (AMA) finds that while the frequency of marijuana use among adults in Canada increased slightly in the years following nationwide legalization, problematic misuse of cannabis in fact saw modest decreases. The report, which was published on Wednesday in JAMA Network Open, looked at data from 1,428 adults aged 18 to 65, who completed assessments roughly every six months between September 2018 and October 2023.
Alcohol Industry Lobbies Congress To Regulate Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products

2 days ago | marijuanamoment.net | Ben Adlin

Alcohol industry representatives descended on Washington, D.C. earlier this month to urge members of Congress to create a federal regulatory framework for intoxicating hemp-derived products such as cannabinoid-infused beverages—a market segment that’s ballooned since the legalization of hemp through the 2018 Farm Bill.
Maryland governor signs several cannabis bills (Newsletter: April 23, 2025)

2 days ago | marijuanamoment.net | Tom Angell

PA legalization update; TX psychedelics hearing; Trucking industry: Federal marijuana rules worsen worker shortages; Study: CBD for autismSubscribe 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. Get our daily newsletter.
CBD Provides ‘Meaningful Benefits’ For Young Autism Patients, New Study Shows

2 days ago | marijuanamoment.net | Ben Adlin

New research on cannabis and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in younger patients says that CBD extracts “appear to provide meaningful benefits for children and adolescents with ASD, showing moderate improvements in social responsiveness and small yet notable reductions in disruptive behaviors and anxiety.” Researchers, who presented their findings at the 2025 European Congress of Psychiatry in Madrid earlier this month, said that while more research is needed, their conclusions “support the...
Texas Lawmakers Take Up Bills To Expedite Access To Psychedelic Therapy

2 days ago | marijuanamoment.net | Ben Adlin

A Texas House committee took testimony on Monday about two bills designed to prepare the state to provide swift access to therapeutic psychedelics in the event of approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). One measure, HB 4014, would establish a state-backed study, in collaboration with university researchers, on the use of psychedelics to treat mental health disorders such as PTSD and depression.