Houston Freedom Act Puts Marijuana Arrests on the November Ballot
Houston City Council sent the Houston Freedom Act to voters on November 3. It pairs marijuana deprioritization with a no-knock warrant ban — in the state whose AG sued five cities over exactly this.
Alcohol Industry Backs Hemp THC Drinks Instead of Killing Them
The wine and spirits wholesalers just endorsed keeping hemp THC drinks federally legal. The tell is the three-tier system: they do not want it banned, they want it in their trucks.
Beverage Regulatory Parity Act Would Treat Hemp THC Drinks Like Beer
H.R. 10079 would give hemp THC beverages their own federal lane: three-tier distribution, 5mg per serving, 21-and-over, and an 8-cent-per-milligram excise tax.
Virginia Hemp THC Cap Took Effect After Judge Denies Injunction
Virginia killed the 25-to-1 CBD exception on August 15. Seven hemp businesses say it is an unconstitutional taking that wipes out inventory overnight.
Flock Cameras Tracked a Driver to Michigan
Wisconsin deputies used Flock cameras to log a driver crossing into Michigan, then wrote that travel into a probable cause narrative for a marijuana search.
Talarico Calls Texas THC Ban Corruption
James Talarico calls the Texas THC ban an “insane” form of corruption benefiting Big Beer and Big Tobacco. Here is what actually changed on July 31.
35 Attorneys General Fought the Hemp Ban Delay
A bipartisan attorneys general hemp ban letter urged Congress to reject any delay of the November 12 recriminalization date. Four days later, they lost.
Dr. Oz Hemp Letter Urged Senate to Delay Ban
The Dr. Oz hemp letter asked senators to reject the Budd amendment so Medicare beneficiaries could keep getting hemp-derived CBD coverage.
Senate Hemp Ban Delay Passes on 61-32 Vote
The Senate hemp ban delay advanced 61-32 at 2:36 a.m. on August 8, pushing federal hemp recriminalization from November 12 to December 11.
California’s 97% Problem: Local Bans Feed the Illicit Market
Ten years after Prop 64, the California cannabis map has a pattern you can see from space: the illegal grows cluster where the legal ones are banned. New Department of Cannabis Control data — obtained and first reported by State Affairs, and covered by Marijuana Moment — shows that 96.6 percent of illicit marijuana seized […]