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People with restless legs syndrome (RLS) could find “significant” long-term relief with cannabis treatment, according to a new study. Researchers said that while dopamine agonists have traditionally served as the “first-line treatment” of RLS, recent studies have signaled that gabapentinoids are now being recommended. Because cannabinoids, like gabapentinoids, inhibit a certain type of amino acid associated with the disorder, the scientists decided to test their therapeutic efficacy. The exploratory open-label study, conducted by researchers at Universidad Europea de Madrid and published in the Journal of Neurology, found that a cannabis product containing 2.7mg THC and 2.5mg CBD “was effective in reducing RLS severity” among patients with multiple sclerosis and “associated idiopathic RLS.” “Improvements were observed after 1 and 3 months of treatment and were maintained after 1 year among patients who continued therapy,” the study of 18 patients with RLS showed. For those that remained on treatment after one year, 67 percent “continued to show sustained improvement.” The findings might not be especially surprising given that cannabis is well-known to reduce the severity of muscular spasms and related conditions, but its efficacy for RLS is notable considering that no states appear to explicitly list it as a qualifying condition for medical cannabis. Of course, RLS may be a symptom of other overarching disorders such as multiple sclerosis—and certain states give doctors wider latitude to make medical marijuana recommendations for any condition that they see fit. In any case, the study out of Spain could build upon emerging research into alternative treatment options that could replace dopamine agonists in the treatment of restless legs syndrome. The post Medical Marijuana Is ‘Effective’ In Providing Relief To Patients With Restless Legs Syndrome, Study Shows appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

The former head of the Department of Homeland Security under the first Trump administration is warning lawmakers against keeping hemp THC products legal, claiming that reversing a ban that is set to take effect later this year would “undermine public health” and “embolden foreign criminal actors.” Chad Wolf, who served as acting secretary of homeland security from late 2019 to early 2021, sent a letter urging leaders of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party to investigate the “growing role that Chinese-linked actors and foreign criminal organizations are playing in the proliferation of hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) products and illegal marijuana operations” in the U.S., saying they are “putting our youth and adults at risk.” “What began as a narrowly tailored effort to legalize industrial hemp and non-intoxicating cannabidiol (CBD) products has evolved into a dangerous and unregulated market for high-potency THC hemp products that are being sold across the country with little to no oversight,” the letter says. “These products are frequently marketed as gummies, candies, beverages and vapes, often packaged and promoted in ways that appeal to children. They lack acceptable age restrictions, labeling requirements and safety standards.” Hemp derivatives with less than 0.3 percent delta-9 THC on a dry-weight basis were federally legalized under the 2018 Farm Bill that President Donald Trump signed during his first term in office. But late last year, he signed new legislation containing provisions that will redefine hemp to make it so only products with 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container will remain legal after November 12. In recent weeks, however, the White House and lawmakers from both parties have been pushing congressional leadership to delay, alter or reverse the ban. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) last month, White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought said the administration wants lawmakers to “ensure the fair treatment of hemp products”—specifically citing legislation that would keep many hemp products legal that are currently set to be recriminalized this year, add labeling requirements and institute new taxes on sales, among other regulatory reforms. But Wolf argues that would be a mistake. “Congress acted last year, with bipartisan support and President Trump’s signature, to close loopholes involving intoxicating THC hemp products and restore the original intent of federal hemp legislation,” he wrote in the letter, which was first reported by Fox News. “However, efforts are now underway to weaken, delay or roll back those protections before they fully take effect. This would not only undermine public health and law enforcement objectives, but could further embolden foreign criminal actors seeking to exploit the American marketplace and harm American families.” “Beyond the serious public health implications, there is mounting evidence that this issue also presents a significant national security concern,” the former acting homeland security secretary wrote to Reps. John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), who are, respectively, the chair and tanking member of the China-focused committee. Intoxicating THC hemp products linked to China are flooding American markets – targeting children, fueling transnational crime, and raising serious national security concerns. Congress should act quickly to protect the American people from these threats. See more from @FoxNews:… — Chad Wolf (@ChadFWolf) July 9, 2026 Wolf, whose appointment as acting homeland security secretary was ruled unlawful by a federal court and now serves as executive director for the America First Policy Institute, said that China “has been linked to the export of fentanyl, synthetic narcotics and illicit supply chain materials that have devastated American communities,” adding that “the intoxicating THC hemp market now risks becoming another avenue through which Chinese-linked actors exploit regulatory loopholes and weak enforcement mechanisms to profit at the expense of the health and safety of the American people.” He is asking the House panel to “investigate China’s involvement in the intoxicating THC hemp supply chain, including financing, chemical manufacturing, illegal cultivation operations, money laundering activity and ties to the array of criminal organizations operating within the United States.” The Trump administration, meanwhile, “welcomes the opportunity to work with the Congress to, at a minimum, update the statutory definition of final hemp-derived cannabinoid products to allow Americans to benefit from access to appropriate full-spectrum CBD products,” OMB separately said last month, “while preserving the Congress’s intent to restrict the sale of products that pose serious health risks.” The call to avert a broad prohibition on hemp CBD products was included in a statement of administration policy about an annual agriculture spending bill that passed the House of Representatives. Several lawmakers had filed amendments to that legislation to keep hemp products legal, but each was either blocked by the House Rules Committee from advancing to a floor vote or withdrawn by its sponsor. “The Administration supports advancement of this legislation, but looks forward to addressing its concerns prior to enactment,” OMB said in its statement of administration policy. “The Administration looks forward to working with the Congress to provide more input as the bill’s legislative process unfolds.” In April, the president himself urged congressional lawmakers to again redefine hemp to avoid recriminalization of full-spectrum CBD products. “I am calling on Congress to update the Law to ensure that Americans can continue to access the full-spectrum CBD products they have come to rely on, and that help them, while preserving Congress’s intent to restrict the sale of products that pose Health risks,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on the same day his administration announced it is moving forward with rescheduling marijuana. “We must get this done RIGHT and FAST, especially for those who saw that CBD helps them,” he said. “Plus, I am told it will also help our GREAT FARMERS, who we love, and will always be there for.” Industry advocates say that the law as enacted last year not only threatens to prohibit intoxicating and synthetic cannabinoid products but also stands to remove popular full-spectrum CBD products that many Americans use therapeutically from the market. “ONE in FIVE adults used it in the past year, and many say it improved their chronic pain enormously,” the president said in his social media post, adding that hemp-derived CBD “has made a HUGE difference for so many people.” He also referenced a new initiative the administration launched in April to cover up to $500 worth of hemp-derived products each year for eligible Medicare patients. The program being implemented by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) focuses largely on CBD but also allows products to have up to 3 milligrams of total THC per serving. “In December, I signed a very important Executive Order calling for Research and Innovation for Hemp-derived CBD,” Trump said. “Our wonderful Dr. Mehmet Oz moved fast to follow the directive in the Executive Order, and launched a model for some Seniors earlier this month. But more must be done!” “Please get it done, and SOON,” the president said in reference to a congressional fix for the broad recriminalization set to take effect in November. “Thank you for your attention to this matter!” It’s not clear how far Trump wants to scale back the scope of the scheduled federal restrictions on hemp products and what kinds of revised THC rules and limitations he would prefer to sign into law. As Marijuana Moment reported last month, a Republican congresswoman is circulating draft legislation that would keep hemp THC beverages legal under federal law, creating a carve-out from the broad recriminalization of products derived from the crop that is set to take effect later this year. The Hemp-Derived Beverage Regulatory Clarity Act from Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), in its current form, would allow adults over 21 to purchase and consume hemp THC drinks with up to 5 milligrams of delta-9 THC per serving. It would also impose a federal tax of 10 cents per milligram of any hemp-derived cannabinoid contained within such beverages. The National Restaurant Association, which represents the industry, recently sent a letter urging congressional leaders to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC beverages that is scheduled to take effect later this year and replace it with a regulatory framework that “ensures consumer safety while meeting growing market demand” for the products as an alternative to alcohol. A U.S. Department of Agriculture report published in April shows that farmers in the U.S. grew three-quarters of a billion dollars worth of hemp crops in 2025—a 64 percent increase from the prior year. The post Former Trump Homeland Security Official Pushes Congress To Keep Hemp THC Product Ban On Track, Warning Of Chinese Threat appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

A Republican congressman claims that using marijuana “hurts your DNA,” will “make you a loser in life” and leads to young women being “taken advantage of.” Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX), one of the most outspoken opponents of cannabis legalization in Congress, made the comments in an appearance on “High Stakes,” a podcast produced by the prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM). “If you want to become a loser in life—if you want, as a young woman, to be around areas where the knowledge that you have of being assaulted, taken advantage of, and harming your life—just go forth and be around marijuana,” he said. “I became very aware in college about people who used marijuana, who ended up literally dropping out—dropping out of life—who just chose that way of life,” he said. “I saw it from a personal perspective of a danger to someone’s future in their life.” “There is not one positive effect of this marijuana,” Sessions claimed, despite the fact that nearly every state in the country has legalized cannabis for medical uses and the Trump administration has partially federally rescheduled it, officially recognizing its therapeutic value. The GOP lawmaker also spoke about how his father, former FBI Director William Sessions, was responsible for putting a warning that “Winners Don’t Use Drugs” on numerous arcade games. “Yeah, it says right under there, William S. Sessions, director of the FBI,” the congressman said. “If you want to be a loser in life, feel free to mess around with marijuana.” Cannabis “integrates itself to destroy your ability to effectively grow your mind, your brain and your body, and it correspondingly hurts your DNA and beyond,” Sessions claimed. “And the facts of the case are very open and very well known, of the psychosis through addiction that it creates. It has created losers all across every single state that has legalized marijuana.” “But the people who go and vote for these things as they did in Colorado, felt like they would make money off people’s misery—and in fact the amount of money in Colorado that was supposed to then be to help other state functions never materialized because nobody wants to pay taxes and so it has just encouraged the illegal selling of marijuana. And yet we still have huge numbers of people that are showing up at their hospitals, at their emergency room psychosis, the devastating effect that takes place.” The lawmaker went on to claim that cannabis is a “starter drug” to use of other substances. “I will continue to encourage those in public policy, including the administration, to understand the terrible cost that is happening on the American society and out future,” he said. “And you can see it most plainly when you look at all of the heroin and cocaine that flows into this country.” Sessions, who called cannabis a “catalyst for deaths on the highway” in the new interview, recently appeared at a press conference with an organization that represents the drug testing industry and pushed for the Department of Transportation to keep testing safety-sensitive workers for marijuana even in light of federal rescheduling. While serving as chairman of the House Rules Committee, Sessions played a key role in blocking dozens of cannabis- and drug policy-related amendments from advancing to floor votes. The post Using Marijuana Will Make You ‘A Loser In Life,’ GOP Congressman Says appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

Massachusetts officials certified this week that an initiative to roll back that state’s marijuana legalization law will appear on the November ballot—but the campaign is facing a new challenge to the most recent batch of signatures it submitted in support of the measure. The objection filed with the State Ballot Law Commission by cannabis reform advocate Kevin Gilnack claims that various signatures were not genuine, obtained through fraudulent means or were not “signed substantially as registered.” Others, it says, belong to people who are not registered voters at the address they claimed or who subsequently requested to have their names removed. The filing also says that some petition forms contained extraneous marks or were not “exact copies” of the form provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office, “in that they differ from the original in paper size, color, text, or format, or otherwise fail to conform to the requirements” of the law. “Such signatures should not have been certified, and should not be included in the number of allowed signatures required to qualify an initiative petition to be printed on the November 2026 ballot,” the objection says. The commission has scheduled a hearing starting on Wednesday to consider the dispute, and it could continue over the following two days if needed. Wendy Wakeman, a spokesperson for the Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts, which is behind the anti-cannabis initiative, called the challenge “one last desperate attempt for big marijuana to keep this discussion from the voters.” “We’re confident our signatures will stand,” she told Marijuana Moment. On Thursday, the Elections Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office informed organizers that they had turned in enough valid signatures during a second round of petitioning to put the measure before voters—but just barely. Under state law, Massachusetts ballot campaigns must turn in signatures in two waves. After the first submission, the legislature gets a chance to enact proposed ballot measures after organizers submit an initial round of petitions. Lawmakers in May declined to act on the anti-marijuana measure, however, and so organizers needed to submit additional 12,429 certified signatures by July 1 to make the November ballot. “I am pleased to inform you that 12,551 certified signatures of the 12,889 received by this Office on or before July 1, 2026, have been allowed,” Michelle K. Tassinar of the Elections Division wrote in a letter to one of the initial signers. “The remaining signatures have been disallowed for not being certified, not in conformance with the interpretation of [state law] or in excess in the allowed number per county.” “Therefore, the initiative petition will be printed on the November 3, 2026 state election ballot as required by the Constitution,” she said. Meanwhile, a coalition of Massachusetts marijuana business leaders, healthcare professionals and other advocates have launched a campaign to defeat the measure, which if enacted would repeal laws allowing the regulated commercial sales of recreational cannabis and home cultivation while maintaining legal possession and continuing the medical marijuana system. In June, the campaign behind the legalization rollback measure, the Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts, fired a signature gatherer it says was shown appearing to engage in “wholly unacceptable” conduct in a recent video. As Marijuana Moment reported, a man petitioning for the Massachusetts initiative as well as a similar anti-cannabis proposal in Maine was depicted in recent social media posts seeming to argue that voters who support legal marijuana access should sign the petitions in order to advance or protect reform. The campaign later said it has “zero tolerance for any circulation tactics that would mislead petition signers.” “The identified canvasser was immediately terminated, in coordination with our vendor, upon being made aware of the alleged conduct,” the group said. “The conduct apparent in the video would be wholly unacceptable and does not reflect how this campaign operates. We demand honesty, transparency and professionalism from everyone associated with our effort.” A video posted to Reddit of the signature gatherer shows the man collecting signatures outside a retail store in Massachusetts next to a sign that says “keep cannabis legal.” When confronted by a marijuana reform supporter who recorded the petitioner’s interactions with voters, he appeared to be trying to convince them that it is important to qualify the anti-cannabis measure for the ballot in order to then defeat it. “This is what we’re fighting against right here. That’s why we vote no,” he said. “If we can get this to the ballot right here, we vote no.” The person who captured the video pointed out that Massachusetts voters already approved marijuana legalization years ago, and that the only way it could be imminently repealed is if the new ballot measure qualified for the November election. If the initiative does not get enough signatures to go before voters, the state’s laws will remain the same. “It’s my job,” the petitioner insisted, however. “I know what I’m talking about.” “It’s a group of rich folks from out of state that want to basically take marijuana to when it was a medical marijuana card,” he said. “We don’t want that to happen.” The same man also appeared to also be gathering signatures for a separate measure in Maine that would similarly repeal laws allowing regulated adult-use marijuana sales and home cultivation rights for adults while keeping possession legal and adding new testing requirements for medical cannabis. A staffer for the prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), whose affiliated group SAM Action is largely funding the anti-cannabis ballot campaigns in both states, declined to comment about the petitioner’s conduct when reached by Marijuana Moment. The campaigns have previously been accused of misleading petitioning tactics. In Massachusetts, some voters reported that the campaign used fake cover letters for other ballot measures on unrelated issues like affordable housing and same-day voter registration during the first round of petitioning. Legal cannabis supporters filed a formal complaint about the prohibitionist effort’s tactics, but the State Ballot Law Commission rejected the challenge. The measure faced a legal challenge from cannabis industry operatives who argued it contains “impermissibly unrelated subjects,” and that the state attorney general’s official summary is “misleading and deficient.” The state Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments on the litigation challenging the anti-marijuana initiative but it ultimately ruled against the challenge. Read documents related to the challenge to the anti-marijuana ballot initiative below: The post Massachusetts Anti-Marijuana Initiative Signatures Face New Challenge As State Officials Certify Measure For Ballot appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

Confusion about VA marijuana laws; NC gov & House speaker clash on legalization; HI medical cannabis patients’ gun rights Subscribe 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. Email address: Leave this field empty if you're human: Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… BREAKING: Journalism is often consumed for free, but costs money to produce! While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you’ve got a few dollars to spare each month and believe in the work we do, please consider joining us on Patreon today. https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment / TOP THINGS TO KNOW The Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office certified that a ballot measure to roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law has turned in enough valid signatures to appear on the November ballot—but just barely. Virginia lawmakers and police are scrambling to clarify whether the state inadvertently repealed all marijuana penalties for a year due to unclear enactment clauses in legislation to legalize recreational cannabis sales. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) is reiterating his support for cannabis legalization, but House Speaker Destin Hall (R) said GOP lawmakers in his chamber have “no interest in doing any sort of marijuana, medicinal or otherwise.” Jim Berg of Greener Healing Ways argues in a new Marijuana Moment op-ed that the Hawaii Police Department’s move to stop automatically denying firearms permits to medical cannabis patients is a “long-overdue correction.” / FEDERAL Federal prosecutors indicted employees of an Oklahoma medical cannabis business on charges relating to illegal foreign pesticides. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) tweeted, “The DEA has finally started an administrative hearing over its proposed rule to place marijuana in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act in recognition of its therapeutic value. Yet, the criminal penalties and mandatory minimums will not change if the DEA adopts the rule.” / STATES Oklahoma’s attorney general touted enforcement actions against illegal marijuana operations. The Kentucky legislature’s Interim Joint Committee on Agriculture held a hearing on the state’s medical cannabis program. A Pennsylvania senator tweeted, “You still paying for a medical card once recreational is legal in PA?” The Michigan Supreme Court issued guidance to courts about a new ruling that judges cannot automatically bar people on probation from possessing or using marijuana. Virginia regulators published a list of doctors certified to recommend medical cannabis. The Nevada Cannabis Advisory Commission Subcommittee on Taxation will meet on Monday. — Marijuana Moment is tracking hundreds of cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills in state legislatures and Congress this year. Patreon supporters pledging at least $25/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don’t miss any developments. Learn more about our marijuana bill tracker and become a supporter on Patreon to get access. — / LOCAL Washington County, Nebraska officials are being accused of stalling a medical cannabis cultivation operation with zoning issues. / INTERNATIONAL Mexican health officials said they will comply with a Supreme Court ruling on the unconstitutionality of a ban on marijuana use. / SCIENCE & HEALTH A study of rats found that “CBD…alleviates METH-induced neuroautophagy… highlighting its potential as a therapeutic agent for METH-related neurotoxicity.” A study found that “naturalistic psychedelic use on the Fourth of July and other dates of politically salient events may modulate support for partisan violence in directions that depend on the political nature of the events.” Make sure to subscribe to get Marijuana Moment’s daily dispatch in your inbox. Get our daily newsletter. Email address: Leave this field empty if you're human: Photo courtesy of Chris Wallis // Side Pocket Images. The post Anti-cannabis measure qualifies for Massachusetts ballot (Newsletter: July 10, 2026) appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

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Massachusetts officials have formally certified that an initiative to roll back that state’s marijuana legalization law will appear on the November ballot. The Elections Division of the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office on Thursday informed organizers that they had turned in enough valid signatures during a second round of petitioning to put the measure before voters—but just barely. Under state law, Massachusetts ballot campaigns must turn in signatures in two waves. After the first submission, the legislature gets a chance to enact proposed ballot measures after organizers submit an initial round of petitions. Lawmakers in May declined to act on the anti-marijuana measure, however, and so organizers needed to submit additional 12,429 certified signatures by July 1 to make the November ballot. “I am pleased to inform you that 12,551 certified signatures of the 12,889 received by this Office on or before July 1, 2026, have been allowed,” Michelle K. Tassinar of the Elections Division wrote in a letter to one of the initial signers. “The remaining signatures have been disallowed for not being certified, not in conformance with the interpretation of [state law] or in excess in the allowed number per county.” “Therefore, the initiative petition will be printed on the November 3, 2026 state election ballot as required by the Constitution,” she said. Meanwhile, a coalition of Massachusetts marijuana business leaders, healthcare professionals and other advocates have launched a campaign to defeat the measure, which if enacted would repeal laws allowing the regulated commercial sales of recreational cannabis and home cultivation while maintaining legal possession and continuing the medical marijuana system. In June, the campaign behind the legalization rollback measure, the Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts, fired a signature gatherer it says was shown appearing to engage in “wholly unacceptable” conduct in a recent video. As Marijuana Moment reported, a man petitioning for the Massachusetts initiative as well as a similar anti-cannabis proposal in Maine was depicted in recent social media posts seeming to argue that voters who support legal marijuana access should sign the petitions in order to advance or protect reform. The campaign later said it has “zero tolerance for any circulation tactics that would mislead petition signers.” “The identified canvasser was immediately terminated, in coordination with our vendor, upon being made aware of the alleged conduct,” the group said. “The conduct apparent in the video would be wholly unacceptable and does not reflect how this campaign operates. We demand honesty, transparency and professionalism from everyone associated with our effort.” A video posted to Reddit of the signature gatherer shows the man collecting signatures outside a retail store in Massachusetts next to a sign that says “keep cannabis legal.” When confronted by a marijuana reform supporter who recorded the petitioner’s interactions with voters, he appeared to be trying to convince them that it is important to qualify the anti-cannabis measure for the ballot in order to then defeat it. “This is what we’re fighting against right here. That’s why we vote no,” he said. “If we can get this to the ballot right here, we vote no.” The person who captured the video pointed out that Massachusetts voters already approved marijuana legalization years ago, and that the only way it could be imminently repealed is if the new ballot measure qualified for the November election. If the initiative does not get enough signatures to go before voters, the state’s laws will remain the same. “It’s my job,” the petitioner insisted, however. “I know what I’m talking about.” “It’s a group of rich folks from out of state that want to basically take marijuana to when it was a medical marijuana card,” he said. “We don’t want that to happen.” The same man also appeared to also be gathering signatures for a separate measure in Maine that would similarly repeal laws allowing regulated adult-use marijuana sales and home cultivation rights for adults while keeping possession legal and adding new testing requirements for medical cannabis. A staffer for the prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), whose affiliated group SAM Action is largely funding the anti-cannabis ballot campaigns in both states, declined to comment about the petitioner’s conduct when reached by Marijuana Moment. The campaigns have previously been accused of misleading petitioning tactics. In Massachusetts, some voters reported that the campaign used fake cover letters for other ballot measures on unrelated issues like affordable housing and same-day voter registration. Legal cannabis supporters filed a formal complaint about the prohibitionist effort’s tactics, but the State Ballot Law Commission rejected the challenge. The measure faced a legal challenge from cannabis industry operatives who argued it contains “impermissibly unrelated subjects,” and that the state attorney general’s official summary is “misleading and deficient.” The state Supreme Judicial Court heard oral arguments on the litigation challenging the anti-marijuana initiative but it ultimately ruled against the challenge. Read state officials’ letter on certification of the anti-marijuana ballot initiative: The post Massachusetts Initiative To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization Officially Qualifies For November Ballot appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

“A lawful medical cannabis patient should not be automatically presumed unfit. A constitutional right should not be denied by stereotype. A permit decision should be based on the person, the facts, and the law—not prejudice.” By Jim Berg, Greener Healing Ways For many years, lawful medical cannabis patients in Hawaiʻi County have lived under a painful contradiction. On one hand, the State of Hawaiʻi recognizes their right to use cannabis as medicine. On the other hand, those same patients have often been treated as if their patient status automatically disqualified them from exercising another lawful right: applying for a firearm permit. That contradiction has finally begun to change. A June 29 letter from the Hawaiʻi Police Chief Reed K. Mahuna confirmed that the department has reviewed the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision concerning firearm rights and marijuana use and will ensure its firearm-permitting policies conform to the ruling. Most importantly, the letter states that possession of a valid medical cannabis license “will not be treated as an automatic disqualifier for a permit” and that decisions will be made under applicable law through individualized assessment rather than blanket disqualification. This is a major and welcome development for medical cannabis patients on the Big Island who are also gun owners, hunters, farmers, homeowners, veterans, elders or ordinary citizens seeking to be treated fairly. For years, patients who followed Hawaiʻi law were placed in an unfair and humiliating position. They could be responsible adults and law-abiding citizens, yet the mere possession of a medical cannabis card could be treated as if it proved they were unfit to apply for a firearm permit. Many of these patients use cannabis to manage chronic pain, cancer symptoms, insomnia, PTSD, seizures, anxiety or other serious conditions. Some use cannabis in order to reduce reliance on opioids, sedatives, alcohol or other medications. Their medical status alone should never have been treated as proof of dangerousness. That was never fair. It treated a medical patient as a suspect. It confused lawful therapeutic cannabis use under Hawaiʻi law with unsafe conduct. It imposed a stigma on people who were doing exactly what the State of Hawaiʻi allowed them to do: work with a physician, register legally and use cannabis as medicine. The recent Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Hemani changed the legal landscape. The court rejected the federal government’s theory that marijuana use alone could automatically strip a person of the Second Amendment right to possess a firearm, without individualized proof of dangerousness, incapacity, intoxication while armed, addiction, violence or other disqualifying conduct. The decision was narrow, but its central message matters: broad automatic disqualification based only on marijuana use is constitutionally suspect. This does not mean firearm permits should be handed out automatically. No serious person is arguing that. Public safety still matters. Background checks still matter. Criminal history, violence, threats, unsafe behavior, intoxication while handling firearms, serious impairment and substance misuse still matter. The police still have a duty to evaluate applicants carefully, lawfully and responsibly. But what should no longer happen is automatic discrimination against a person simply because that person holds a valid Hawaiʻi medical cannabis card. That distinction is crucial. A medical cannabis license should not be a scarlet letter. It should not function as a permanent civic disability. It should not erase the difference between a responsible medical patient and a dangerous person. The proper standard is individualized assessment, not blanket prejudice. That is why HPD’s response is so important. HPD did not say that every medical cannabis patient will receive a firearm permit. It said something more modest, more lawful and more just: medical cannabis status alone will not be an automatic disqualifier. Each case will be reviewed according to applicable law and individual facts. This is exactly the kind of balance Hawaiʻi needs. Our community can respect medical cannabis patients and respect public safety at the same time. We can honor responsible firearm regulation without treating every cannabis patient as irresponsible. We can recognize that cannabis remains complicated under federal law while also acknowledging that constitutional rights should not be denied by broad stigma alone. For many patients, this change is more than a technical policy update. It is a restoration of dignity. It tells them that their medical choices do not automatically make them second-class citizens. It tells them that the law must look at who they are and how they behave, not simply label them by their patient status. Still, there remains an important federal problem that patients and firearm dealers must understand: ATF Form 4473. When a person buys a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer, the buyer must complete ATF Form 4473. The current ATF Form 4473 still asks whether the buyer is an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or another controlled substance. The current warning still states that the use or possession of marijuana remains unlawful under federal law regardless of whether it has been legalized or decriminalized for medicinal or recreational purposes in the buyer’s state. That means the county permit issue and the federal purchase issue are related but not identical. HPD may no longer treat a valid medical cannabis card as an automatic disqualifier for a county firearm permit. But a federally licensed dealer must still follow federal law, the current ATF form, and the NICS background-check process. If a buyer truthfully answers “yes” to the current marijuana question on Form 4473, the dealer may not complete the transfer. If a buyer answers falsely, that creates serious federal criminal risk. Patients should not be placed in the position of having to choose between honesty and the exercise of a constitutional right. ATF has posted a proposed draft revision of Form 4473. That draft changes the marijuana warning. Instead of the current broad warning that marijuana remains unlawful under federal law regardless of medicinal or recreational legality, the draft says that a person can be an unlawful user under federal law even if possession is legal under state law, and that federal law does not permit the use or possession of marijuana for recreational purposes. This wording appears to move away from the older blanket warning against medical cannabis patients, and it may signal a future change in federal treatment of state-legal medical cannabis. But the draft is clearly marked “DRAFT — DO NOT USE.” It has not replaced the current Form 4473. So the good news must be stated carefully. In Hawaiʻi County, possession of a valid medical cannabis license should no longer be treated as an automatic disqualifier for a firearm permit. That is a major step forward. But for a purchase from a federally licensed dealer, the current Form 4473 problem still remains unless and until ATF finalizes and implements a revised form or federal law changes more clearly. This leaves patients in a confusing and unfair bind. A person who already lawfully owns a firearm may now have a stronger constitutional argument after the Hemani ruling, especially if there is no evidence of dangerousness, impairment, violence, addiction or unsafe firearm conduct. But a person attempting to buy a firearm through a federally licensed dealer still encounters the current ATF form and its marijuana question. Local permit reform is therefore necessary, but it is not yet the whole answer. That is why the next step matters. ATF should promptly clarify how Hemani applies to Form 4473, to federal firearms dealers and to state-legal medical cannabis patients. Congress should also confront the federal contradiction directly. The law should not treat a responsible medical patient as dangerous simply because the patient uses a medicine allowed by the patient’s state. This is not about being “pro-gun” or “anti-gun.” It is not about being “pro-cannabis” or “anti-cannabis.” It is about fairness under the law. A lawful medical cannabis patient should not be automatically presumed unfit. A constitutional right should not be denied by stereotype. A permit decision should be based on the person, the facts, and the law—not prejudice. For that reason, this moment deserves recognition. It is a long-overdue correction and good news for medical cannabis patients across Hawaiʻi Island. It is also a reminder that the work is not finished. Hawaiʻi County has taken an important step toward fairness. Now federal forms and federal policy must catch up. Jim Berg, MD is a retired integrative family doctor on the Big Island of Hawaii who has practiced for over twenty years as a specialized authority on cannabis medicine through Greener Healing Ways. Read the Hawaii Police Department’s clarification of its policy on medical cannabis and gun permits below: The post Hawaii Police Department’s Recognition Of Medical Marijuana Patients’ Gun Rights Is Long Overdue (Op-Ed) appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

Virginia lawmakers who led the fight to legalize recreational marijuana sales are seeking to clarify that the legislation they passed last month did not inadvertently erase all of the state’s cannabis-related penalties as police and prosecutors scramble to understand the impact of the bill’s various enactment provisions. Lt. Brandy A. Molinar of the Virginia State Police sent an internal email to law enforcement colleagues this week saying that “as of July 1, 2026, there are no Code of Virginia violations related to marijuana” and directing that any cannabis-related enforcement actions taken since the start of the month be reported to her. The message, first reported by Virginia Scope, said that state officials could coordinate with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on any cases involving more than five pounds of marijuana. Del. Wren M. Williams (R), who voted against legalization legislation this session, noted the police email in several social media posts, criticizing Democratic majorities in the Senate and House of Delegates and Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) for allegedly “creating a one-year gap before new laws take effect.” Democrats may have legalized marijuana via the budget, creating a one-year gap before new laws take effect. Virginia State Police have been ordered to stand down on marijuana enforcement, indicating a directive from the executive branch. #Virginia #Marijuana pic.twitter.com/lZwLkG7Wi9 — Del. Wren M. Williams (@WrenWilliamsVA) July 9, 2026 The dispute centers on when sections of the bill repealing prior marijuana penalties and replacing them with a new regulatory framework take effect. The budget legislation containing the overall cannabis reform repeals existing code criminalizing distribution and possession with intent to distribute as well as possession by people under the age of 21 without clearly specifying the effective dates for those changes. Meanwhile, the new regulatory framework doesn’t come online until July 1, 2027—opening the door to questions about whether the state effectively legalized large-scale distribution and underage possession for a period of a year when the budget took effect at the beginning of this month. The Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys (VACA) said that the way the legislation was drafted “invites an argument” about what cannabis laws are now in force, and Nate Green, the commonwealth’s attorney for Williamsburg-James City and a former VACA president, said legislative staff “created a word problem, and word problems go against prosecutors.” “If it’s unclear, we lose. We only get to win when the words are clear,” Green said, adding that he though lawmakers might need to convene a special session to address the issue. “We are worried about it. We are trying to look at the language thoroughly and comprehensively to determine the best path forward.” State Police Superintendent Jeffrey Katz, for his part, said in a social media post on Wednesday that the agency would “continue to enforce existing laws, in line with the code of Virginia.” pic.twitter.com/qGiDCR3jeu — VA State Police (@VSPPIO) July 9, 2026 Del. Paul Krizek (D), who sponsored the House version of standalone legislation to legalize recreational marijuana sales this session that was later adopted into the enacted budget, said on Thursday that “the budget language passed by the General Assembly did not legalize cannabis possession by minors, did not legalize the distribution of cannabis to minors and did not eliminate Virginia’s criminal penalties protecting young people.” “Virginia law continues to prohibit underage possession and unlawful distribution of cannabis,” he said. “The enactment clauses included in the budget did not change those protections.” Sen. Lashrecse Aird (D), who led the push to legalize cannabis sales in the Senate this session, added that “unfortunately, misinformation spreads quickly, particularly when it involves complex legislation.” “Virginians deserve an honest conversation about cannabis policy based on the facts and what the law actually says—not on inaccurate interpretation based on political opinion,” she said. “The individuals peddling these falsehoods have never supported adult-use cannabis in our commonwealth, have never supported establishing a regulated marketplace that would address the harms of decades of cannabis prohibition and stood by while the illicit market flourished in our communities for years.” Misinformation spreads quickly, particularly when it involves complex legislation. Those peddling falsehoods have never supported adult-use cannabis, and have now turned to fear mongering. Their claims are unequivocally false.@KrizekForVA and my full statement is below. pic.twitter.com/9hfl3GoPjJ — Senator Lashrecse Aird (@lashrecseaird) July 9, 2026 Former Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) criticized what he called “reckless governing” on the part of Democrats. “Because far left Democrats chose to legislate drug policy through a budget bill instead of a real bill with real hearings, prosecutors across this Commonwealth are now uncertain whether they can even enforce the law against selling marijuana to a minor,” he said. “I am calling on Governor Spanberger and the General Assembly to: immediately acknowledge this drafting failure and call a special session without delay to close this gap and restore certainty that distributing marijuana to a minor remains a crime in Virginia.” STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR SPANBERGER'S MARIJUANA BUDGET DEBACLE I warned that rushing marijuana commercialization through Virginia would lead to reckless governing. This week, that warning came true in the worst possible way. Governor Abigail Spanberger and the far-left majority in… — Jason Miyares (@JasonMiyaresVA) July 8, 2026 Former Del. Tim Anderson (R) claimed in a social media post that “selling marijuana to kids is now legal thanks to the nitwits in Richmond who have no idea what they are doing,” he said, referring to the state capital where the legislature meets. Selling marijuana to kids is now legal thanks to the nitwits in Richmond who have no idea what they are doing pic.twitter.com/ZKaTGaC5Gn — Tim Anderson (@AssocAnderson) July 7, 2026 The Virginia Code Commission on Wednesday updated the state’s website that list statutes to say that current penalties will stay in effect until July 1 of next year. Del. Marcus Simon (D), who chairs the Code Commission, said if the language in the bill was followed as written, “an absurd result would have happened.” “The Division of Legislative Services recommended to the Code Commission that this was an obvious error and so we used our authority to correct this,” he told Cardinal News, saying that the edits are “a fairly routine thing.” Late last month, the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates adopted the governor’s proposed amendments to budget legislation containing provisions to legalize recreational cannabis sales that they had given initial approval to previously. Because lawmakers accepted her suggested changes in full, the measure was immediately formally enacted into law and didn’t require any further action from the governor. Spanberger in May vetoed a previous measure to legalize recreational cannabis sales after lawmakers rejected her proposed amendments to the plan. She later negotiated with Aird and Krizek, who sponsored the earlier measure, on a compromise deal that was included in the budget legislation that passed. The new plan differs significantly in several ways from the earlier legislation. For example, it sets the launch date for recreational marijuana sales at July 1, 2027, which is what Spanberger proposed in contrast to the January 1 date in what lawmakers had passed. It also sets the legal public marijuana possession and per-transaction purchase limit at 2 ounces, an increase from the current legal limit of one ounce. The legislation lawmakers passed earlier this year would have allowed adults to possess up to 2.5 ounces. The bill also cedes to Spanberger on language to increase a marijuana excise tax from 6 percent to 8 percent after two years of legal sales. By way of compromise, the new agreement will make public consumption of marijuana punishable by a civil penalty of $250—a significant increase from the $25 in current law but less harsh than the class 4 criminal misdemeanor the governor sought in her proposed changes to the previous bill. Lawmakers passed the initial cannabis sales bills in March, but the governor then suggested changes to the legalization proposal—including delaying the start date for sales by six months, increasing taxes and instituting new criminal penalties for cannabis consumers. The legislature in April declined to take up the amendments during a one-day reconvened session, however, effectively rejecting them. Spanberger then issued a veto. Spanberger said in June that she was having “really productive” and “incredible” conversations with lawmakers about crafting a compromise approach to legalizing adult-use cannabis sales, and Marijuana Moment previously reported on the ongoing talks. The governor, meanwhile, has tried to publicly explain her veto—including by saying it is her view that “taking a little bit longer” to launch the market is not something she sees as “negative” because it is more important to get the details right than to do it fast. A recent survey found that bipartisan majorities of Virginia voters wanted Spanberger to sign the cannabis legislation into law, and that they specifically disagreed with her desire to slow the launch timeline for legal sales. The governor recently acknowledged in a separate interview that “a lot of people are not pleased” with her veto of the cannabis legislation. “Friends and family are displeased as well,” she said. Spanberger has repeatedly responded to criticism of her cannabis amendments from the bill sponsors and advocates by saying the suggested changes came after she spoke to the leaders of other states that have already implemented adult-use marijuana markets. A spokesperson for Spanberger declined to name any other governors she talked to about cannabis in response to a question from Marijuana Moment, however. The governor separately sought to explain her veto in an earlier interview, reiterating that she supports launching a legal cannabis market but worried about what she called a “rushed timeline” and “far more stores across Virginia” than she thinks are appropriate. Personal marijuana possession and home cultivation of marijuana has been legal in Virginia since 2021, but then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) twice vetoed bills to provide consumers with a way to legally purchase regulated adult-use cannabis. Marijuana, the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) conducting a survey to gather input from the public and stakeholders as they work to implement the state’s newly enacted law legalizing recreational cannabis sales. Here are the key details of the new cannabis plan in the budget and how it compares to legislation that Spanberger vetoed—SB 542 and HB 642—as well as her previously proposed amendments to those measures: Adults will be able to purchase up to 2 ounces of marijuana in a single transaction, or up to an equivalent amount of other cannabis products as determined by regulators. That will represent an increase from the limit in current law of 1 ounce. Lawmakers previously proposed setting the amount at 2.5 ounces and the governor only wanted 2 ounces. Legal sales can begin on July 1, 2027. Lawmakers previously set the date for January 1, 2027, but the governor wanted it pushed back to July 1. There will be an excise tax of 6 percent on cannabis sales as well as a 5.3 percent retail sales and use tax, and municipalities will be allowed to set an additional local tax of up to 3.5 percent. Starting on July 1, 2029, the state excise tax will increase to 8 percent, in line with the governor’s previously proposed amendments. Revenue will be distributed to the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Fund, early childhood education, the Department of Behavioral & Developmental Health Services and public health initiatives. The earlier measure passed by lawmakers would have allocated specific percentages to each, but the new language doesn’t specify what portion of revenue will go to each program. The governor, in her amendments, wanted to put all revenue into the general fund while earmarking it “for purposes such as early childhood education, behavioral health, public health awareness, prevention, treatment, and recovery services, workforce development, reentry, indigent criminal defense, and targeted reinvestment in historically disadvantaged communities.” Her amendment also sought to eliminate support for the Cannabis Equity Reinvestment Fund. The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority will oversee licensing and regulation of the new industry, and will also take on oversight of hemp, which is currently under the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The body will be governed by a five-member board of directors appointed by the governor, whereas the bill previously passed by lawmakers contemplated a seven-member body with four appointed by the governor, two appointed by the speaker of the House and one appointed by the Senate Rules Committee. The definition of what constitutes a legal hemp product will be narrowed by removing a provision from current law that allows those containing more than 2 milligrams of total THC per package if they also have a ratio of CBD to THC that is 25:1 or more. Up to 350 retail marijuana stores will be allowed to be licensed to operate across the state, the same number that lawmakers had approved and greater than the 200 the governor had proposed. Local governments will not be able to opt of allowing marijuana businesses to operate in their area. Delivery services will be allowed. Serving sizes will be capped at 10 milligrams THC, with no more than 100 mg THC per package. Public use of marijuana will be a civil violation punishable by a $250 fine. That is ten times more than the $25 fine under current law, but less harsh than the class 4 criminal misdemeanor crime the governor had proposed. Possession of cannabis by people under the age of 21 will be punishable by a $25 fine and mandatory participation in a substance abuse treatment or education program or both. The governor had suggested treating underage possession as a class 1 misdemeanor, punishable with a mandatory minimum fine of $500 or 50 hours of community service, as well as the suspension of drivers licenses for at least six months. Existing medical cannabis operators can enter the adult-use market if they pay a $10 million licensing conversion fee. Cannabis businesses will have to establish labor peace agreements with workers. A legislative commission will be directed to study adding on-site consumption licenses and microbusiness cannabis event permits that would allow licensees to conduct sales at venues like farmers markets or pop-up locations. That provision was also included in the earlier legislation lawmakers passed but was suggested for deletion by the governor. The governor signed several other reform bills this session—including measures to provide resentencing relief for people with past cannabis convictions, protect the parental rights of marijuana consumers and allow patients to access medical cannabis in hospitals. The post Did Virginia Lawmakers Accidentally Repeal All Marijuana Penalties? appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

North Carolina’s Democratic governor and Republican House speaker have a disagreement on marijuana legalization. Gov. Josh Stein (D), who supports legalizing cannabis, said in a new interview that “we need to have a well-regulated market that puts public safety and public health at its center.” “It protects kids, and it is available for adult use—because adults are using it, and we can’t put our heads in the sand any longer,” he said. House Speaker Destin Hall (R), however, said, “I know our caucus has no interest in doing any sort of marijuana, medicinal or otherwise.” Both leaders’ comments were reported by local news outlet The Assembly, which has been tracking efforts this session to pass legislation to regulate intoxicating hemp products. A commission that Stein empaneled last year recently issued a report recommending that rather than have separate frameworks for hemp and marijuana, the state should regulate THC as a molecule. “There actually used to be a distinction in the law,” the governor said in the new interview. “The two plants, naturally grown, had different THC levels. You’d smoke hemp, it would take a whole lot to get you high—and it might not. Once hemp was legalized, both growers and sellers realized you could genetically modify hemp plants and increase the level of THC.” “Cannabis is cannabis,” he said. “It doesn’t make sense to try to distinguish between two varieties of the same plant, and what we really care about is, is this product going to get you high or not? That’s why we must regulate the THC molecule.” The comments come as a bill to restrict hemp and kratom products that was recently approved by the Senate awaits potential action in the House. “Our caucus is looking at it,” Hall told reporters, The Assembly noted. “It’s a somewhat complicated bill.” “Generally, our caucus’ desire is to make sure that we’re keeping the bad products out and not letting people under 21 buy these products,” the speaker said. “Folks basically wanted some time to be able to review it. So we’ll see if it’s something that we do when we come back” later this month. It’s not clear if Stein would sign a bill that restricts hemp products and doesn’t contain provisions to more fulsomely legally regulate marijuana in line with the state commission’s recommendations. He acknowledged, however, that getting Hall and other Republicans to come around to backing cannabis legalization wouldn’t be easy—though he also pointed to how views can evolve over time,. “People change,” the governor said. “Society changes. I can remember when you couldn’t buy alcohol here in the supermarket on a Sunday, and you couldn’t buy wine in a supermarket at all, and you couldn’t get mixed drinks in the majority of the counties in North Carolina. What I’m trying to do is advance the conversation.” Meanwhile, lawmakers in North Carolina have been considering legislation to legalize medical cannabis for the last several sessions—with the Senate approving several proposals and the House refusing to follow suit. “Some of the House members are not ready to pass a medical program because they believe that it will usher in recreational use, and that is not what the constituents in those districts want,” Rep. Jeffrey McNeely (R), told The Assembly. Meanwhile, North Carolina’s Senate president pro tempore recently said that lawmakers will take a more serious look at legalizing medical marijuana following the Trump administration’s move to reschedule cannabis at the federal level. — Marijuana Moment is tracking hundreds of cannabis, psychedelics and drug policy bills in state legislatures and Congress this year. Patreon supporters pledging at least $25/month get access to our interactive maps, charts and hearing calendar so they don’t miss any developments. Learn more about our marijuana bill tracker and become a supporter on Patreon to get access. — The governor-appointed cannabis commission in North Carolina issued a report in April recommending that the state move away from a criminalization-based approach to the plant and toward a system of “robust” regulations that provide for adults’ legal access to THC products. The North Carolina Advisory Council on Cannabis, which Stein convened last year, says in the new document approved in April that the current “absence of regulation for North Carolina’s intoxicating cannabis market raises numerous concerns,” noting that hemp products are readily available yet largely unregulated and that marijuana remains prohibited altogether in the state, even for medical use. “Compared to regulated marijuana frameworks in other states, this environment presents identifiable risks,” the interim report says. “While some operators voluntarily implement consumer protection protocols, these safeguards are not required under state law.” Stein, for his part, thanked the group for its “expertise, hard work, and thoughtful deliberation” in a press release and reiterated his support for legalizing marijuana. Members are tasked with developing and submitting initial recommendations on a “comprehensive cannabis policy, including any proposed legislation,” with a final report due by December 31 of this year. During his time as the state’s attorney general, Stein led a separate task force under then-Gov. Roy Cooper (D) that examined racial injustice issues and ultimately recommended decriminalizing marijuana and studying broader legalization in response to racially disparate enforcement trends. A tribe in North Carolina, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, launched the state’s first marijuana dispensary in 2024—despite the protests of certain Republican congressional lawmakers. Democratic lawmakers recently filed legislation to allow voters to decide whether to legalize marijuana for personal or medical use at the ballot box this November—though Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger (R) said the bill is unlikely to advance. Meanwhile, bipartisan North Carolina lawmakers have been stepping up the push for psychedelics reform legislation. Photo courtesy of Mike Latimer. The post North Carolina Governor And House Speaker Clash On Marijuana Legalization appeared first on Marijuana Moment. View the live link on MarijuanaMoment.net

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