Marijuana Moment: AG misses cannabis & psychedelics research rule deadline (Newsletter: January 21, 2026)

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Congress wants CBP report on state-legal marijuana seizures; Book on Trump’s rescheduling move; FL cannabis public smoking ban; SC hemp op-ed

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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW

Attorney General Pam Bondi missed a congressionally mandated deadline to issue guidelines for easing barriers to research on Schedule I substances such as marijuana and psychedelics.

House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders released a funding bill and attached reports that would require Customs and Border Protection to provide a briefing on seizures of marijuana products from state-legal businesses, direct a health agency to publish information about cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome and block transportation officials from encouraging illegal drug or alcohol use in impaired driving PSAs.

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) told Marijuana Moment that while there are “things that look promising” about the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling move, he is “very concerned about where the DOJ will land.”

• Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH), meanwhile said that marijuana banking legislation remains “stacked ranked very low” as a priority “because we just have a lot of irons in the fire right now.”

The Florida Senate Regulated Industries Committee approved a bill to ban smoking or vaping marijuana in public places, a development that comes as an industry-funded campaign is seeking to place a recreational cannabis legalization initiative on the November ballot.

David Spang of Coastal Green Wellness authored an op-ed calling on South Carolina lawmakers to pass an amendment to create “a framework for responsible regulations for hemp-derived consumable products.”

/ FEDERAL

The National Institute on Drug Abuse said in its newsletter that federal marijuana rescheduling will “facilitate cannabis research.”

The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee removed mention of marijuana and other substances from a bill requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to study how frequently hospital emergency departments test for fentanyl.

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) spoke on the House floor about how hemp is “an alternative crop to tobacco for Kentucky farmers.”

/ STATES

Florida’s attorney general announced 46 new criminal investigations related to petitioning for a marijuana legalization initiative as well as the issuance of four criminal subpoenas seeking records from the campaign and its contractors and subcontractors.  Separately, the campaign is urging the state Supreme Court to allow its initiative to appear on the November ballot.

A Pennsylvania representative said he is working to build support for a bill to allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in healthcare facilities.

Tennessee lawmakers discussed pending marijuana legislation.

The officially listed proponent of a Maine initiative to roll back marijuana legalization said he did not write it and was unaware it would end legal recreational cannabis sales.

Massachusetts’s top marijuana regulator discussed efforts to reduce red tape faced by cannabis businesses.

Utah regulators sent updates about the medical cannabis program.

Minnesota regulators sent a newsletter with various cannabis updates.

New Jersey regulators published a podcast episode about an official who provides support to cannabis businesses.

The Alaska Marijuana Control Board Laboratory Testing Working Group will meet on Thursday.

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/ LOCAL

San Francisco, California regulators posted information about cannabis grants.

/ INTERNATIONAL

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer responded to a lawmaker’s question about pediatric medical cannabis access.

/ SCIENCE & HEALTH

A study found that “legalization of medical marijuana is associated with lower loan spreads, particularly for firms that are more dependent on labor,” suggesting that “improved labor conditions serve as a key channel through which the policy affects financing costs.”

A review concluded that “current evidence supports the short-term efficacy and safety of psychedelic-assisted therapy for selected psychiatric disorders, particularly depression and PTSD.”

/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS

A poll of U.S. adults found that 28 percent have positive attitudes toward psychedelic therapy, 28 percent have negative attitudes and 44 percent have neutral or mixed opinions.

/ BUSINESS

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. is projecting unaudited quarterly net revenue of at least $330 million.

Glass House Brands Inc. announced it is accelerating its 2026 expansion plans.

Kazmira Therapeutics is launching what it calls “a first-of-its-kind, prescription-only cannabinoid (CBD) pharmacy.”

/ CULTURE

Former basketball player Lamar Odom smelled of marijuana before he was arrested for DUI, according to Nevada Highway Patrol officers.

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