Marijuana Moment: ATF revises gun ban for marijuana & other drug consumers (Newsletter: January 22, 2026)

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White House says Trump’s marijuana order a “win”; NJ psilocybin bill signed; OH cannabis referendum resubmitted; HI legalization ballot proposal

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/ TOP THINGS TO KNOW

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives is moving to loosen federal rules that bar consumers of marijuana and other illegal drugs from being able to lawfully purchase and possess guns by making it so people would no longer be denied for a single instance of use within the past year.

The White House is touting President Donald Trump’s marijuana rescheduling executive order as a top “win” during his first year back in office—saying it is part of the “Making America Healthy Again” agenda.

Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a bill to create a psilocybin therapy pilot program and allocate $6 million in funding to support the psychedelic treatment and research effort.

Ohio cannabis activists resubmitted a proposed referendum that would allow voters to reverse lawmakers’ move to roll back marijuana legalization and restrict hemp products after the state attorney general rejected an initial version as “misleading.”

Hawaii lawmakers filed bills to put the issue of marijuana legalization on the November ballot for voters to decide.

Washington State senators introduced a bill to legalize home cultivation of marijuana by allowing adults to grow up to six plants for personal use.

The Delaware Senate Health & Social Services Committee held a hearing on a bill to allow terminally ill patients to use medical cannabis in hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Prohibitionist organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana Action Inc. is funding ballot initiatives to recriminalize recreational marijuana sales in Maine and Massachusetts, new campaign finance records show.

/ FEDERAL

A former Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau official is now working for Nowadays.

The Drug Enforcement Administration posted another profile of one of its employees.

The House bill to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products got three new cosponsors for a total of 20.

/ STATES

Outgoing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signed a bill to reform the Cannabis Regulatory Commission and support enforcement against unlicensed marijuana sellers.

Michigan Gov. Grethcen Whitmer (D) touted efforts to expand the hemp market in a list of accomplishments on behalf of rural communities.

A Tennessee senator spoke about his bill to require officials to study the feasibility of launching a medical cannabis program.

Louisiana regulators filed changes to medical cannabis rules.

U.S. Virgin Islands regulators approved cannabis dispensary license applicants.

Colorado regulators launched the 2026 Cannabis Business Advanced Mentorship Program.

A Massachusetts regulator spoke about marijuana social consumption business rules.

Rhode Island regulators sent a reminder about background check requirements for majority owners of businesses applying for marijuana dispensary licenses.

Virginia regulators posted a warning about scams targeting medical cannabis patients.

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/ LOCAL

Menominee, Michigan’s mayor proposed uses for marijuana revenue during his State of the City address.

/ INTERNATIONAL

Grenada’s Parliament approved legislation to legalize marijuana possession and cultivation

A Guernsey lawmaker is proposing creating a working group to study cannabis legalization.

/ SCIENCE & HEALTH

A study’s findings “highlight the potential of lesser-known phytocannabinoids, especially in combination with specific C. sativa L. matrix components, to modulate inflammatory pathway supporting their development as functional ingredients for managing chronic gut-associated inflammation.”

A study of mice found that “chronic low-dose psilocybin treatment ameliorated obesity, insulin resistance, and hepatic steatosis in diet-induced metabolic disease.”

A review concluded that “current evidence base suggests that MDMA-[asssited therapy] may hold promise as an adjunctive treatment for [eating disorders] echoing its demonstrated therapeutic potential in PTSD.”

/ ADVOCACY, OPINION & ANALYSIS

Americans for Safe Access published a report on how new federal hemp product restrictions will impact patients.

/ BUSINESS

Aurora Cannabis Inc. was granted community plant variety rights for two of its proprietary cannabis varieties by the European Union’s Community Plant Variety Office.

/ CULTURE

Xzibit is being sued by his ex-wife over claims he illegally sold their stake in a cannabis brand she says she worked to build while he “smoked marijuana constantly.”

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