Rescheduling could ease marijuana advertising ban; Anti-cannabis group’s plans; MA possession limit increase; NY market report

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Your good deed for the day: donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment/ TOP THINGS TO KNOWThe Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in a case challenging a federal law restricting marijuana consumers’ gun rights for March 2.The Congressional Research Service said in a new report that marijuana rescheduling would ease certain restrictions on cannabis industry advertising—but would leave in place most collateral consequences for consumers such as loss of gun rights, employment eligibility and housing opportunities.Prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana retained former Trump administration Attorney General Bill Barr to lead a lawsuit it plans to bring if cannabis rescheduling is finalized—and the group will also file an administration petition to move marijuana back to Schedule I.Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives leaders appointed a bicameral conference committee to negotiate differences in bills passed by either chamber to increase marijuana possession limits and restructure the Cannabis Control Commission.The New York Office of Cannabis Management published a set of year-end reports showing that consumers purchased more than $1.5 billion worth of legal marijuana products in 2025 and the number of operational dispensaries nearly doubled in the past 12 months./ FEDERALThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rejected a business’s arguments that Washington State and Sacramento, California residency requirements for marijuana licenses are unconstitutional, saying that the dormant commerce clause doesn’t apply to the federally illegal industry.The Environmental Protection Agency said a public comment about emissions caused by the smoking and production of marijuana is not germane to a rule on an Arizona air quality plan.Nebraska independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn highlighted Sen. Pete Ricketts’s (R-NE) anti-marijuana stance./ STATESAn Alabama senator filed a bill to tighten restrictions on hemp products.A Tennessee senator discussed her support for marijuana reform.Idaho lawmakers spoke out against President Donald Trump’s marijuana rescheduling executive order.California’s new top marijuana regulator was sworn in.Massachusetts cannabis social consumption business rules took effect.Minnesota regulators published a list of cannabis businesses that are tax delinquent.The Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board will meet on Tuesday.The Virginia Cannabis Control Authority Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday.The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board will meet on Wednesday.
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/ LOCALThe Bernalillo County, New Mexico’s sheriff removed firefighters from a helicopter unit due to a local policy allowing them to use marijuana when off duty./ INTERNATIONALVenezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was arrested by U.S. officials during a raid on his home and indicted on drug and weapons charges./ SCIENCE & HEALTHA study identified “extract engineering as a rapid and efficient route to access rare cannabinoids, highlighting CBNV and Δ6a,10a-THCV as promising anticancer leads.”A study of women with chronic pelvic pain found that “CBD is considered an acceptable option, with a high proportion of surveyed women reporting current or past use to manage their symptoms.”A study found that “moderate cannabis use was not linked to elevated suicidality in clinical individuals.”/ BUSINESSStickIt Technologies Inc. amended the terms of the consolidation of its common shares.

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