Oklahoma cannabis legalization campaign launches for 2026 ballot (Newsletter: August 7, 2025)
Poll: Marijuana consumers expect federal legalization by 2028; Study: Legal dispensaries tied to reduced opioid deaths; Ohio legal sales anniversary 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. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Free to […]
Delaware Governor Touts Nearly $1 Million In Marijuana Sales During State’s First Weekend Of Adult-Use Market
The governor of Delaware is touting the state’s first “successful” weekend of adult-use marijuana sales, with total purchases for medical and recreational cannabis totaling nearly $1 million—and compliance checks demonstrating that the regulated market is operating as intended under the law. From Friday to Sunday, Delaware saw $903,000 worth of marijuana purchased as licensed retailers […]
Major pharma & alcohol companies lobbied Congress on cannabis (Newsletter: August 6, 2025)
Senate panel slams Schedule I marijuana & psychedelics limitations; PA senator on legalization; MS ibogaine hearing; TX hemp poll; LSD for dog anxiety 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. Your support makes Marijuana Moment […]
From Fields to Futures: Hemp’s Global Mission
From the rice paddies of Thailand to the sun-scorched plains of the American Midwest, from the green hills of Europe to the vibrant markets of South America, a quiet movement has been growing. A global cadre of visionaries has spent the last decade moving through time zones and cultures with one common thread guiding them: […]
Slightly Stoopid Lights Cannabis Joint With Laser At Texas Concert As Lawmakers Debate Hemp Ban
As Texas GOP lawmakers remain laser-focused on passing a bill to restrict hemp sales during a special legislative session, Kyle McDonald of the band Slightly Stoopid recently had a laser of his own focused on a different objective: Lighting a joint on stage with the beam of a powerful device during a set the band […]
Cannabis Is Being Grown Like It’s Bitcoin: That’s A Problem
Environmental economists tend to think everything boils down to energy. In the case of cannabis, that might actually be true. The THC-infused gummy you popped after work, the boutique pre-roll you grabbed from your local dispensary… They each come with an invisible environmental bill. Like most things these days. Except, maybe, it’s steeper than you’d […]
Alison Brie and Dave Franco Gave Weed to Their Wedding Guests
That’s it, we call it: weed is mainstream now. Dare we say normie? Sure, it’s still illegal in a ridiculous number of countries; but in places where you can safely light one up, marijuana is rapidly entering the realm of everyday life. So much so that cannabis-themed weddings have become fashionable, including perks like giving […]
Texas Democrats’ Walkout Over Redistricting Endangers Hemp Ban Legislation
Texas Democratic House lawmakers are leaving the state to prevent a vote on redrawing the state’s congressional district map in Republicans’ favor—a move that could lead to a stalemate on a Senate-passed bill to ban hemp products containing any THC. The cannabis legislation moved through the Senate on Friday and is now in the House’s […]
Microdosing LSD Can Help Treat Separation Anxiety In Dogs, New Case Study Suggests
A new case study in the journal Veterinary Medicine and Science suggests that very small doses of the psychedelic LSD appeared to ease a dog’s severe separation anxiety, reducing destructive behavior and shortening the duration of vocalizations. Authors of the report said the results “suggest potential therapeutic efficacy of microdosing 1cp-LSD in managing canine anxiety,” […]
Four In Five Texas Voters Want Hemp Products To Be Regulated, Not Banned, Poll Shows As THC Prohibition Bill Stalls
As a Texas Senate-passed bill to ban consumable hemp products with any amount of THC sits in limbo in the House, a new poll shows likely voters in the state across the political spectrum aren’t on board with the policy change—with an overwhelming majority saying they support regulation over prohibition of cannabinoids. The Senate hemp […]