Month: August 2025

From The Vault: DEAL for REAL (1978)

Original publication: April 1978. DEAL for REAL The Dealer as Robin Hood BY TIMOTHY LEARY Wisdom well-stated remains valuable long after its author has turned stupid. In the case of Timothy Leary, a legacy remains that is still worth exhuming. In 1968, when Leary was still the High Priest of Acid and not yet a […]

[Video] Jason Silva Shows How Cannabis Turns The Everyday Into Art

Jason Silva, the Venezuelan-American futurist, filmmaker and creator of Shots of Awe, has a way of speaking that makes you feel like he is channeling a lightning bolt. He takes big ideas, wraps them in poetry, and fires them at you in rapid bursts. Now, he is turning that energy toward cannabis. In his new […]

New Jersey Officials Share Tips For Marijuana Use At Newly Opened Consumption Lounges

As New Jersey’s first marijuana consumption lounges are opening, regulators are sharing information about where to find the sites and offering tips about how to responsibly use cannabis at the licensed businesses—including classic stoner cultural customs like “puff, puff, pass.” About a month after the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) granted its first social […]

Texas Lawmakers Take Up Bill To Ban Hemp THC Products As Democratic Walkout Prevents Floor Vote

Texas lawmakers took up a bill on Wednesday that would ban consumable hemp products containing THC. But despite the committee hearing being held, the legislation isn’t expected to advance during an ongoing special session as Democratic state lawmakers continue to deny the House a quorum to pass any measures amid a conflict over proposed redistricting. […]

SXSW Is Taking Votes On Dozens Of Marijuana And Psychedelics Panel Proposals For 2026 Festival

Voting is now open for panels to be part of next year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival, allowing anyone with an opinion to weigh in on what topics the event covers and whose views are featured onstage. And once again, like in past years, there are dozens of marijuana- and psychedelics-related panels up for consideration. […]

Medical Marijuana Effectively Treats Pain, With Terpenoids Being ‘More Influential’ Than THC Or CBD, Study Shows

Medical marijuana has “genuine therapeutic effects for pain management,” and the degree of relief provided by cannabis can be predicted by their specific chemical profile—including not only cannabinoids but also, crucially, terpenoids—according to a newly published study employing machine learning methods. It’s a conclusion that researchers say provides “evidence for compound-specific therapeutic effects.” “These results […]

Bipartisan lawmakers push Trump on cannabis rescheduling pledge (Newsletter: August 13, 2025)

Former Trump AG pick: rescheduling would destroy Dems; OK marijuana ballot push; MD psychedelics task force report; Medical cannabis for vets’ PTSD 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… […]

From The Vault: Just Plain Bill (1985)

Original publication: March 1985. Just Plain Bill Meet William Burroughs, counterculture guru turned country squire. Sure, he’s a famous writer who just signed a deal for seven books, but he’s also a regular guy who lives in Kansas and likes to go fishin’. By John Howell Lawrence, Kansas isn’t a dateline you’d expect for an […]

If Trump Reschedules Marijuana, ‘The Game Is Over For Democrats,’ President’s First Pick For Attorney General Says

A former GOP congressman who President Donald Trump initially nominated to serve as U.S. attorney general during the current term is renewing his call for marijuana rescheduling—saying the “game is over for Democrats at the ballot box” if the president moves forward on the reform, which he said he’d decide on within weeks. Former Rep. […]

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