DOJ has no cannabis rescheduling update as rumors swirl (Newsletter: January 30, 2026)
Congressional psychedelics bill; VA marijuana resentencing; DE Senate overrides cannabis veto; FL vets medical marijuana discount; Craft cannabis oped 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… BREAKING: Journalism is […]
You’re Not Supposed to Smoke Weed Here. So Why Did This Feel Normal?
I was told (correctly) that cannabis in the Dominican Republic is illegal. Minutes later, after a conversation that felt less like a transaction and more like a mutual acknowledgment, I was holding a joint that was not quite a joint like I’ve ever seen before, rolled not in thin white paper but in cigar leaf […]
Sherbinskis Was Dying. PrimeTime Took the Risk.
For years, Sherbinskis occupied a rare place in cannabis culture. The brand was widely associated with premium flower, cultural relevance, and one of the most influential strains of the modern era. Then, quietly, it disappeared from shelves in California. By 2022, Sherbinskis was no longer a symbol of top-shelf cannabis in the state’s legal market […]
What Happens When a Weed Nerd Runs the Numbers
Make Great Weed. Know Your Numbers. Pay Your Debts. By Nicholas Sosiak via Cannabis Confidential In 2018, Canadian cannabis was supposed to be the surest bet in the market. Billions of dollars were raised. Valuations went parabolic. Everyone promised global domination. By 2025, a lot of those stories had ended the same way, with shuttered […]
Cannabis-Infused Drinks Offer Consumers A ‘Harm Reduction’ Alternative To Alcohol, Study Shows
A new study suggests that cannabis-infused beverages may help reduce the harms of alcohol drinking by providing an alternative for consumers. Public health researchers have long searched for realistic ways to reduce the toll of alcohol, a substance linked to nearly 200 diseases and injuries worldwide, and the new paper sheds light on the role […]
Legal Weed, Illegal Life: Dana Beal and the War That Never Ended
Cannabis is legal across much of America. So why is one of legalization’s longest-standing activists still facing jail time in Idaho? Cannabis legalization has transformed the United States. Dispensaries operate openly, billion-dollar companies trade publicly, and politicians routinely celebrate the end of prohibition. Yet for Dana Beal, one of the longest-standing figures in the American […]
Government-Backed Party Drug-Testing: Inside Uruguay’s No-Penalty Harm Reduction Program
Far from demonizing people who use drugs—a global reality that some countries have chosen to acknowledge and address rather than forbid—Uruguay is joining an initiative that has already proven successful: testing drugs at parties, raves, and festivals, according to El Debate. Uruguay’s National Drug Board (Junta Nacional de Drogas, JND), part of the Executive Branch, […]
NRA Joins Marijuana Groups Urging Supreme Court To Overturn Ban On Gun Ownership By Cannabis Consumers As Unconstitutional
The National Rifle Association (NRA)–arguably the most influential gun rights lobbying group in the U.S.—has joined top drug policy reform organizations and other interests in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana consumers unconstitutional. In one of the latest amici briefs to be filed ahead of oral […]
Galexi Jones Wants Artists to Win, and She’s Building the Blueprint
Galexi Jones did not discover cannabis through branding. She inherited it through family, work, and place. “I’m originally from Humboldt County, California,” she told me. “I grew up in a grow room. I come from generational growers.” That upbringing shaped how she hears the world. It shaped how she moves through the music industry, too. […]
DEA cannabis rescheduling rule coming “ASAP,” Trump insider says (Newsletter: January 29, 2026)
USDA hemp form changes; WV speaker: Fed rescheduling boosts marijuana reform; DE public use decrim; NH cannabis legalization hearing 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 read […]