Restaurant lobby asks Congress stop hemp THC drink ban (Newsletter: June 18, 2026)
SC GOP gov candidates on medical marijuana; Study: Legal medical cannabis reduces worker absences; IL market concentration report 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 (but […]
Baudelaire Smoked Hash With Victor Hugo. A Hundred Years Later, His Country Banned It. A Hundred Years After That, Europe Is Smoking Again.
This article originally appeared in High Times’ 50th Anniversary print issue. It has been updated to reflect the Czech Republic’s January 1, 2026 cannabis legalization taking effect and the January 27, 2026 European Court of Justice ruling against Hungary on cannabis rescheduling. Get the print edition here. Paris, Marseille, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin. Europe’s cannabis capital […]
Virginia governor announces cannabis plan to pass this month (Newsletter: June 17, 2026)
WA officials: Federal marijuana rescheduling doesn’t apply here; Congressional report calls out FDA on hemp; NC psychedelics 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… Before you dig into today’s […]
Cannaleaks: Nearly One Million Cannabis Club Users’ Data Was Exposed
Nearly 985,000 cannabis club identity documents were reportedly exposed through public URLs linked to Cannabis Club Systems and PuffPal, raising serious questions about how the industry protects sensitive user data. The incident underscores why privacy is especially critical in cannabis, where leaked information can affect not only finances, but also employment, immigration, reputation, and legal […]
What If Your Dealer Had A Doorman?
Sweetlife is turning New York’s old-school cannabis relationship into something licensed, polished, and built around being taken care of. Anyone who has lived in New York long enough has a version of the same memory. A number saved under a name that wasn’t his. A text that said nothing incriminating and everything at once: you […]
Major Restaurant Lobby Group Pushes Congress To Keep Hemp THC Drinks Legal As An Alternative To Alcohol
An organization that represents the restaurant industry is calling on Congress to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC beverages that is scheduled to take effect later this year and replace it with a regulatory framework that “ensures consumer safety and supports restaurant operators serving these products” as an alternative to alcohol. The National Restaurant […]
Bipartisan North Carolina Lawmakers Say Psychedelic Research Bill Can Help Military Veterans
Bipartisan North Carolina lawmakers are stepping up the push for psychedelics reform legislation by asking colleagues to pass it as part of the budget. Several members of the Senate and House of Representatives spoke at a press conference on Tuesday in support of a bill to fund research on the therapeutic value of substances like […]
Feds add new cannabis components to research library (Newsletter: June 16, 2026)
New congressional bill to keep hemp THC drinks legal; CA GOP senator: Repeal marijuana legalization; Study: Sleep & cannabis about more than THC 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 […]
Federal Marijuana Rescheduling ‘Does Not Appear To Apply’ To Washington Businesses, State Officials Say
Marijuana regulators in Washington say that the Trump administration’s move to reschedule cannabis on the federal level “does not appear to apply” to businesses in the state. The U.S. Department of Justice in April issued an order that immediately reclassified state-licensed medical cannabis, as well as marijuana products approved by the Food and Drug Administration […]
What Your Lungs Already Know About Weed Smoke
Pop the jar. Take a slow inhale. Squeeze the bud between your fingers and feel how sticky it is. That’s where every honest conversation about cannabis and lungs has to start: not in a research paper, but in your hand, with the plant you’re about to put in your body. The political landscape around cannabis […]