How A Cannabis Checkbox On VA Dental Paperwork Can Shape Veterans’ Medical Records Without Them Ever Seeing It (Op-Ed)
“Veterans should never have to choose between being truthful with their healthcare providers and worrying that a routine checkbox could quietly become a barrier to care.” By Mary Lynn Mathre, Veterans Action Council The Veterans Action Council (VAC) has obtained thousands of pages of internal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) records through the Freedom of […]
Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Wraps Up, With DEA Judge Laying Out Next Steps
A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearing on the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling proposal has concluded, and the agency judge overseeing the proceedings has laid out a timeline for participating parties to file post-hearing briefs ahead of his own forthcoming recommendation on the reform. The multi-day hearing, which began late last month, wrapped up on Wednesday […]
Eight Cannabis Legends Return in Regular-Seed Form
From Skunk #1 to Acapulco Gold, Barney’s Farm is putting foundational cannabis genetics back in breeders’ hands. Some strains don’t chase trends; they set the standard against which everything else is measured. This collection features eight of the most influential names in cannabis history: Hindu Kush, Acapulco Gold, Northern Lights, Skunk #1, White Widow, G13 […]
Marijuana Companies Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Defend Rescheduling By Joining Lawsuit, Anti-Cannabis Groups Say
Marijuana reform opponents are asking a federal court not to let two medical cannabis companies intervene in a lawsuit that seeks to block the Trump administration from moving forward with federally rescheduling the drug. The businesses—MedPharm Iowa, LLC, which does business as Bud & Mary’s, and Tri-Mountain Pure, LLC—moved late last month to join the […]
My Father Smuggled Cannabis Through Colombia
After spending 32 years in prison for a nonviolent cannabis offense, Richard DeLisi returned to Colombia with his son Rick to retrace the places, stories, and decisions that shaped their family’s history. “Did you ever work from here?” Standing in Cinto Bay, surrounded by crystal-clear Caribbean water and jungle-covered mountains, I finally asked my father […]
Military issues anti-cannabis warning despite rescheduling (Newsletter: July 16, 2026)
GOP senator on keeping hemp legal; ID medical marijuana ballot rejection details; VA cannabis violation report form; Medical marijuana & veterans 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 […]
One THC Gummy Requires a Dispensary. One Ships to Your Door.
They come from the same plant. What separates them is a distinction in federal law that many consumers don’t fully understand. Picture two THC gummies sitting side by side. Both contain five milligrams of THC, produce the same effect, and would appear identical under laboratory analysis. Yet one can only be purchased inside a licensed […]
GOP Senator Says Keeping Hemp THC Products Legal Is An Issue That Can Unite Lawmakers At A ‘Hyperpartisan’ Time
A Republican senator is previewing forthcoming bipartisan legislation to reverse the scheduled federal recriminalization of hemp THC products this year and replace it with a new regulatory system that includes age limits and taxes. Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) said the issue is “important to me personally” as a wounded veteran “who has a lot of […]
Congress’s options for addressing cannabis user gun ban (Newsletter: July 15, 2026)
HHS/VA psychedelics partnership; ID medical marijuana push fails; CA data: Local bans boost illicit market; Study: Cannabis-infused tea & happiness 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… Hold on, […]
Watch: In New York, You Can Smoke Weed in Front of a Police Station. The World Cup Just Brought the Whole Planet to Find Out.
Ethan Zohn was diagnosed with cancer in New York and found cannabis there before the state made it legal. He went back for the World Cup and found a city where the rest of the world is discovering you can just walk in and buy it. The World Cup brought the planet to New York. […]