Cannabis Would Be Considered A ‘High-Risk’ Product With Additional Advertising Restrictions Under New Congressional Bill
A bipartisan pair of congressional lawmakers filed a new bill aimed at protecting consumers from online scams that includes a provision designating cannabis as a “high-risk” product that would require companies advertising it to undergo enhanced verification procedures. The Stopping Abuse and Fraud Enabled by Platforms Act, or the SAFE Platforms Act, introduced last week […]
Teen Marijuana Use Hits All-Time Low As More States Legalize It For Adults, Federal Data Shows
The percentage of U.S. high school students who use marijuana is now at an all-time low—even as more states continue to legalize cannabis for adults—according to the latest results of a biennial survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new federal data, released on Monday, shows that 12.9 percent of […]
Ed Rosenthal Looks Back on 50 Years of Cannabis on the Good PizzZa Podcast
Ed Rosenthal spent close to two hours on episode 200 of the Good PizzZa podcast, which premiered Sept. 14, walking host JP through a run of cannabis history he happens to have lived through: the first grow books, the Yippies, his federal arrest, and where he thinks the plant is headed next. From the Bronx […]
DEA keeps states in the dark about cannabis rescheduling, CA official says (Newsletter: September 22, 2026)
NC state-run marijuana store proposal; IL bill on cash payments to cannabis prohibition victims; PA 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… Your good deed for the […]
Steven Froelich’s Cocaine-Fueled Journey Through Guatemala
There are two Steven Froelichs in Guatemala: High Life, Low Life. One of them lived it: loaded, reckless, and thrilled about it. The other one wrote it down, stone-cold sober, years later and an ocean away in London. The surprising part is how little the second Froelich wants to correct the first. For about a […]
Cannabis Cured Me Twice, and I’ll Show You My Medical Records
Seven years ago, Ed Rosenthal’s PSA numbers spiked and a biopsy confirmed prostate cancer. He declined the interventions his doctor laid out, remained under active surveillance and took CBD. A month ago, six biopsy cores, including samples from areas where cancer had previously been found, showed no cancer. When Colorado voters legalized cannabis in 2014, […]
How to Talk to Your Doctor About Medical Cannabis: 5 Questions to Ask
By Dr. Joseph Rosado, MD, MBA, DC | Rosado Advisory Medical cannabis has evidence supporting certain uses, but its potential benefits and risks vary depending on the condition, product, dose, medications and individual patient. If your doctor avoids the subject, asking specific questions about evidence, interactions, risks and their own cannabis training can help turn […]
Cheaper Flower, More Choice, No Surge in Use: The Netherlands’ Cannabis Pilot Delivers Its First Results
For decades, the Netherlands has lived with a long-standing contradiction known as the “backdoor problem”: coffeeshops could sell cannabis under certain conditions as part of the country’s tolerance policy, while the commercial cultivation supplying those shops remained outside the regulated framework. Since April 2025, the country has been trying to resolve that contradiction through a […]
Why Cannabis Prices Vary by State: $15 in Washington, $52 in Kentucky
Four states that have never traded a gram with each other all charge about $18. Everywhere else, the difference is a decision somebody made, and patients are paying for it. By Shawn Collins via Policy, Decoded. An eighth of cannabis costs $15 in Washington and $52 in Kentucky, where every buyer is a patient. A […]
Missouri Marijuana Officials Announce Recall Of Pre-Rolled Joints Following Mold Testing Results
“Everybody’s being held to the same standards as far as testing is concerned.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent State cannabis regulators issued a recall Wednesday after random testing found mold in pre-rolled joints sold in the state. The product, Juicy J’s cherry limeade infused pre-rolls, failed testing for aspergillus, “a common mold that can be […]