Big Alcohol’s Weed Panic Isn’t Random. The Data Explains It
As cannabis beverages gain ground, study after study shows alcohol consumption dropping. You don’t need a conspiracy to explain the panic. You just need the numbers. Alcohol sales are down. Cannabis beverages are up. And suddenly, a lot of people are very concerned about weed making people puke. That timing is hard to ignore. When […]
Bipartisan Senators Push To Delay Federal Hemp THC Product Ban As Lawmakers Consider Regulatory Alternatives To Prohibition
A bipartisan group of senators is pushing to give the hemp industry two more years before a federal ban on THC products would take effect, which stakeholders hope will better position them to negotiate a broader compromise with lawmakers. After President Donald Trump signed a spending bill last year with provisions that would wipe out a […]
Heavy Hangs the Head that Wears the Helmet: NFL Players Open Up About Psychedelic Use
What happens when the stereotype of the NFL player—tough, strong, impenetrable—cracks? When bodies trained for collision, force, and victory slow down for a moment, open up, and start talking about pain, vulnerability, and the role psychedelics play in life off the field? That was the story shared by three NFL players—Jordan Poyer of the Buffalo […]
Music for Mushrooms Isn’t What You Think It Is
East Forest wants your attention for two hours. In 2025, that’s borderline illegal. A late bloomer with a recorder Forgetting, Remembering, Forgetting Again I called East Forest from Buenos Aires. He answered from Boise, Idaho, inside what he casually referred to as “my studio.” Same planet, same year. Culturally, though, the gap closed fast. Two […]
GOP senators try to stop Trump’s cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: January 16, 2026)
House votes to keep blocking DC marijuana sales; Key congressional committee chair: Delay hemp ban; VA cannabis sales bill filed 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, […]
New Virginia Bill Would Legalize Recreational Marijuana Sales And Increase Possession Limit
A Virginia lawmaker has filed a bill that would legalize and regulate recreational marijuana sales while also increasing the amount of cannabis that adults can possess under the state’s current noncommercial legalization law. The new legislation from Del. Paul Krizek (D) is largely in line with recommendations released last month by the legislature’s Joint Commission […]
Ohio AG rejects cannabis referendum ballot petition (Newsletter: January 15, 2026)
Rand Paul & Joe Rogan talk hemp; NJ interstate marijuana commerce bill; NH psilocybin hearing; Poll: Canadian legalization support grows 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 […]
Skyworld Partners With Last Prisoner Project for Cannabis Justice
Skyworld, a New York-based cannabis brand rooted in Indigenous tradition, has announced a partnership with the Last Prisoner Project (LPP), a nonprofit focused on freeing people incarcerated due to the War on Drugs and supporting them as they rebuild their lives. The collaboration, originally announced on January 6, 2026, is positioned as a public-facing campaign […]
Costa Rica’s Election Draws Near: What Are the Candidates’ Positions on Weed?
Presidential elections in Costa Rica are scheduled for February 1, 2026, and we’re looking at quite a broad landscape. Amid fragmentation and indecision, Costa Ricans will have to choose from a vast array of candidates. Some of them have publicly stated their positions on cannabis legalization. Since 2022, Law 10.113 has been in effect, regulating […]
Key GOP Congressional Committee Chairman Pushes To Delay Hemp THC Ban, Saying It Will Hurt Farmers
The Republican chair of a key congressional committee is joining with farmers to push for a delay in the planned enactment of a federal law that threatens to recriminalize hemp-derived THC products. “The hemp industry is facing significant challenges and growing uncertainty, and is long past time for Congress to provide farmers and business owners […]