A Life Chasing Flavor, From Whisky to Weed
Illness kept changing the rules of my life. Tea, whisky, and eventually cannabis became ways of finding something worth chasing anyway. It’s 7:38 a.m., and it’s time for my medication. I grab my pill strip off my desk and pop the lid open. Gotta check that it’s all there; otherwise I’m screwed. The pills for […]
Oregon Psilocybin Businesses Celebrate As State Officials Rescind Proposed Fee Hikes
“This was an industry fighting for its survival, and it really came together. This is a profound thing.” By Jake Thomas, Oregon Capital Chronicle State regulators have backed off pursuing sizable fee increases on Oregon’s magic mushroom businesses after dire warnings from the legal psilocybin industry that it would buckle under the added costs. The […]
If ‘Niche’ Is the New ‘Cool,’ Then Pressed Hash Is Ice Cold: A Golden State Hash Report
It’s a great time to be an old-school hash lover. Award-winning journalist David Downs, a contributor to the “Beyond Buds” book and organizer of the 3rd annual SF Hash Week, rounds up 2026’s top traditional hashes in the world’s biggest legal market, California. Three more old-school hash names to know The small Solful retail store […]
Pennsylvania Can Legalize Marijuana Next Year If Democrats Flip Three Legislative Seats, House Speaker Says
Pennsylvania is poised to legalize marijuana as soon as next year if Democrats can win a handful of key state legislative races in the November elections, a top lawmaker says. House Speaker Joanna McClinton (D) said at a Black Cannabis Week event on Friday that the state still has “a ways to go” to catch […]
Good Times Is Done With Potency Theater
The New Jersey brand is betting that shoppers would rather understand a formula than stare at another giant THC number. Legal weed has a horsepower problem. Open a dispensary menu and the products often collapse into the same pitch: stronger, louder, faster, higher. The THC number gets the biggest type. Everything else gets pushed toward […]
GOP Senate candidate takes alcohol money while opposing cannabis reform (Newsletter: September 25, 2026)
MA gov’s bill to increase veteran medical marijuana access; Study: Every legalization state sees reduced teen cannabis use; Psychedelic therapy op-ed 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 […]
90% of Americans Want Legal Weed. Lawmakers in Both Parties Keep Punishing Them for It.
From South Dakota to Michigan, red states are trying to overturn legalization votes and blue states are taxing the market to death. Nearly 90% of Americans want legal cannabis. It’s time consumers acted like the majority they are. This article originally appeared in High Times’ Spring/Summer 2026 print edition. Get yours here. Nearly 90% of […]
The Case That Just Blocked Trump’s Press Ban Started With High Times’ Founder and a Pie
In 1970, Tom Forçade put a pie in a federal commissioner’s face. When the government was finally pressed to explain why it had denied him a White House press pass, it pointed him back to the newspaper story about it. The lawsuit he brought with Robert Sherrill led to the precedent a judge invoked this […]
Thailand Advances Medical-Only Cannabis Bill as Adult-Use Era Fades
Thailand is moving closer to putting its medical-only cannabis model into national law, with a new bill that would require licenses across the supply chain, restrict sales to medical and research purposes, and prohibit advertising and promotion. Thousands of existing dispensaries could continue operating until their current licenses expire, but many would then need to […]
Teen Marijuana Use Has Decreased In Every State That Has Legalized It For Adults, Contrary To Opponents’ Scare Tactics
Opponents of marijuana legalization often claim that it will entice more underage kids to use it, but teen cannabis consumption has decreased in every single state that has enacted the policy change, according to a new report. The analysis from the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) tracks federal and state government survey data on youth cannabis […]