California GOP And Democratic Candidates Agree That Marijuana Law Needs An Overhaul
Republican and Democratic candidates running for California’s highest elected offices are in agreement that the state’s marijuana legalization law is in need of changes. Fiona Ma, the Democratic Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor, said at a cannabis conference this week that the legal marijuana market is “a complete disaster.” “California was the number one cannabis-producing […]
Arkansas Bans Billboards For In-State Medical Cannabis Dispensaries While Letting Missouri And Oklahoma Marijuana Companies Advertise On Them (Op-Ed)
“You’ve seen countless billboards for Missouri and Oklahoma cannabis businesses, yet you’ve never seen one for an Arkansas dispensary. So you assume Arkansas must not have dispensaries.” By Amanda Strickland, The Source Craft Cannabis I was two sips into a mezcal cocktail at a bar in Bentonville, Arkansas—Walmart’s hometown—when a new friend said the six […]
Why Weed Makes Ideas Feel Brilliant, and Why They Rarely Survive Sobriety
Cannabis can make ideas feel unusually profound by loosening self-criticism, everyday logic and the mental filters that normally keep thoughts in check. Most of those revelations may not survive sobriety, but the temporary freedom to make unexpected connections can still leave behind something worth salvaging. The curls of smoke rise, the high begins its slow […]
State officials push DEA for cannabis rescheduling guidance (Newsletter: October 8, 2026)
MA anti-marijuana initiative ads; Brittney Griner on legalization; Poll: Cannabis helps people cut alcohol drinking; ID anti-cannabis ballot measure 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… BREAKING: Journalism is […]
Marijuana Is Helping People To Completely Eliminate Or Reduce Their Alcohol Drinking, New Poll For Sober October Shows
Most people who use cannabis say it has either completely eliminated or greatly decreased their alcohol drinking, according to a new poll. The survey of marijuana consumers, conducted by cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD and released to mark the month of “Sober October” in which many people seek to cut back on drinking, found that 31.5 […]
Jerome Baker and Kaleidoscope Chase Full-Flavor Weed
A new collaboration brings together iconic functional glass, carefully selected cannabis genetics and a mission to get consumers looking beyond THC percentages. For more than three decades, Jerome Baker Designs has occupied a unique place in cannabis culture. Founded by Jason Harris, the company helped transform functional glass into an art form and became one […]
New DEA cannabis business registration forms (Newsletter: October 7, 2026)
Congresswoman urges “no” vote on anti-marijuana MA initiative; Fed court brief in CBD Medicare challenge; Latinos in cannabis 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 good deed […]
Massachusetts Anti-Marijuana Ballot Campaign Launches New Ads Focused On Impaired Driving
A campaign working to pass an initiative on the November ballot that would roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law has launched its first set of ads. The two new spots from the Coalition for a Healthy Massachusetts both put a focus on impaired driving. “From bus stops to public parks, marijuana smoke is impossible […]
Nick Swardson Co-Wrote ‘Grandma’s Boy.’ He Wasn’t Even Smoking Weed.
This interview by Micah Johnson originally appeared in High Times Local, produced under license by Cannapages. Twenty years after the cult stoner classic, the “Tom Brady of vodka” has quit drinking, switched to low-dose edibles and is back with “Mini War,” a new R-rated comedy co-starring Luke Wilson and Vanessa Hudgens. If turn-of-the-century stoner cinema […]
DEA confirms no cannabis overdose deaths (Newsletter: October 6, 2026)
Fed marijuana tax guidance a “priority”; MA gov urges voters to keep cannabis sales legal; FDA ibogaine RFI; VA FOIA docs & cannabis use disorder oped 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 […]