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Federal Appeals Court Gives Medical Marijuana Patients Who Want To Own Guns A Win

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers a series of cases challenging the current ban on gun ownership by people who use marijuana, another federal appeals court has ruled in favor of medical cannabis patients who want to exercise their Second Amendment rights to possess firearms. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for […]

Cannabis Has No Borders: How Smugglers, Breeders And Activists Built An Industry

After I became a brand ambassador for the European seed company Blimburn earlier this year, I got comments asking why I wasn’t representing OG American breeders instead. My answer is that our cannabis community has never been about drawing lines in the sand or limiting innovation to a single country. It has always thrived on […]

US Must Legalize Marijuana And Expunge Drug Convictions To Meet ‘Moral Obligation’ Of ‘Justice For All,’ Congressional Resolution Says

A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a resolution in Congress that notes the country’s “moral obligation to meet its foundational promise of guaranteed justice for all,” in part by legalizing marijuana, expunging drug-related records and allowing facilities where people can consume controlled substances in a supervised fashion to prevent overdose deaths. The legislation, filed by Rep. […]

The Next Chapter of the American Hemp Industry

The U.S. hemp industry has gone through distinct eras over the past decade, each defined by legislation, regulation, or the lack of it, and the market realities that followed. Today, the industry stands at the threshold of a new era. That era is Hemp 3.0. Hemp 1.0 began in the years before and immediately after […]

The Psychedelic Puppets: Jason Silva And Brad Necyk Map The Inner Trip

Jason Silva has spent years putting feeling and language to states that are hard to name. His Shots of Awe films mix philosophy, science and poetry in a burst of energy that feels like watching someone dream out loud. Brad Necyk, a Canadian artist and researcher, has explored where mental health, psychedelics and storytelling meet. […]

[Video Podcast] Defying Bad Laws in the Black Hills

High Times’ Outlaw Series is where the people who lived through the real cannabis underground tell their own stories. In this new episode, host Holly Crawford talks with South Dakota’s longtime rabble-rouser, Bob Newland—a ranch kid turned renegade who pivoted into full-tilt cannabis and hemp advocacy. Bob traces the moments that lit his fuse, from founding SoDak NORML days to […]

Want Clean, Safe Cannabis? Home Grow And Legal Access Are The Answer

It comes as no surprise that police in Warwick, Rhode Island, recently walked back claims that exposure to “fentanyl-laced cannabis” was responsible for a local woman’s tragic overdose death. While street fentanyl can no doubt be deadly, the substance is rarely, if ever, present in cannabis. Nonetheless, sensational headlines and dubious police reports claiming otherwise remain plentiful. For […]

Using Cannabis Seeds During The Beer Brewing Process ‘Enhances The Nutritional Value,’ Study Shows

Adding hemp seeds to beer during the brewing process may enhance the alcoholic beverage’s nutritional value, scientists reported in a new government funded study. “The final product—beer or a barley wort-based beverage enriched with hemp seeds—is characterized by a unique sensory profile and the presence of biologically active compounds,” the paper says. “It combines the […]

Cannabis companies get more time for Supreme Court petition (Newsletter: August 19, 2025)

DE gov weighs marijuana local control; Poll: Younger Americans switch to THC drinks from alcohol; Study: Psilocybin for TBI; ICE cannabis deportations 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… […]

Anti-Marijuana Groups Narc On D.C. Dispensaries In Letter To Trump, Saying They Are Too Close To Schools

Anti-marijuana organizations are formally narcing on several locally licensed cannabis businesses in Washington, D.C.—sending a letter to President Donald Trump, the U.S. attorney general and a federal prosecutor that identifies dispensaries they allege are too close to schools despite approval from District of Columbia officials. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) President Kevin Sabet and the […]

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