Federal Changes Will Put Hemp Industry Operators Out Of Business, Oregon Retailers And Suppliers Say
“The CBD products that people are expecting to be available to give to their dogs for arthritis or to give to their parents because they’re aging and have aches…they’re not going to have access to them anymore.” By Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle Pet tinctures and topicals are the most popular products sold at Oregon […]
Reggaeton Pioneer Randy Wants to Beat California at Its Own Game With a Puerto Rican Weed Brand
Jowell & Randy member Randy is expanding into cannabis with La Zaza, a brand built around Caribbean identity, premium positioning and legal compliance. With commercial agreements in Puerto Rico and Mexico and plans for South America and Europe, he wants La Zaza to compete internationally while proving that Latin urban culture can enter the corporate […]
North Carolina Advisory Panel Weighs Cannabis Public Use Policies As Part Of Recommendation To Governor
“We want the public to understand exactly what this means. We don’t want to have to have law enforcement try to guess at businesses, are they public or are they private?” By Clayton Henkel, NC Newsline North Carolina’s Advisory Council on Cannabis faces a December 31 deadline to issue final recommendations for a comprehensive cannabis […]
New York Dispensaries Have Sold More Than $4 Billion In Recreational Marijuana Since The Market Launched, State Officials Announce
New York’s recreational marijuana dispensaries have now sold more than $4 billion worth of legal cannabis products, state officials have announced. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) revealed the sales totals at a Cannabis Control Board (CCB) meeting on Thursday. The $4.1 billion worth of adult-use marijuana products since sales began in late 2022 includes […]
3 Asks What You’d Do With Three Days Left
A strange prophecy sends an isolated artist on a three-day collision with grief, love, creativity, and the life he’s spent years avoiding. What If You Actually Knew? Most people have entertained the thought at some point: What would you do if you knew exactly when your time was up? For Kai, the answer arrives from […]
Italy Barely Has Any Fentanyl… Thanks to the Mafia? What the Evidence Says
Italy has extensive opioid use, established illicit drug markets and criminal organizations capable of moving substances across continents, yet fentanyl remains remarkably scarce. Theories range from mafia groups protecting established cocaine and heroin markets to simple differences in demand, while a recent hospital theft of 80 vials raises new questions about how long that absence […]
Jamaica’s Cannabis Reform Opens a New Path for Small Growers
Jamaica has introduced two new special permits designed to help traditional growers and small farmers enter its regulated cannabis industry despite the financial, technical and administrative barriers that have historically kept them out. The reforms create transitional and community-based pathways into the legal market while extending cultivation licenses and simplifying some requirements. What Is Jamaica’s […]
Federal Cannabis Sentencing Gave Her 8 Years. She Has Missed Her Son’s First Steps, First Christmas, First Birthday.
Yasquasia Delcarmen was remanded into custody the day her federal sentence came down. Her son was 11 months old. She has missed his first steps, his first Christmas and his first birthday. Yasquasia Delcarmen is 29 years old. She is a mother, a musician, and an aspiring screenwriter. She was building a life, pursuing a […]
GOP senators push probe on cannabis & China ties (Newsletter: October 2, 2026)
Congressional psychedelics report; GA medical marijuana delivery; CA gov signs cannabis edibles & drinks bill; Vets medical marijuana research 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 […]
VA Would Be Required To Study Medical Marijuana’s Benefits For Veterans With PTSD And Pain Under New Congressional Bill
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers introduced a bill to direct the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out studies on the therapeutic potential of marijuana for military veterans with certain conditions. An earlier Senate version of the VA medical cannabis legislation cleared a committee in that chamber and was taken up on the floor for […]