ACLU previews cannabis & guns arguments for Supreme Court (Newsletter: February 26, 2026)
Trump surgeon general pick on psychedelics; Marijuana industry disappointed about SOTU; VA medical cannabis in hospitals; Cannabis prisoners 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… Hold on, just […]
Amendment To Delay Hemp THC Ban Won’t Get A Vote At Farm Bill Hearing, Key GOP Congressional Committee Chair Signals
The Republican chair of a key House committee says a proposed amendment to a large-scale agriculture bill that would delay a hemp THC ban by a year isn’t relevant to the legislation, casting doubt on the prospects that it will get a vote in the panel next week. Shortly after Rep. Jim Baird (R-IN) submitted […]
This Black History Month, Simply Rescheduling Marijuana Isn’t Enough While Cannabis Prisoners Remain Behind Bars
“Rescheduling…does not free a single person from prison, clear a single criminal record or repair the racial harm created by decades of cannabis prohibition.” By Stephanie Shepard, Last Prisoner Project Every Black History Month, we are asked to reflect on how far our country has come, and to honor progress, resilience and the long fight […]
Indiana Bill To Ben Hemp THC Products Dies As Key Deadline Passes
“Another example of why we should be a unicameral Legislature.” By Leslie Bonilla Muniz and Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle A ban on intoxicating and synthetic hemp-derived products died Monday after Indiana House lawmakers failed to call it down ahead of a second reading deadline. Senate Bill 250 would have mirrored a recent federal law that […]
Tamara Anderson Is Not Here to Ask Permission
The founder of Culinary & Cannabis didn’t wait for the industry to make room for her. She built her own. For decades, cannabis was a weapon. A pretext for prejudice, a set of handcuffs dressed up as public safety, a battering ram through the front doors of Black and Brown homes. The communities that got […]
Congress will consider hemp THC product ban delay next week (Newsletter: February 25, 2026)
VA marijuana sales bill; OR medical cannabis in hospices; FL medical marijuana for vets; Psychedelic legalization poll; Op-ed calling out NYT’s stance 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… […]
Key Congressional Committee Could Vote On Delaying Federal Hemp THC Ban Next Week
A GOP congressman is seeking to amend a large-scale agriculture bill to delay the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products for one year as industry stakeholders work to identify a long-term solution to the pending recriminalization—and a key House committee is expected to consider the proposal next week. The hemp sector has been sounding the […]
DOJ defends cannabis user gun ban, even if rescheduling happens (Newsletter: February 23, 2026)
Multiple states advance medical marijuana in hospitals bills; NYC mayor’s cannabis tax projections; Hemp letter to McConnell; AZ cannabis smoke bill 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… Before […]
Dr. Oz Warns Of ‘Consequences’ As People Choose Marijuana Over Alcohol, Citing Concerns About ‘High-Dose Hemp And CBD’
Mehmet Oz, the head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), says “there are going to be consequences” as more Americans choose marijuana over alcohol—including problems caused by “high-dose hemp and CBD.” As the Trump administration works to finalize a cannabis rescheduling proposal and prepares to roll out a CBD coverage plan through […]
In Praise of Slowness: Weed as a Countercultural Tool Against Hustle Culture
Time seems to go by so fast. In reality, it moves no faster—or slower—than ever, but there’s a very specific feeling, distinctive of these times: we are so immersed in routine and the constant repetition of activities that we end up operating on autopilot. Days seem to “fly by” because, by automatically repeating actions, our […]