Top Marijuana Advocacy Group Raises Alarm About Initiative To Roll Back Legalization In Massachusetts
One of the nation’s leading marijuana reform organizations says it would be “disastrous” for the cannabis industry is an initiative to roll back Massachusetts’s legalization law that is on that state’s November ballot is approved by voters. “If you haven’t been paying attention to what’s going on in the Bay State, it’s time to start,” […]
The Death of a Fifth-Generation Vermont Farm
A Social Equity Applicant’s Story of Hope, Legalization, and Loss In a matter of weeks, I’ll lock the door to my family’s farmhouse for the last time and walk away. My great-great-grandfather, Bial, bought this Vermont farm in 1909. For 117 years, five generations of my family lived, worked, and died here. The old slate […]
Marijuana Legalization Boosts Agriculture Jobs In States That Enact It, New Study Shows
States that enact marijuana legalization see jobs in the agriculture sector increase more than they would have without the policy change, according to a new economic analysis from researchers at Texas Tech University. The results, which were presented at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s 2026 meeting last month, found a 9 percent uptick in […]
DEA defends synthetic cannabinoid ban (Newsletter: August 14, 2026)
IL marijuana biz form; Study: Medical cannabis for endometriosis; TX hemp product ban op-ed; OH marijuana prices 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 often consumed […]
Australia Bans ‘Halloween’ Video Game Over Weed, Not Its Brutal Violence
Gore, Michael Myers, lots of blood, brutal deaths, torture. So far, so good. But… weed? In a game that kids could play? That’s crossing the line. At least that seems to be the reason why Halloween: The Game, the new survival horror game developed by IllFonic and scheduled for release on September 8, 2026, was […]
Houston Will Deprioritize Marijuana Arrests If Voters Approve Measure Cleared For November Ballot
Local officials in Houston, Texas have voted to place an initiative to make misdemeanor marijuana possession the “lowest possible enforcement priority” for local police on the November ballot. The City Council on Wednesday advanced the measure to voters for their consideration after activists with Ground Game Texas have submitted nearly 40,000 signatures in support of […]
Highdro’s New Video Turns a Vegas Pool Cleaning Into a Smoke Session
The Las Vegas rapper’s new video starts with a guy showing up to clean a pool and ends somewhere else entirely. A pool maintenance worker pulls up to a job in the Las Vegas heat. Somebody in the backyard passes him something. He does not finish cleaning the pool. That’s the setup for “RAW SUMMER,” […]
Alcohol industry backs cannabis drinks legislation (Newsletter: August 12, 2026)
Senate advances bill that may complicate marijuana biz online outreach; VA explains cannabis PSA removal; MI marijuana tax repeal bill; TX hemp ruling 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 […]
Michigan GOP Lawmaker Seeks To Repeal Marijuana Tax Increase As Rising Costs Cause Businesses To Close
A Michigan Republican representative has filed legislation that would reverse a recently enacted tax increase on marijuana businesses. The new bill, from Rep. James DeSana (R) would repeal the 24 percent wholesale cannabis tax that was enacted as part of legislation negotiated by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) and House and Senate leaders last year. The […]
Federal Judge Allows Texas Hemp THC Restrictions To Stay In Place Amid Lawsuit Challenge
“It’s a pretty big blow, and it’s recriminalizing a lot of cannabis products that have been completely legal and allowable.” By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune A federal judge denied an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order sought by hemp businesses and consumers, allowing the Texas ban on THC products to continue until the […]