Congressman And Other Media Outlets Join Marijuana Moment’s Push For DEA To Livestream Rescheduling Hearing
Marijuana Moment’s push request for public and media livestream access to the historic federal cannabis rescheduling hearings starting next week is being joined by a member of Congress and other journalists. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) on Friday sent a letter to the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), saying that the marijuana rescheduling process […]
What the Supreme Court Weed-and-Guns Ruling Means for People Already Convicted
The Supreme Court just ruled you can’t lose your gun rights for smoking weed. The real test is what happens to the people already locked up under that law. One of them gets out July 15. When the Supreme Court ruled last week that you can’t lose your gun rights just for smoking weed, it […]
Cannabis banking legislation filed in Congress (Newsletter: June 26, 2026)
DEA defends HHC ban; NH lawmakers on overriding marijuana greenhouse veto; MA push to save legalization; VA advocates press gov on cannabis penalties 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 […]
Thailand Just Made It A Lot Harder To Sell Weed.
Thailand has issued new enforcement guidelines for cannabis businesses, introducing license suspensions, possible revocations, stricter reporting rules, and tighter controls around prescriptions, advertising, online sales, and on-site use. The move signals a continued shift away from the country’s post-2022 cannabis boom toward a more controlled medical framework with heavier state oversight. Thailand has moved the […]
Yesod Williams Brought the Ohana to Point Break Festival
Pepper’s drummer reflects on Point Break Festival, reggae-rock’s traveling family, growing up around Hawaiian cannabis, Sublime’s influence, and why the best shows feel more like backyard jams than festivals. Pepper drummer Yesod Williams did not talk about Point Break Festival like it was another square on the summer tour calendar. To him, bringing Pepper, Sublime, […]
The Next Great Sports Tradition Might Be Cannabis
As younger consumers rethink their relationship with alcohol, retailers like SWADE Cannabis are betting cannabis can build its own place in sports culture, starting with the watch party. When the FIFA World Cup arrived in Kansas City this summer, it brought the kind of energy the tournament always generates. Bars opened early, fans in matching […]
What World Cup Stars and ACR Poker Pros Have in Common
When most people think about the FIFA World Cup, they think about moments. The winning goal. The last second save. The eruption of a stadium when a match changes in an instant. When people think about poker, they often imagine similar flashes of drama: a massive bluff, a critical hand, a tournament-clinching moment that changes everything. […]
DEA Defends Stance That Synthetic Cannabis Compound HHC Is Federally Banned In Response To Industry Lawsuits
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is resisting two hemp companies’ efforts to challenge its determination that a cannabinoid produced synthetically from components of the cannabis plant is federally illegal. DEA issued a rule last month saying that while it had already considered hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) to be a Schedule I illegal substance under the federal Controlled […]
Watch: A Survivor Winner Takes the World Cup on a Cannabis Road Trip in Our New Docuseries
High Times sent Ethan Zohn across the country during the World Cup to find where soccer and cannabis collide. Episode one starts in Boston. A Boston Homecoming The Tartan Army Discovers Legal Weed The World Cup is on American soil for the first time in a generation, and the country that spent decades calling it […]
DEA Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing June 29: Only Opponents Invited
The hearing that could decide weed’s federal future starts June 29. The DEA invited seven participants, and every one of them is against reform. It won’t be livestreamed. And loading the room this hard might be the thing that gets the whole rule thrown out in court. On June 29, the federal government will hold […]