Does White House actually support new hemp bill? (Newsletter: July 24, 2026)
NDAA psychedelic amendments pass; CA treasurer’s marijuana banking hearing; Alcohol lobby questions cannabis drink tax; Study: CBD for cancer symptoms 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… Free to […]
1 In 5 Cancer Survivors Use CBD To Treat Symptoms Like Pain, Sleep Problems And Distress, Study Shows
Nearly one in five cancer survivors say they’ve used the cannabis component CBD after getting their diagnosis—primarily to manage pain, sleep difficulties and emotional distress, according to a new study. And more than half of those who used it for specific symptoms reported at least some benefit. The research, published in the Journal of Palliative […]
California Treasurer Announces Hearing On Marijuana Business Banking Access Issues
The state treasurer of California has announced she will be convening a hearing next week to highlight the marijuana industry’s banking access “challenges” and the effect it has on businesses, workers and communities. The hearing, hosted by Treasurer Fiona Ma (D), comes ten years after a predecessor of hers in the role launched a Cannabis […]
Sharon Stone Reveals Why She Quit Weed: ‘They Put So Much Stuff in It Now’
Sharon Stone says she quit cannabis after years of using it to cope with seizures and other neurological effects of the stroke she suffered in 2001. She now presents both that decision and her efforts to reduce her medications as part of a broader attempt to reclaim control of her life. Sharon Stone had been […]
GOP Lawmaker Claims White House Backs His Hemp Bill, But Administration Has Problems With Inhalable Product Provisions, Sources Say
The office of a Republican congressman who filed a new bipartisan bill to keep certain hemp-derived THC products federally legal this week sent a press release saying the legislation is “backed by the White House”—but an administration official deflected Marijuana Moment’s question about the matter and other sources say President Donald Trump’s team has problems […]
The Weed I Smuggled in 1974 Kept Showing Up in High Times Centerfolds. It Took Me a Year to Figure Out Why.
This article originally appeared in High Times’ 50th Anniversary print issue. Get yours here. Cannabis movement pioneer Steve DeAngelo on the night the first High Times arrived at Yippie headquarters in 1974, the Colombian Gold and Thai sticks he was smuggling at the time and how the magazine kept publishing pictures of the loads he […]
White House backs bill to keep hemp THC products legal, GOP sponsor says (Newsletter: July 23, 2026)
Marijuana & insurance coverage bill filed in Senate; KY medical cannabis in hospitals; Study: Marijuana reduces opioid use 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… Free to read (but […]
New Bipartisan Bill In Congress Would Keep Hemp THC Products Legal, With New Taxes And Regulations
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a new bill that would allow continued sales of certain hemp-derived THC products, partially scaling back a broad ban that is scheduled to take effect later this year. The new Lawful Hemp Protection Act, introduced by Reps. Andy Barr (R-KY) and Angie Craig (D-MN) on Wednesday, would again change the […]
Alabama Officials Hold Hearing On Whether To Reschedule Marijuana In Line With Trump’s Federal Move
“This sends a powerful message to the public that this drug has an accepted medical use, and presents a relatively low risk.” By Andrea Tinker, Alabama Reflector A group of conservative activists Wednesday registered objections to the federal rescheduling of marijuana with the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH). The ADPH held a public hearing […]
From Pelvic Pain to Pleasure: The Case for Cannabis as Women’s Medicine.
From endometriosis pain to orgasmic difficulty, emerging research is pushing women’s health conditions into the medical cannabis conversation. Growing scientific evidence and patient experience with cannabis are helping bring women’s pain, pleasure, and reproductive health conditions to the forefront of cannabis medicine and policy. Endometriosis, female orgasmic difficulty/disorder (FOD), ovarian cysts, and uterine fibroids are […]