The Untold Story of Bolivia’s ‘Pipe Bench,’ a Lost Landmark of Communal 420 Culture
On occasion, geography offers up some profoundly useful glitches. Other times, with skill and ingenuity, humankind turns that geography into an asset. And in the case of the park bench that stars in this story, you’d swear the hand of God intervened purely for the people’s enjoyment. In Plaza Abaroa, in La Paz’s posh Sopocachi […]
Alabama Regulators Approve Hemp Product Rule Despite Opposition From Key Lawmaker
“Nowhere in the authorizing legislation does it provide for a Responsible Consumable Hemp Product Program.” By Anna Barrett, Alabama Reflector The Alabama Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Board Thursday approved an emergency, temporary rule regulating the sale of consumable hemp products, over the opposition of a state representative who sponsored the law leading to the regulation. […]
Ohio Governor Signs Bill To Recriminalize Some Marijuana Activity, Vetoing Provision To Allow THC Drinks For A Year
“The simplest thing, frankly, to do is to stop it right now instead of going until the date in November set by federal law.” By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a bill into law Friday that bans intoxicating hemp products and makes various changes to the state’s voter-passed marijuana […]
Charcoal Filters Are for Suckers
Charcoal filters have quietly become one of the most successful products in modern cannabis culture. They look scientific, they promise a smoother experience, and they come wrapped in the language of harm reduction. Cleaner smoke. Less tar. Same high. It sounds reasonable. Responsible, even. The problem is that activated charcoal does exactly what it is […]
Wiz Khalifa Sentenced to 9 Months for Lighting a ‘Big Ass Joint’ on Stage in Romania
Wiz Khalifa has been sentenced to nine months in prison in Romania for lighting up a joint on stage during a music festival. A small amount of cannabis in a country with little tolerance, a crowd packed with young fans (something judges said worsened the offense), and a criminal ruling that crossed borders. What Romania’s […]
Trump signs cannabis rescheduling order (Newsletter: December 19, 2025)
GOP lawmakers mount anti-marijuana effort; Senate amendment on hospital visits & cannabis; VA marijuana resentencing bill; MI psychedelics 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… Your good deed for […]
Is Trump Rescheduling Marijuana Today? Sources Point To a 1:30 PM ET Order
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order addressing federal cannabis policy at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, according to multiple reports citing the president’s schedule and White House officials. Sources say the order is expected to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. If that […]
Trump’s Marijuana Executive Order Details Leaked Ahead Of Announcement, Including CBD And Hemp Provisions
President Donald Trump will be signing an executive order on Thursday that will direct the attorney to “expedite” and “complete” the marijuana rescheduling process, throw a lifeline to the hemp industry, allow doctors to prescribe CBD products that would be eligible for Medicare coverage and more, a White House official told reporters at a readout […]
The Last Days of the Hemp Era
How a Legal Loophole Rewired America’s Cannabis Industry and Why Its Collapse Will Change Cannabis Forever For six years, the American hemp industry breathed life into people who had spent years waiting for true relief, and it carried a sense of possibility that felt almost impossible, sparking policy debates and cultural clashes along the way. […]
The Feds Want To Control Your Cannabis. Rescheduling Is Just the Opening Move.
TL;DR: The fight is already on: House and Senate Republicans are urging Trump to abandon rescheduling, using public health, youth-safety and cartel rhetoric while targeting the 280E tax break as a key issue. Authority and leverage are part of the story: Opponents argue Trump can’t “just do it” by executive order, but reversing an administrative […]