DEA Judge Issues Order Laying Out Process For Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Starting This Month
A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge has issued an initial order laying out basic rules for a hearing about the Trump administration’s cannabis rescheduling process that is set to start later this month. Chief Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Derek Julius signed the 12-page order on Thursday, setting initial timelines for designated parties that will be […]
DEA launches cannabis biz inspections & sets rescheduling hearing parties (Newsletter: June 19, 2026)
SCOTUS upholds marijuana user gun rights; State cannabis tax revenue report; Marijuana industry sales totals down last year; VA hemp product ban looms 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 […]
The Trump DOJ Said Weed Smokers Were Too Dangerous To Own Guns. All 9 Supreme Court Justices Disagreed.
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled the government can’t strip your gun rights just because you smoke weed, and Justice Neil Gorsuch used the government’s own rescheduling to twist the knife. Here is the short version. You can smoke weed every other day and still legally own a gun. The Supreme Court said so on June […]
Why Serious Growers Stay Loyal to Hypno Seeds
Most cannabis genetics are known for one standout trait: yield, potency, or terpene expression. Hypno Seeds built its reputation by refusing to settle for just one. In cannabis breeding, the easiest path is specialization. Chase yield and you can fill a room with weight. Chase potency and you can push THC to the top of […]
Finally: One of America’s Biggest Cannabis Dispensary Chains Now Operates in Spanish
Forty-five million people in the U.S. speak Spanish as their dominant language. The cannabis industry has existed legally for over a decade. And it took until 2026 for one of the country’s largest dispensary chains to build a full Spanish-language experience for them. Curaleaf finally did it. Took a minute. The program rolled out this […]
Restaurant lobby asks Congress stop hemp THC drink ban (Newsletter: June 18, 2026)
SC GOP gov candidates on medical marijuana; Study: Legal medical cannabis reduces worker absences; IL market concentration report 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 […]
Baudelaire Smoked Hash With Victor Hugo. A Hundred Years Later, His Country Banned It. A Hundred Years After That, Europe Is Smoking Again.
This article originally appeared in High Times’ 50th Anniversary print issue. It has been updated to reflect the Czech Republic’s January 1, 2026 cannabis legalization taking effect and the January 27, 2026 European Court of Justice ruling against Hungary on cannabis rescheduling. Get the print edition here. Paris, Marseille, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin. Europe’s cannabis capital […]
Virginia governor announces cannabis plan to pass this month (Newsletter: June 17, 2026)
WA officials: Federal marijuana rescheduling doesn’t apply here; Congressional report calls out FDA on hemp; NC 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… Before you dig into today’s […]
Cannaleaks: Nearly One Million Cannabis Club Users’ Data Was Exposed
Nearly 985,000 cannabis club identity documents were reportedly exposed through public URLs linked to Cannabis Club Systems and PuffPal, raising serious questions about how the industry protects sensitive user data. The incident underscores why privacy is especially critical in cannabis, where leaked information can affect not only finances, but also employment, immigration, reputation, and legal […]
What If Your Dealer Had A Doorman?
Sweetlife is turning New York’s old-school cannabis relationship into something licensed, polished, and built around being taken care of. Anyone who has lived in New York long enough has a version of the same memory. A number saved under a name that wasn’t his. A text that said nothing incriminating and everything at once: you […]