DC Wants to Kill Hemp Drinks. New Orleans Just Built a THC Nightclub. Welcome to the Rebellion.
While federal lawmakers are busy advancing a nationwide ban on most hemp-derived THC products, New Orleans just did something very New Orleans. It opened a THC cocktail bar on Frenchmen Street. Tucked above Bamboula’s in the Faubourg Marigny Music District, Mélange by Cali Sober at Bamboula’s is billing itself as the city’s first non-alcoholic, functional […]
Ohio Lawmakers Pass Bill To Scale Back Marijuana Law And Restrict Hemp THC In Line With New Federal Ban Trump Enacted
Ohio lawmakers have advanced a bill that would scale back the state’s voter-approved marijuana law—with new amendments to ban the sale of hemp products that fall outside of a newly revised federal definition for the crop, unless they’re sold at marijuana dispensaries. After the House revised the Senate-passed legislation from Sen. Stephen Huffman (R), removing […]
Lawmakers want exemption to new hemp ban for states with regs (Newsletter: November 20, 2025)
Judge slams DEA for psychedelic petition delay; Joe Rogan blasts hemp ban; Study: Cannabis reduces alcohol drinking; TX advances hemp rules 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 […]
Colorado Governor Slams GOP Over Federal Hemp THC Ban That Will ‘Stifle Growth And Innovation’
“It’s disappointing to see the federal government leading with fear rather than a vision for the future, and cutting off access to a variety of hemp-based products.” By Elyse Apel, The Center Square Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) is expressing concern with new federal hemp restrictions, which experts say could impact the industry throughout the […]
Joe Rogan Slams ‘Really Bad’ Federal Hemp Ban Trump Signed, Blaming Alcohol Industry For Influencing Congress
Podcaster Joe Rogan says Congress needs to fix the “really bad” mistake lawmakers made by recriminalizing consumable hemp products—warning that restricting access to cannabinoids like CBD will harm people who use them therapeutically, such as his mother-in-law. And he attributes the passage of the controversial cannabis ban to alcohol industry lobbying. On an episode of […]
A Lab Turned Bar (With Weed & Booze) For Science: Is the ‘Cali Sober’ Effect Real?
In California, legal weed has been around for so long that it practically works as a spiritual category. That’s where the idea of being “Cali sober” came from: ditching alcohol but keeping cannabis, a kind of THC-powered “sobriety” that became a trend among celebrities, wellness influencers, and people who simply want to dodge a hangover […]
Congressional Lawmakers Want Exemption From Federal Hemp THC Ban For States With Regulations
There’s an effort underway to rally federal lawmakers representing Minnesota to push the Trump administration to scale back a recently enacted ban on hemp-derived THC by providing a carve-out for states that want to regulate cannabinoid products, a Democratic congresswoman tells Marijuana Moment. But a GOP congressman who helped secure the ban that was signed […]
Cannabis Community Rallies to Feed 1,200 Families at Thanksgiving
In a year when food insecurity continues to rise across California, two cannabis community heavyweights, Hash House and QC Farms, have stepped forward to deliver something truly meaningful: thousands of Thanksgiving meals for local families in need. What began as a challenge among friends has evolved into one of the season’s most impactful grassroots charity […]
Cannabis Comes to Capitol Hill: Industry Leaders Confront Washington After the Hemp Ban
This article is an adapted version of the Cannabis Confidential newsletter. The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author. The IgniteIt (né Benzinga) Cannabis Capital & Policy Summit was held in Washington, D.C. on Monday, November 17th, 2025. The timing couldn’t have been better, given the recent intoxicating hemp ban and […]
How Cannabis and Mushrooms Are Helping Dogs Fight Dementia
When a 14-year-old rescue named Miss Daisie began standing over her water bowl and forgetting how to drink, Angela Ardolino knew something was wrong. The dog wasn’t sick—she was slipping away. “She’d get up and go to the water bowl and just stand there,” Ardolino recalled. “My partner said, ‘I think she’s got Alzheimer’s.’ He […]