EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Basketball Star Avoids Death Penalty In Indonesia After Court Rules In THC Gummies Case
For seven months, American athlete Jarred Shaw sat inside Indonesia’s prison system, wondering whether a package of THC gummies sent from Thailand would cost him his life. On Tuesday, an Indonesian court sentenced the 35-year-old to 26 months. The decision marks a sharp departure from the death penalty framework that police and prosecutors had floated […]
Supreme Court Should Hear Marijuana Case That Could Affect Other Issues, Man In Endangered Species Act Dispute Says
A public interest law firm representing a man who says federal law unconstitutionally infringed on his property rights has joined the chorus of voices urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging a key underpinning of federal marijuana prohibition. In an amicus brief filed with the court on Wednesday, the Pacific Legal […]
Libertarian Think Tank Urges Supreme Court To Hear Marijuana Case And Restore ‘Foundational’ Constitutional Principle
A leading libertarian think tank is imploring the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case challenging the constitutionality of federal marijuana prohibition, arguing that the imposition of that policy on states that have enacted laws to regulate cannabis undermines a “foundational feature of our constitutional structure.” The Cato Institute filed an amicus brief with […]
Supreme Court sets meeting on cannabis case (Newsletter: November 26, 2025)
Congress: marijuana banking on “back burner”; FL legalization sigs; NY gov signs cannabis bill; MA prohibition measure; Hemp & marijuana cooperation 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 […]
Lawyer in cannabis case before SCOTUS is “hopeful” (Newsletter: November 4, 2025)
MN AG clarifies hemp letter; MA marijuana user employment protections; Seth Rogen on THC drinks; NE tribe claims punishment for pushing legal cannabis 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 […]
Cannabis industry case challenging prohibition hits Supreme Court (Newsletter: October 27, 2025)
Hemp dispute in Congress; TX medical marijuana expansion; KY medical cannabis update; Study: More Americans use marijuana than cigarettes 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 […]
Marijuana Companies Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Take Up Case Challenging Constitutionality Of Federal Prohibition
A coalition of marijuana companies has filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take up their case challenging the constitutionality of federal prohibition. About two months after the court accepted an application for an extend the filing deadline, the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner LLP that’s representing the companies submitted the petition for […]
SCOTUS cannabis & guns case gets delay request (Newsletter: October 24, 2025)
Whiskey company cites marijuana in scaling back biz; OH psychedelics grant; Study: Cannabis tied to reduced alcohol liver disease 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… Hold on, just […]