Bipartisan Congressional Lawmakers Give Mixed Reactions To Marijuana Rescheduling News From Trump Administration
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers are weighing in on a potentially imminent decision by President Donald Trump to move forward with federal marijuana rescheduling—with Democrats like Rep. Alex Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) calling the reform a “no-brainer” and others like Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) pushing back against the proposal. It was first reported on Thursday that Trump intended to […]
Trump rescheduling cannabis imminently? (Newsletter: December 12, 2025)
SCOTUS marijuana meeting; OH gov to sign cannabis restrictions; KY medical marijuana sales launch; ID ballot; FM DEA official on cartel/legalization 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 […]
Alaska Psychedelics Campaign Ends Push To Put Legalization On 2026 Ballot, Shifting Focus To 2028
An Alaska campaign says it failed to collect enough signatures to put an initiative to legalize certain psychedelics such as psilocybin and DMT on the state’s 2026 ballot—but activists are emphasizing that the “work is far from over” as they shift focus to placing the reform measure before voters in 2028. About three months after […]
Trump Flirts With Cannabis Reform, Keeps Prohibition in the Fine Print
Trump is reportedly weighing a directive that would push federal agencies to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, but the White House says no final decision has been made. If it happens, Schedule III would bring meaningful 280E tax relief to state-legal operators and ease some research barriers, yet it would still leave […]
Washington Tried To Kill Hemp. Lawmakers Just Launched the Counterattack
Congress banned most hemp-derived products, but a new Senate bill offers a national regulatory framework with real testing, age limits and THC caps. The fight now comes down to whether lawmakers choose prohibition or standards that match how the country already consumes cannabis. For weeks, we’ve been tracking the slow-moving car crash that began when […]
Ohio Governor Says He’ll Sign Bill To Roll Back Marijuana Legalization And Restrict ‘Juiced-Up Hemp’ Products
Ohio’s Republican governor says he will sign a controversial bill to scale back the state’s voter-approved marijuana law and ban the sale of what he described as “juiced-up hemp” products that fall outside of a recently revised federal definition for the crop unless they’re sold at licensed cannabis dispensaries. Just days after the legislature gave […]
Watch: Havoc (Mobb Deep) Talks OG Kush, Ounce-A-Day Sessions, ‘No Blunt Babysitting,’ Snoop The Godfather
Mobb Deep legend Havoc drops into a rapid-fire smoke session with High Times and gives it straight: strong indica only, “no blunt babysitting,” and Snoop is still the Godfather. The conversation spans favorite strains, sesh etiquette, opening The Bridge in Queens, and the kind of daily consumption that makes even heavy smokers blink. G HERBO […]
The Gardener Who Got Cannabis Moms To Breathe: A Q&A With Stephanie ‘thegardentok’ Trenkamp
For a lot of people, cannabis content starts as a joke, a trend, a way to chase numbers. For Stephanie Trenkamp, it started as survival. She was a mom in her garage, lighting up after bedtime, trying to hold it together while figuring out how to help support her family without disappearing from her kids’ […]
Federal hemp regulation bill filed as alternative to ban Trump signed (Newsletter: December 11, 2025)
RFK’s psychedelics use; FL medical marijuana expansion bill; Study: AI can design new cannabis strains; VA legalization op-ed 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… BREAKING: Journalism is often […]
From Queens to the Cannabis Cup: Inside Torches, the Social Equity Dream Taking Over NYC’s Most Iconic Cigar Townhouse
Interviewing the Torches team was like talking to one person while chatting with four. First came José, license holder and big-picture hustler from Jamaica, Queens. Then, Jonathan Santana, a former financial advisor who walked away from banking to bet on weed. Pedro Antonio pops in, the Colombian “spice” of the crew, half-strategist, half-hype man. Finally, […]