NRA Joins Marijuana Groups Urging Supreme Court To Overturn Ban On Gun Ownership By Cannabis Consumers As Unconstitutional
The National Rifle Association (NRA)–arguably the most influential gun rights lobbying group in the U.S.—has joined top drug policy reform organizations and other interests in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to declare the federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana consumers unconstitutional. In one of the latest amici briefs to be filed ahead of oral […]
Galexi Jones Wants Artists to Win, and She’s Building the Blueprint
Galexi Jones did not discover cannabis through branding. She inherited it through family, work, and place. “I’m originally from Humboldt County, California,” she told me. “I grew up in a grow room. I come from generational growers.” That upbringing shaped how she hears the world. It shaped how she moves through the music industry, too. […]
DEA cannabis rescheduling rule coming “ASAP,” Trump insider says (Newsletter: January 29, 2026)
USDA hemp form changes; WV speaker: Fed rescheduling boosts marijuana reform; DE public use decrim; NH cannabis legalization hearing 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 […]
Whoopi Goldberg Is Talking Cannabis in New Jersey This Feb. 10
For decades, Whoopi Goldberg has spoken about cannabis the same way she speaks about life: plainly, honestly, without pretending it started mattering yesterday. On February 10, Goldberg will bring that voice to the stage at IgniteIt’s Market Spotlight: New Jersey, joining a live, moderated conversation that centers on cannabis, wellness, and entrepreneurship. The 30-minute session, […]
Cannabis Was Built by Breeders. The Legal Market Is Being Forced to Acknowledge That
For decades, cannabis breeders grew the plant that everyone profits from. They selected, stabilized and preserved genetics under prohibition, often at real personal risk. Then legalization arrived, and much of that work was absorbed into the commercial market with little credit, less consent and almost no compensation. Strains were renamed. Lineage was blurred. Provenance became […]
South Carolina Lawmakers Advance Hemp Restriction Bills, Including One To Allow THC Drinks
One lawmaker said the state should protect minors without “trampling all over the freedoms” of adults. By Adrian Ashford, South Carolina Daily Gazette Legislation banning or nearly banning hemp products infused with THC, providing an alternative high in a state where marijuana remains illegal, advanced Wednesday to the House floor. House Judiciary Chairman Weston Newton, […]
Cannabis Isn’t the Most Harmful Substance. Alcohol and Tobacco Are. Duh. Science Says So, Again.
For decades, cannabis has been treated as a public menace while alcohol and tobacco were folded into daily life, policy frameworks and corporate profit models. A newly published scientific analysis out of Canada once again flips that logic on its head. A peer-reviewed study published January 27 in the Journal of Psychopharmacology finds that alcohol […]
Woodstock to Screen Documentary Exploring Cannabis and Creativity
On February 12, HERbal Woodstock will host a free public screening of Cannabis + Creativity at the historic Bearsville Theater, bringing together cannabis culture, artistic expression and local community under one roof. Directed and produced by Elana Frankel, the award-winning documentary explores how cannabis intersects with creative practice across disciplines. The film follows six artists, […]
Cannabis Can Be Medicine Without Being a Cure-All, New Research Shows
New Canadian research shows medical cannabis can help with pain, mood and quality of life, but outcomes vary widely by product, dose and patient. As cannabis policy debates intensify across North America, a newly published Canadian study offers something that has become rare in the medical marijuana conversation: perspective. The study, published online January 29 […]
This 72-Year-Old Has Been to 24,000 Concerts. Weed Is How He Keeps Going.
As a metaphor for the passage of time, The Simpsons’ episode “Homerpalooza” (season 7, episode 24) portrays Homer in an exercise in nostalgia: while reminiscing about his youth, he assures his father that despite his age, balding head, and growing belly, he’ll keep on rocking forever. Forever. Forever. The innocence and raw truth of that […]