High Times Strains of the Month: October 2026
Award-winning cannabis journalist and best-selling author David Downs highlights the hottest flowers blazing up the charts in legal U.S. states for the start of fall. It’s his (mostly) monthly column, dubbed “Terp Sherpa.” Costumes and candy are for babies. There’s a special kind of flower overflowing our cornucopias each October. Spoiler: It’s weed! Your humble […]
DEA opposes cannabis rescheduling opponents’ move to delay hearing (Newsletter: October 22, 2026)
GOP congressman asks FBI to probe marijuana operations; MA medical cannabis expansion; Poll: Consumers will weigh candidates’ marijuana stances 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 […]
Wisconsin Democratic And GOP Governor Candidates Agree On Legalizing Marijuana In Some Form During Debate
The Democratic and Republican nominees to be the next governor of Wisconsin agree that marijuana should be legalized for some uses—but they disagree on how far the state should move toward cannabis reform and how fast. Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany were asked whether they support legalizing recreational marijuana during a debate on […]
DEA Opposes Marijuana Rescheduling Opponents’ Request For New Testimony And Document Discovery In Ongoing Hearing
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is opposing marijuana rescheduling opponents’ request to reopen an ongoing hearing on the Trump administration’s proposed reform for a new round of testimony and document discovery. The dispute concerns a recently released federal watchdog report that found there are “gaps” in the government’s process for evaluating controlled substances. DEA said in […]
The Southern Maryland Experience Left Maryland. The Name Stayed.
The Southern Maryland Experience still carries the name of the place where it started, even though the company now calls Erwin, North Carolina, home. Founded in 2022, the independent cannabis and hemp brand specializes in premium THCA flower and concentrates, including solventless hash rosin. Today it runs a retail storefront in Erwin alongside an online […]
Most Marijuana Consumers Will Decide Who To Vote For In Next Month’s Elections Based On Candidates’ Cannabis Stances, Poll Shows
Most people who consume marijuana say that they will be taking candidates’ stances on cannabis policy into account when deciding who to vote for in the November elections. The new survey, conducted by the cannabis telehealth platform NuggMD on behalf of NORML, found that nearly eight in 10 marijuana consumers say their decision at the […]
Cannabis for Chronic Pain: The Question Isn’t Just Whether It Works, but for Whom
A two-year study of 3,744 patients with chronic pain found significant improvements in pain, sleep quality, anxiety and overall quality of life among those using medical cannabis. More than half of the patients with pain assessments recorded at 24 months achieved a clinically meaningful reduction in pain, although the study’s observational design means the findings […]
Nebraska Medical Marijuana Cultivators Ask State Officials To Change Rules On Testing, Fees And Doctor Protections
“We ask the Commission to consider the time current operators will need to reach revenue, accounting for any necessary laboratory licensing or authorization and the issuance of manufacturer and dispensary licenses.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner Nebraska’s four licensed medical cannabis cultivators are pushing for changes to testing, fees and legal protections for healthcare providers […]
Trump’s support from cannabis consumers dips as rescheduling stalls (Newsletter: October 21, 2026)
NE gov candidate pledges medical marijuana order; Polls: MA anti-cannabis initiative trails; Study: Dispensaries benefit nearby businesses 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 consumed […]
De La Soul on ‘Stakes Is High’ at 30, Weed and Contact Highs
Thirty years after Stakes Is High, Posdnous and Maseo look back at the album that almost didn’t happen and talk about weed: one of them has loved it unconditionally for 30 years, and the other only gets contact highs, most recently from B-Real. Posdnous and Maseo of De La Soul may be polar opposites when […]