Senate Committee Floats Marijuana As Opioid Alternative, Encourages Psychedelic Research And Raises Concerns Over Cannabis-Infused Foods
A key Senate committee is directing federal agencies to consider medical marijuana as an opioid alternative as well as the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics—while also encouraging hemp cultivar and germplasm development and additionally raising concerns about cannabinoid-infused foods. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday posted the text of two annual funding bills and attached reports […]
Iowa’s Incoming Governor Says Legalizing Marijuana Can Generate ‘Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars’ For The State
Rob Sand, the Democrat who won Iowa’s gubernatorial election last week, says he plans to move forward with a proposal to legalize marijuana in the state—arguing that it could generate “hundreds of millions of dollars” in annual revenue to fund public schools and other services. “We should treat cannabis the way that we treat alcohol,” […]
Nebraska Medical Marijuana Officials Clarify That They Haven’t Set A Timeline For Product Testing
“The commission remains focused on advancing this work in a deliberate and responsible manner, with the goal of establishing a functional, compliant medical cannabis program.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner The Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission pushed back Tuesday on assumptions that cultivators could wait up to two years for testing guidelines, but commissioners offered no […]
Afghanistan’s Opium Production Surges 400% Four Years After Taliban Ban
Four years after the Taliban banned opium cultivation, Afghanistan’s poppy-growing area has increased 330% in a single year, while estimated opium production has risen 400%. With stockpiles potentially running low and farmers lacking viable alternatives, the resurgence raises questions about whether the increase is temporary or signals a broader return of Afghanistan’s opium and heroin […]
Texas Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bills Filed: HB 369 and HB 362 Explained
A week after Democrats flipped the Texas House and won the lieutenant governor’s race, House Democrats filed bills to legalize adult-use cannabis, with licensed stores and home grow. The Senate is still Republican. The Votes Changed. The Senate Didn’t. Texas Democrats didn’t wait long. A week after an election that flipped the Texas House and […]
Snoop Dogg Is Opening a Cannabis Club in Barcelona: Welcome to Tha Dogg House
Snoop Dogg’s Tha Dogg House is expanding to Barcelona, marking the brand’s first location in Spain and its third in Europe, although an official opening date has not yet been announced. The new members-only club arrives in El Raval as celebrity cannabis brands increasingly seek physical spaces in Europe, while Barcelona’s cannabis social-club model continues […]
The Cannabis Industry Bet on False Prophets, And Election Night Exposed the Cost (Op-Ed)
“The industry’s pursuit of Republican gatekeepers has come at the expense of priorities such as patient protections, home cultivation and social equity, treating them as bargaining chips rather than principles worth defending.” By Ellen Mellody, KCSA Strategic Communications The cannabis industry just received a hard lesson in political arithmetic—one that underscores the difference between promises […]
California Legalized Medical Marijuana 30 Years Ago. So Why Is Most of Its Cannabis Still Underground?
Prop 215 made California the first state to legalize medical cannabis 30 years ago this month. Ed Rosenthal, Ethan Nadelmann and Lanny Swerdlow look back on how it won and what it left unfinished. “Remember, remember, the Fifth of November.” The line belongs to Guy Fawkes and his failed 1605 plot against Parliament, but in […]
DEA increases psychedelics quotas while previewing cannabis move (Newsletter: November 10, 2026)
FDA’s late hemp guidance; TX marijuana reform prospects; MO regulators’ interstate cannabis commerce warning; NC marijuana 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… Free to read (but not […]
Cannabis Can Be The Issue That Unites A Divided Federal Government (Op-Ed)
“At a time when the nation struggles to find common ground, the exceptional support for legalizing cannabis is where shared purpose can begin.” By Adam Rosenberg, National Cannabis Industry Association Americans just elected a new Congress after years of bitter partisan division that has left families, businesses and communities uncertain about their future. Few issues […]