DEA pressures medical cannabis business over workers with convictions (Newsletter: September 14, 2026)
RFK cites “enormous demand” for psychedelics; NE Supreme Court medical marijuana ruling; MA anti-cannabis ballot op-ed; MO hemp 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 for […]
Trump-Linked PAC Uses Marijuana Business Donations To Campaign For GOP Lawmakers Who Voted Against Legalization
A political action committee that shares the same treasurer as President Donald Trump’s own super PAC is using money raised from marijuana business donations to launch a series of ads for 11 vulnerable Republican members of Congress—including several who have voted against legislation to legalize cannabis. As Marijuana Moment recently reported, some of the U.S.’s […]
In 1968 I Faced 70 Years for Giving Away Joints. Fifty-Five Years Later, I Paid $32.16 at the Counter.
In 1968, a few joints I gave away left me facing the possibility of decades in prison. More than half a century later, I walked into a legal dispensary and paid for cannabis at the counter. My attorney peered at me from behind his imposing oak desk that night in January 1968 and told me […]
San Francisco Officials Propose Rules For Cannabis Cafes Where People Could Consume While Listening To Live Music And Ordering Food
San Francisco officials are seeking public input on newly released draft rules for cannabis cafes in line with a California state law enacted last year that authorizes local governments to let marijuana retailers to expand their services. In July, the city’s Board of Supervisors and mayor approved an ordinance to let marijuana dispensaries serve food […]
Medical Marijuana Helps Cancer Patients With Pain, Anxiety And Nausea, Government Study Shows
Medical marijuana appears to help cancer patients by decreasing pain, nausea, vomiting, anxiety and depression while also improving sleep, according to a new study conducted by government officials in Minnesota. The research, published on Friday by the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), is “one of the largest studies ever involving medical cannabis treatment,” officials […]
Ohio Marijuana Dispensary Closes Amid Reports Of ‘Adverse Health Effects’ In People Who Bought Vapes
“We had a death in Holzer Medical Center ER in that time frame… We have no report yet on the cause of death. We don’t know if it’s related or not.” By Jake Zuckerman, Signal Cleveland This story was originally published by Signal Cleveland. Sign up for their free newsletters at SignalCleveland.org/subscribe. A marijuana dispensary […]
California Marijuana Businesses Should Act Now To Comply With New Packaging Rules That Don’t Take Effect Until 2028 (Op-Ed)
“2028 sounds far away. But artwork gets locked with the printer weeks or months before the run. Then the boxes sit in a warehouse until they are used.” By Adrian A. Holguin, CannaShark Consulting Last month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed AB 2249, a bill that puts a much clearer line around what cannabis […]
There Will Be ‘Enormous Demand’ For Psychedelic Treatments, RFK Says, Praising Trump’s Action On The Issue
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. believes there will be an “enormous demand” for psychedelic therapies as they become legally available, and he thinks President Donald Trump is unique among his predecessors in championing the issue. The secretary was speaking on the latest episode of a podcast he hosts for HHS […]
Fresh Frozen Cannabis: How Live Rosin Is Made and Why It Costs So Much
For one hash maker the clock starts at harvest, and the flower is in the freezer within thirty minutes. A breeder, two operators and an extractor on the genetics, the equipment and the margin for error behind live rosin. In the realm of fantasy and longing, we often evoke summers of sun-dried buds and the […]
Missouri Moves Ahead With Hemp THC Product Restrictions As Federal Ban Is Delayed, But May Reassess In 2027
“If they make a change in the drinks, then this is something we will have to look at in January…putting a framework around specifically the drinks.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent When Joshua Grigaitis founded the Mighty Kind Company in St. Louis in 2019, his team started by producing flavored sparkling water infused with CBD, […]