Social Equity Applicant Opens Minnesota’s First State-Licensed Cannabis Shop Despite Local Council Opposition
On August 3 in Albert Lea, Minnesota, The Smoking Tree opened to the public. Owned by 29-year-old Jacob Schlichter, it is the state’s first state-licensed cannabis retailer. That “state-licensed” distinction is important. Nearly a dozen Tribal Nations in Minnesota have been selling cannabis under their own sovereign regulations for more than a year. Schlichter’s store […]
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[Video Podcast] The Humboldt Outlaw Grower Who Turned Moonlight Into A Cultivation Empire
High Times’ Outlaw Series is where the people who lived through the real cannabis underground tell their own stories. In this new episode, host Holly Crawford talks with second-generation Humboldt grower Nik Erickson, whose family has been in Northern California since the Gold Rush. For Nik, cannabis has always been part of the backdrop. His […]
New Missouri Draft Marijuana Rules Target Predatory Licensing Practices, Hemp Recalls And Non-Compliant Business Owners
“It’s the things that we’ve learned over time and found it needed improvement or needed to be fixed. Hopefully we’re not missing anything.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri cannabis business owners who have had their license revoked for violating state rules could be prohibited from getting another license under proposed rules announced by state regulators last […]
Trump Says Decision On Changing Federal Cannabis Classification Coming ‘In The Next Few Weeks’
Yesterday, we asked whether the rumors were true. And the answer came straight from the Resolute Desk. At a White House press conference on Monday morning, President Donald Trump said his administration is “looking at” moving marijuana from Schedule I, the same legal category as heroin, to the less restrictive Schedule III, and will “make […]
Cheap Schemes and Big Tobacco Tricks: The Recipe for White Ash
The white ash conversation has been positively insufferable. Heady bois and cannabis connoisseurs from coast to coast have been posting videos of their ash on Instagram for what feels like years now, indicating that they’re smoking top-shelf product solely based on the color of the ash. As much as I hate to disappoint, not only […]
Is Trump Really Thinking About Changing Federal Cannabis Rules? Here’s What We Know
The cannabis rumor mill is buzzing: President Donald Trump is “looking at” moving marijuana from Schedule I, the same federal category as heroin, to the less restrictive Schedule III. Depending on who you ask, it’s a serious policy shift, a calculated political move, or just more Washington smoke and mirrors. So… is it real? The […]
South Africa Moves to Protect Private Cannabis Clubs
South Africa continues to move forward on the complex but promising road to marijuana regulation, facing adversities and legal gaps that involve private cannabis clubs, among others. Since the historic 2018 Constitutional Court ruling that decriminalized private cannabis use and cultivation, the country’s legal situation has been riddled with uncertainty, particularly for entrepreneurs and users. […]
The Rise Of Creative Joint Rolling As Cannabis Art: When Paper Becomes Architecture
Lead image: BEE-LIEVE IN YOURSELF by @saiyanst1r An evolving underground art form is finally gaining traction, not just for how it burns, but for how it looks. What was once dismissed as novelty is now being recognized for what it truly is: sculpted, layered, intentional art built to be combusted. DABKONG by @saiyanst1r Artists spend […]
The Recipe for White Ash
The white ash conversation has been positively insufferable. Heady bois and cannabis connoisseurs from coast to coast have been posting videos of their ash on Instagram for what feels like years now, indicating that they’re smoking top-shelf product solely based on the color of the ash. As much as I hate to disappoint, not only […]
Trump will “look at” cannabis rescheduling, he tells donors (Newsletter: August 11, 2025)
Rand Paul works on hemp “compromise”; TX medical marijuana expansion; Congressional report on easing Schedule I research; MDMA for depression 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 […]