From Queens to the Cannabis Cup: Inside Torches, the Social Equity Dream Taking Over NYC’s Most Iconic Cigar Townhouse
Interviewing the Torches team was like talking to one person while chatting with four. First came José, license holder and big-picture hustler from Jamaica, Queens. Then, Jonathan Santana, a former financial advisor who walked away from banking to bet on weed. Pedro Antonio pops in, the Colombian “spice” of the crew, half-strategist, half-hype man. Finally, […]
Florida GOP Lawmaker Files Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Allowing Patients To Qualify If They’ve Been Prescribed Opioids
A Florida Republican lawmaker has introduced a bill to expand the state’s medical marijuana program in a number of ways, including by allowing doctors to recommend cannabis to any patient who has a condition for which they have been prescribed opioids. The legislation from Rep. Bill Partington (R), filed for the 2026 session on Wednesday, […]
Seeing Little People After Doing Shrooms? The Intercultural Mystery Of The Lanmaoa Asiatica
Just like the tiny inhabitants of Lilliput in Gulliver’s Travels—surprising, endearing, and sometimes a little unsettling for their miniature size—there’s a real-world way to encounter such beings without leaving your home. Don’t believe it? Ask the communities of Yunnan, Papua New Guinea, or the Northern Cordillera of the Philippines. They’ve spent decades reporting the same […]
Hemp Products Would Be Federally Regulated Instead Of Banned Under New Senate Bill
Democratic senators have introduced a new bill to create a federal regulatory framework for hemp-derived cannabinoids and allow states to set their own rules for products such as CBD. The legislation, shared exclusively with Marijuana Moment ahead of its introduction on Wednesday, is being sponsored by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR). It […]
Tourists Already Toke in Uruguay, Now the Country Might Finally Let Them Buy
Uruguay is once again weighing the possibility of allowing tourists and non-residents over 18 who visit the South American nation to buy legal cannabis even if they aren’t citizens. The executive director of IRCCA (the Institute for the Regulation and Control of Cannabis), Martín Rodríguez, confirmed that the agency is analyzing this option to strengthen […]
Linda Belcher Gets Lit. John Roberts Drops ‘Stoney Holiday’
John Roberts has never been easy to categorize. He is known to millions as the voice of Linda Belcher from “Bob’s Burgers,” but he has carved out a musical identity that sits comfortably between club culture, queer art, New York grit, and his own eccentric humor. His new single, “Stoney Holiday,” released on X-Bop Records, […]
From Chernobyl to The Stars: How a ‘Radiation-Eating’ Fungus Could Revolutionize Space Travel
Few environmental tragedies have been as deeply ingrained in popular culture as the Chernobyl disaster. In 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant suffered an explosion of unprecedented proportions, earning the grim distinction of being the worst nuclear accident in history. Today, its effects still elude calculation and are the subject of heated debates: while several […]
Ongoing Marijuana Conflict Between States And Feds Could Provide ‘Guidance’ On How New Hemp Ban Will Be Enforced, Congressional Report Says
There’s significant uncertainty around how a pending federal hemp ban will ultimately be enforced, but “divergent federal and state marijuana laws may provide some guidance,” according to congressional researchers. With the recriminalization of most consumable hemp products set to take effect next November after President Donald Trump signed a spending bill containing the cannabis prohibition, […]
Minnesota Legalized Marijuana, But Thousands Of People Are Still Being Prosecuted For Carrying Cannabis In Their Cars
“We’re just switching how we’re criminalizing the same exact plant. And it’s going to hit the same communities that the criminalization of marijuana did.” By Max Nesterak, Minnesota Reformer When Minnesota lawmakers legalized recreational marijuana in 2023, Democrats hailed it as the state’s most sweeping shift in drug policy in half a century and long-overdue […]
Maine Officials Approve 2026 Ballot Initiative To Largely Repeal Marijuana Legalization Law For Signature Collection
Maine officials have cleared prohibitionist activists to begin collecting signatures for a proposed ballot initiative that would roll back the state’s voter-approved marijuana legalization law. The measure, if approved, would also revise the regulatory structure of the medical cannabis program by imposing product testing requirements. The proposal—titled “An Act to Amend the Cannabis Legalization Act […]