How Magic Garden’s Loosie Became a Multi-Cup Winner
The Tri-State brand built its reputation one pre-roll at a time. Now, after multiple Cannabis Cup victories and recognition from MJ Unpacked, Magic Garden Botanicals is proving that consistency still matters. In a young cannabis market crowded with new brands and bold promises, earning consumer loyalty is one thing. Earning industry recognition is another. Magic […]
WNBA Removes Marijuana From Banned Substances List And Sets Rules For Player Endorsements Of Hemp CBD Products
The WNBA has officially removed marijuana from its prohibited substances list while also laying out rules for how players can invest in and promote cannabis companies. At the same time, however, the women’s basketball league is also adding several psychedelics to the list of banned drugs. As part of negotiations between the Women’s National Basketball […]
Mobb Deep’s Havoc Is Opening A Dispensary In Queens. The Alchemist, Funk Flex And Kid Capri Are Coming Through.
The Mobb Deep co-founder and Queensbridge native opens The Bridge in Astoria this weekend, with The Alchemist, Funk Flex and Kid Capri on the bill. He calls it ownership, not an endorsement. Havoc has repped Queens for more than three decades. This weekend, he plants a flag in it. The Mobb Deep co-founder and Queensbridge […]
Wisconsin governor candidates pledge cannabis action if elected (Newsletter: June 4, 2026)
VA marijuana push heats up; IA gov signs medical cannabis expansion; WY AG objects to rescheduling; PA medical cannabis in hospitals bill passes 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 […]
The Stony Awards Are Back: Meet the Class of 2026
This article originally appeared in High Times’ Spring/Summer 2026 print edition. Get yours here. High Times has always taken cannabis seriously. We just never believed serious had to mean stiff. From the jump, this magazine understood something that still gets lost in today’s panels, policy debates and profit forecasts: weed matters. But it’s also fun. […]
Virginia Cannabis Commission Holds First Hearing Following Governor’s Veto Of Bill To Legalize Recreational Sales
Virginia lawmakers are gearing up for a push to include provisions to legalize recreational marijuana in budget legislation this month despite the governor’s veto of a proposal to enact the reform just weeks ago. The effort was a topic of discussion at the first meeting of the legislature’s Joint Commission to Oversee the Transition of […]
Meet Micro TDH, the Venezuelan Artist Putting Older Women Smoking Weed in His Music Videos
In the music video for “Ram Pam Pam,” Venezuelan artist Micro TDH put older women smoking weed front and center. Asked about it, he doesn’t push a position. He describes one: “It’s part of my day-to-day. I’m just reflecting my lifestyle.” Fernando Daniel Morillo Rivas, known as Micro TDH, is one of the more interesting […]
5 Hemp-Derived Drinks To Pour This Summer
From a black currant sour to an espresso martini riff, here are five THC cocktails to pour this summer, plus the bottles worth keeping in the fridge. No hangover required. There is a moment at almost every summer party when the bar opens. The wines, the whiskeys, the canned cocktails, the cold beers. I am […]
Rappin’ The Rivers Is Building Montana’s Hip-Hop Outpost
When most people think about major hip-hop festivals, Montana rarely enters the conversation. For decades, many national tours bypassed the state entirely, leaving local fans to travel hundreds of miles to catch major artists. That reality helped inspire Rappin’ The Rivers, an independent festival founded in 2023 by Montana rap duo Filth and Foul, made […]
Amsterdam Drops Coffeeshop Tourist Ban In New Coalition Deal
The years-long push to lock foreign visitors out of the city’s coffeeshops just died in coalition talks. The new deal keeps the doors open and pushes the tourist tax to the highest in Europe. For years, it looked like Amsterdam might finally pull the welcome mat out from under its stoner tourists. As of this […]