Pennsylvania Senate Panel Approves Bill To Regulate Marijuana And Hemp, With New Amendments
A Pennsylvania Senate committee has approved a bill to create a new Cannabis Control Board (CCB) to oversee the state’s medical marijuana program and intoxicating hemp products—for the third time, with new amendments. The body could also one day oversee recreational cannabis if it is legalized in the state. The Senate Law & Justice Committee […]
The Best Weed In New Jersey, According To The High Times Cannabis Cup
The first-ever New Jersey High Times Cannabis Cup went down May 1 at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City. More than 2,500 judges across the state weighed in across 13 categories. Niche. swept the flower podium. ONYX cleaned up across concentrates and edibles. And here’s everyone who took home a trophy. Every winner, every category […]
White House voices concerns about cannabis’s health impact & marketing (Newsletter: May 5, 2026)
Senators talk rescheduling with Marijuana Moment; PA GOP gov candidate would veto legalization; NY cannabis farmers’ markets 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… Before you dig into today’s […]
White House Raises Alarm About ‘High-Potency’ Marijuana And Its Marketing In New National Drug Strategy
The White House released a new National Drug Control Strategy on Monday that raises alarm about “high-potency” marijuana and expresses concerns that international cartels and crime groups “exploit” state cannabis legalization laws. It also discusses the forthcoming federal recriminalization of hemp THC products that is scheduled for later this year under a law signed by […]
DEA clarifies synthetic cannabis component is illegal (Newsletter: May 4, 2026)
PA gov slams opponent’s legalization opposition; MD gov signs psychedelics bill; TX hemp rulings; CA eases biz transition for rescheduling benefits 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 […]
Atmosphere, De La Soul And Stephen Marley Walked Into A Reggae Festival. The Genre Lines Didn’t Survive.
The Tempe festival put Atmosphere, De La Soul and Yelawolf on the same weekend as Stephen Marley, Steel Pulse and Rebelution. The crowd treated the crossover like the most natural thing in the world. Because, historically, it is. The Reggae Rise Up Arizona festival took place April 17 to 19 in Tempe, with Rebelution, Stephen […]
Mexico’s Congress Has Had Four Years to Pass a Cannabis Law. 15,000 People Just Ran Out of Patience.
By Luis Fernando Campos — Educannabis On May 2nd, the Global March for Cannabis Decriminalization hit Mexico City, Medellín and Santiago at the same time. A firsthand chronicle from the street. On May 2nd, Paseo de la Reforma stopped being the avenue of political agreements and became something far more uncomfortable for those in power: […]
The DEA Just Opened A Door To Federal Cannabis. Nearly 400 Businesses Are Already Racing Through It.
The DEA’s medical marijuana registration portal opened on April 29. By the morning of May 2, nearly 400 businesses had signed up. Operators are racing a June 26 deadline that unlocks a six-month review timeline, the right to keep operating during pendency, and the end of 280E for Schedule III medical cannabis. The federal medical […]
The DEA Says HHC Was Always Illegal. The Gas Station Cannabinoid Just Got The Schedule I Code To Prove It.
The DEA’s new Schedule I drug code for hexahydrocannabinol takes effect today, with no public comment period. The agency says HHC was always illegal. Federal appeals courts have repeatedly disagreed. And the bigger fight over hemp-derived cannabinoids is six months from a federal cliff. The Drug Enforcement Administration finally came for hexahydrocannabinol. In a final […]
Alcohol Industry Group Calls Out Congress For Failing To Address Hemp THC Product Ban In Farm Bill
A major alcohol industry trade association says the U.S. House of Representatives’s passage last week of a Farm Bill without including provisions to call off the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products represents a “missed opportunity.” “A ban will not remove these products from the market—it will push consumers toward unregulated, online channels with no […]