GOP Lawmakers ‘Forced’ Trump Into Signing Hemp Ban, Longtime Ally Roger Stone Says
GOP political operative Roger Stone says President Donald Trump was effectively “forced” by Republican lawmakers to sign a spending bill that included a ban on hemp products containing THC. Stone—who blasted GOP legislators in a blog post last week over the inclusion of the hemp provisions in an appropriations package Trump signed into law—says he […]
What Do Stoner Girls Carry in Their Purse? We’re Here, We’re Hot, We’re High AF
The world used to pretend weed was a dude thing… cute. But stoner girls have always been here; rolling, sparking, sharing, passing, laughing, and living deliciously high. We are not the sidekicks, the giggling “pick me”, or the “chill girlfriend” holding the grinder. Now, attention is shifting, and who gets to be in the spotlight […]
States Are Already Rebelling Against Trump’s New Hemp THC Ban
Trump’s shutdown deal quietly recriminalizes most hemp-derived THC products next year, capping them at 0.4 milligrams of total THC per container and banning synthetics. From Texas to Minnesota, governors, brewers and farmers are already signaling they’ll regulate on their own terms instead of treating Washington’s new limit as the last word. TL;DR: Trump’s new law […]
North Carolina Hemp Businesses Brace For Impact Of New Federal THC Product Ban
“We have a year to either figure it out or we have a year to just like, crush it and fight for the plant and hope that we can change this with legislation.” By Brandon Kingdollar, NC Newsline For Hannah DeLange, the most rewarding part of managing Redhead Hemp’s Durham location has been “creating a […]
Cory Booker: ‘The Idea That Heroin and Meth Are the Same as Cannabis Defies Reality. Justice Is Descheduling’
Senator Cory Booker walked into a cannabis conference in Washington, D.C. and went straight for the jugular. Justice, he told the room, starts with descheduling. Booker appeared at the Cannabis Capital & Policy Summit, a one-day event in the nation’s capital produced by IgniteIt in partnership with the U.S. Cannabis Roundtable. The crowd was packed […]
Senator blasts GOP leaders for blocking medical cannabis access for veterans (Newsletter: November 17, 2025)
MA marijuana bill advances; KY & IL govs on hemp; NY’s 500th dispensary; Roger Stone slams hemp ban; TX lawmakers divided over THC ban 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 […]
Working In State-Legal Marijuana Sector Won’t Disqualify People From Certain Federal Benefits, New Trump Administration Rule Says
Marijuana might be federally illegal, but the Trump administration said in a recent little-noticed filing that working in and around the state-legal cannabis sector won’t automatically disqualify people from receiving certain federal benefits. In a final rule published in the Federal Register late last month, the Department of Education detailed a policy change related to […]
Can Hemp and THC Finally Coexist? This Coalition Says Yes
Something unusual happened this week. Instead of another fight between hemp, licensed cannabis, and the legacy world, a group of long-time organizers stepped forward with a call for unity. They call it the One Plant Alliance. The idea is simple: one plant, one policy, one science-based standard that everyone can live with. The coalition is […]
FUBAR or Not FUBAR? What the Hemp Ban Really Means for Cannabis
This article is an adapted version of the Cannabis Confidential newsletter originally published here: FUBAR or Not FUBAR? The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author. Lemme ‘Splain, Lucy But Wait, There’s More We’re publishing this adapted version this weekend, given the continued confusion around the recent intoxicating hemp ban and […]
When Shit Got Weird: The Cool Kids on Weed, Rap and Their New Album ‘Hi Top Fade’
It was November 1997. Chuck Inglish of The Cool Kids was in eighth grade and had been invited to a friend’s 13th birthday party. Everybody from his middle school class was there—the cool kids, if you will. As they listened to the No Limit Records’ latest Tru album Tru 2 Da Game, specifically the song […]