Cleveland City Council Proposal Would Use Marijuana Tax Money To Support Neighborhood Projects
“Legalization created opportunity. This ordinance ensures that this opportunity is shared, shared fairly, shared transparently and shared with the residents who made it possible.” By Nick Castele, Signal Cleveland This story was originally published by Signal Cleveland. Sign up for their free newsletters at SignalCleveland.org/subscribe. Cleveland City Council members should be able to spend part […]
Rhode Island Marijuana Business License Lottery Blocked By Federal Judge Amid Challenge To Residency Rules
“Knowing the Act was facing legal challenges…CCC continued forward with its plan to implement the Act and its licensing scheme. The resulting fall-out will be, to be blunt, self-inflicted.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Currant Nearly 100 applicants vying for 20 new cannabis retail licenses that were supposed to be awarded via lottery as soon […]
Clean Label Cannabis Is Challenging the Industry
As we all know, cannabis is a plant. But many cannabis products aren’t. That might sound obvious, but if you walk into most dispensaries today, you might start to wonder if the industry remembers that. Because the reality is that most cannabis consumers today are not actually getting products that resemble the whole plant. What […]
Trump advisor says someone is “holding up” cannabis rescheduling (Newsletter: April 10, 2026)
MA marijuana bill to governor; MD veterinarians medical cannabis vote; LA medical marijuana in hospitals; CT psychedelics; VA legalization op-ed 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… Free to […]
Hawaii Senate Votes To Ask Congress To Federally Legalize Marijuana
The Hawaii Senate has passed a pair of resolutions calling on Congress to federally legalize marijuana, support state efforts to clear people’s conviction records and take steps to facilitate access to banking services for companies in the cannabis industry. “Even though states have made significant policy changes with respect to cannabis, the federal Controlled Substances […]
Texas Judge Pauses New Rules Banning Hemp Products Like Smokable THCA Flower Amid Legal Challenge From Industry
A Texas judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the enforcement of new state rules restricting access to hemp-derived products such as smokable THCA flower. The ruling on Friday comes in a lawsuit brought by a coalition of hemp industry leaders and advocacy organizations that claim the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and […]
The NBA Put Al Harrington Through 12 Surgeries. Cannabis Helped Him Cope. Science Made Him Look Closer.
After years of surgeries, rehab and a recovery machine built for return-to-play, the former NBA forward stopped asking whether cannabis could help and started asking harder questions about how it actually worked. Al Harrington didn’t come out of basketball looking for another celebrity weed lane. He came out of it with a body that had […]
The Real Cost of Cannabis Prohibition
Cannabis reform is often framed as a business or cultural issue. In reality, cannabis policy goes far beyond dispensaries; it touches the health, security, and financial stability of every American family. Decisions on cannabis policy shape who can access medicine, how communities are protected, and whether hardworking people can maintain stable livelihoods. Photo courtesy of […]
The Hemp Industry Didn’t Get Killed By Regulators, It Killed Itself (Op-Ed)
“No outside force killed the hemp industry. The hemp industry killed itself—and dragged the legitimate full-spectrum wellness market down with it on the way out.” By Max Jackson, Cannabis Wise Guys Open any cannabis news site this week and the contradiction stares back at you from the same screen: Missouri’s Senate passes a bill to […]
Exclusive: YG Marley Launches Young Gong Cannabis Brand
The artist is entering cannabis as co-founder and brand ambassador of Young Gong, a new venture with Dr. Sha-Ron Pierre-Kovler’s Glenmere Farms Enterprises. YG Marley is entering the cannabis business. The artist is launching Young Gong, a new cannabis brand created with Glenmere Farms Enterprises, the New York-based company led by biomedical scientist Dr. Sha-Ron […]