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 […]
Pennsylvania Governor’s Campaign Calls Out Reelection Opponent For Opposing Marijuana Legalization
Pennsylvania’s governor has repeatedly called on lawmakers to send him a marijuana legalization bill. And while his opponent in his reelection campaign this year—currently the state’s treasurer—has been vague in recent public comments about her stance on the issue, a little-noticed questionnaire she filled out shows her opposition to the reform. Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) […]
Missouri Lawsuit Targets ‘Cartel’ That’s Allegedly ‘Seized Control’ Of State’s Marijuana Market
“The GDF Cartel has—through a combination of price-fixing, product- and supplier-allocation agreements, and coordinated exclusionary conduct—unlawfully seized control of the Missouri retail dispensary market.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent When Missouri voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2022, the constitutional amendment they approved carried forward a limit meant to prevent any single company from controlling too […]
Legal Weed Left the Bong Makers Behind
The federal paraphernalia statute that helped send Jerome Baker Designs founder Jason Harris to jail is still on the books. Twenty years later, he is relaunching in New York anyway. In 2003, John Ashcroft went on national television to announce that the federal government had just targeted the functional glass industry. Jason Harris watched it […]
Maryland Psychedelics Task Force Is Extended Through 2027 With Governor’s Signature
Maryland’s governor has signed legislation to extend a psychedelics task force through the end of 2027, charging it with developing updated recommendations on expanding therapeutic access to the novel substances and potentially creating a regulatory framework for broader legalization. Gov. Wes Moore (D) approved the proposal from Sen. Brian Feldman (D) and Del. Pam Guzzone […]