Alcohol Lobbyists Encouraged Law Enforcement Officials To Push For Federal Hemp Crackdown, Report Says
Alcohol industry lobbyists have pushed top state law enforcement officials to pressure Congress in support of keeping the federal recriminalization of hemp THC products on track, according to a new report. Politico on Thursday reported it had obtained a “collection of emails” in which lobbyists for major alcohol companies such as Anheuser-Busch, Molson Coors and […]
Black People Accounted For 83% Of Last Year’s Increase In U.S. Marijuana Arrests, Report Shows
It has long been known that despite similar marijuana usage rates across races, cannabis criminalization is enforced in a racially disproportionate manner in the U.S.—with people of color being arrested at much higher rates than white people are. Now, a new analysis shows that when marijuana arrests went up in 2025 compared to the prior […]
DEA Judge Freezes Cannabis Rescheduling Over a Report About Missing Paperwork
The hearing on broader cannabis rescheduling was awaiting the judge’s recommendation. Three of the seven outside parties the DEA let in have paused it with a government report that never evaluates cannabis on the merits. The DEA’s chief administrative law judge has stayed the broader cannabis rescheduling proceeding as it awaited his recommendation, after three […]
If ‘Niche’ Is the New ‘Cool,’ Then Pressed Hash Is Ice Cold: A Golden State Hash Report
It’s a great time to be an old-school hash lover. Award-winning journalist David Downs, a contributor to the “Beyond Buds” book and organizer of the 3rd annual SF Hash Week, rounds up 2026’s top traditional hashes in the world’s biggest legal market, California. Three more old-school hash names to know The small Solful retail store […]
Teen cannabis use hits all-time low, federal report shows (Newsletter: September 23, 2026)
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New federal cannabis banking report published (Newsletter: September 9, 2026)
Top GOP congressman: Marijuana a “gateway drug”; States with high cannabis arrests; Hemp regulation 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… BREAKING: Journalism is often consumed for free, […]