Feds finalize Medicare CBD coverage rule, hemp industry operative says (Newsletter: February 16, 2026)
Trump pardons NFL star for marijuana; New Farm Bill hemp provisions; VA cannabis sales legalization; MD psychedelics; CO medical marijuana access 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: […]
Federal Agency Finalized Rule For CBD Medicare Coverage Pilot Program Weeks Ago, Key Hemp Stakeholder Says
As cannabis industry stakeholders await action on a marijuana rescheduling proposal, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized a rule to provide federal health insurance coverage for CBD, according to an executive with a hemp company that’s been collaborating with the agency on the initiative. President Donald Trump signed an executive order […]
DEA cannabis rescheduling rule coming “ASAP,” Trump insider says (Newsletter: January 29, 2026)
USDA hemp form changes; WV speaker: Fed rescheduling boosts marijuana reform; DE public use decrim; NH cannabis legalization hearing 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 read […]
One Joint, No Gun? The ATF Is Rethinking That Rule
A new interim rule would end automatic firearm denials based on a single instance of marijuana use, aligning federal policy with recent court rulings and growing legal pressure. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives has issued an interim final rule that could significantly narrow the federal ban on firearm possession for people who […]
AG misses cannabis & psychedelics research rule deadline (Newsletter: January 21, 2026)
Congress wants CBP report on state-legal marijuana seizures; Book on Trump’s rescheduling move; FL cannabis public smoking ban; SC hemp 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… Your […]
He Followed Every Rule. New York Still Hasn’t Let Him Open
A Brooklyn nonprofit founder embodies the intent of New York’s equity law – yet after three years, his dispensary remains closed. By the time Shanduke McPhatter finished building out his cannabis dispensary in Brooklyn—after following every step the state laid out—New York had already opened hundreds of licensed adult-use stores. His wasn’t one of them. […]
Fuck 12/12: Inside the Supercycle Crew Breaking the Cannabis Flowering Rule
For more than half a century, cannabis cultivation has relied on a simple, widely accepted convention: the 12–12 light cycle, which means 12 hours of light followed by 12 hours of darkness to trigger flowering. It became standard not because growers were wrong or uncurious, but because it worked reliably, it fit human schedules, and […]