New Jersey Officials Share Tips For Marijuana Use At Newly Opened Consumption Lounges
As New Jersey’s first marijuana consumption lounges are opening, regulators are sharing information about where to find the sites and offering tips about how to responsibly use cannabis at the licensed businesses—including classic stoner cultural customs like “puff, puff, pass.” About a month after the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJ-CRC) granted its first social […]
Texas Lawmakers Take Up Bill To Ban Hemp THC Products As Democratic Walkout Prevents Floor Vote
Texas lawmakers took up a bill on Wednesday that would ban consumable hemp products containing THC. But despite the committee hearing being held, the legislation isn’t expected to advance during an ongoing special session as Democratic state lawmakers continue to deny the House a quorum to pass any measures amid a conflict over proposed redistricting. […]
Medical Marijuana Effectively Treats Pain, With Terpenoids Being ‘More Influential’ Than THC Or CBD, Study Shows
Medical marijuana has “genuine therapeutic effects for pain management,” and the degree of relief provided by cannabis can be predicted by their specific chemical profile—including not only cannabinoids but also, crucially, terpenoids—according to a newly published study employing machine learning methods. It’s a conclusion that researchers say provides “evidence for compound-specific therapeutic effects.” “These results […]
Bipartisan lawmakers push Trump on cannabis rescheduling pledge (Newsletter: August 13, 2025)
Former Trump AG pick: rescheduling would destroy Dems; OK marijuana ballot push; MD psychedelics task force report; Medical cannabis for vets’ PTSD 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… […]
Here are Trump’s first public cannabis comments of this term (Newsletter: August 12, 2025)
DOJ asks SCOTUS to uphold marijuana user gun ban; New PAC pushes president to reschedule; Study: Cannabis users have “enhanced cognitive abilities” 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… […]
New Missouri Draft Marijuana Rules Target Predatory Licensing Practices, Hemp Recalls And Non-Compliant Business Owners
“It’s the things that we’ve learned over time and found it needed improvement or needed to be fixed. Hopefully we’re not missing anything.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Missouri cannabis business owners who have had their license revoked for violating state rules could be prohibited from getting another license under proposed rules announced by state regulators last […]
Trump will “look at” cannabis rescheduling, he tells donors (Newsletter: August 11, 2025)
Rand Paul works on hemp “compromise”; TX medical marijuana expansion; Congressional report on easing Schedule I research; MDMA for depression 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 good […]