Trump Signs Shutdown Deal To Recriminalize Hemp, Starting A One-Year Race To Rewrite The Rules
Donald Trump has signed the bill that ends the longest government shutdown in American history and sets in motion the return of federal prohibition for most hemp-derived products. The Senate passed the package on Monday. The House followed on Wednesday. Inside the hundreds of pages that fund critical agencies sits one of the most dramatic […]
Trump signs bill recriminalizing hemp THC products (Newsletter: November 13, 2025)
Vance & RFK attend event with psychedelics talk; FL marijuana poll; Study: Study: Cannabis increases women’s relationship satisfaction; Hemp mom 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… Before […]
Trump ‘Supports’ Hemp THC Ban That’s Advancing In Senate, White House Says
President Donald Trump “supports” the proposed ban on hemp products containing THC that’s been included in a Senate spending bill, a White House spokesperson says as cannabis, alcohol and other interests continue their efforts to influence the final deal. One day after the Senate cleared an appropriations package for floor consideration—with provisions that hemp stakeholders […]
Trump pushed to legalize cannabis by Colombian president (Newsletter: October 28, 2025)
State AGs ask Congress to recriminalize hemp; NJ gov candidate’s marijuana plans; FL medical cannabis patient gun rights case paused; OH expungements 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… […]
Colombia’s Bold Offer to Trump: Legal Weed Exports for Peace
Colombian President Gustavo Petro opened a controversial new front line by proposing to U.S. President Donald Trump more than just a trade adjustment: he asked that “the export of cannabis be legalized like any other good, given its exclusion from the UN list of dangerous substances,” through a post on X. Las guerras que Colombia […]
Would Trump rescheduling cannabis boost reform in Congress? (Newsletter: October 20, 2025)
PA marijuana hearing; MA official talks recriminalization; NYC mayor candidates on cannabis; Study: Legalization reduces cancer patient opioid use 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 […]
Cannabis reform is “good politics,” Trump White House official says (Newsletter: October 17, 2025)
Bernie Sanders & AOC talk marijuana; WI medical cannabis hearing; FL officials rescind medical marijuana patient IDs; Hemp regs poll; OH DUI bill 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 […]
Trump drug czar pick dodges cannabis questions from senators (Newsletter: October 13, 2025)
Target launches THC drink sales; GOP senator: Federally tax marijuana; VA gubernatorial candidates clash on legalization; TX hemp rule meeting 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… Before you […]
Cannabis consumers disappointed in Trump, poll shows (Newsletter: October 10, 2025)
Drug czar nominee advances; FL medical marijuana patient rights bills; Poll: Americans say cannabis healthier than alcohol; Vets lobby for reform 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 […]
Trump pressed to stop Congress from recriminalizing hemp (Newsletter: October 9, 2025)
TX hemp crackdown; NYC marijuana delivery pigeons stunt; Study: Soil impacts cannabis’s THC & terpenes; Op-ed on stopping inversion this Croptober 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: […]