The Kratom Conundrum: Did Lobbying Influence Trump’s Opioid Policy U-Turn?
The Trump administration backed off a full ban on MGPI, a potent opioid compound found in some kratom products, and proposed allowing levels that HHS and the DEA have not found safe. A published New York Times investigation found the reversal followed industry lobbying and millions in Republican donations from a kratom executive whose company […]
Trump’s support from cannabis consumers dips as rescheduling stalls (Newsletter: October 21, 2026)
NE gov candidate pledges medical marijuana order; Polls: MA anti-cannabis initiative trails; Study: Dispensaries benefit nearby businesses 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 […]
Feds And Marijuana Opponents Agree On Briefing Schedule In Lawsuit Challenging Trump’s Reclassification Move
The Department of Justice and groups that oppose the Trump administration’s marijuana rescheduling move have agreed on what they believe the schedule should be in an ongoing lawsuit that seeks to block to reform. On Friday, federal officials who are defending the cannabis reform and the challengers behind the litigation filed a joint brief before […]
Marijuana Opponents And Pharma Company File Brief Asking Court To Block Trump’s Hemp CBD Medicare Coverage Plan
A coalition of anti-marijuana groups and a cannabis-focused biopharmaceutical corporation have filed a new brief in their lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s initiative to cover up to $500 worth of hemp-derived products each year for eligible Medicare patients. In May, Judge Trevor N. McFadden dismissed the challenge to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
The Case That Just Blocked Trump’s Press Ban Started With High Times’ Founder and a Pie
In 1970, Tom Forçade put a pie in a federal commissioner’s face. When the government was finally pressed to explain why it had denied him a White House press pass, it pointed him back to the newspaper story about it. The lawsuit he brought with Robert Sherrill led to the precedent a judge invoked this […]
Alabama Officials Withdraw Objection To Rescheduling Marijuana Under State Law In Line With Trump’s Federal Move
“The program’s already live, even though it’s still Schedule I in Alabama.” By Anna Barrett, Alabama Reflector Alabama’s public health officials on Thursday withdrew their objection to the federal rescheduling of marijuana, a move officials characterized as procedural, following a July public hearing. The governing body of the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) in […]