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From tip fatigue to tip theft, the humble dispensary tip jar has become a window into some of the cannabis industry’s biggest unresolved labor questions. It’s just a jar on a counter, but the tip jar at the dispensary has a way of making things complicated. Some consumers happily toss a few dollars in appreciation of product knowledge and recommendations from the employee. Others feel that budtenders should be paid a living wage, and with multiple added taxes to each purchase, asking for even more dollars out of the wallet is just too much. Generally, the idea is that a…
Twenty years after Harold & Kumar, the actor talks to High Times about meeting Cheech for the first time, the strain deal he never got and what a Jimmy John’s sandwich campaign says about where cannabis culture actually is right now. Nobody offers Anthony Hopkins free meat. “People aren’t like, ‘Oh, I saw Silence of the Lambs, here’s free meat,’” Kal Penn says. “We’re the ones who get our version of that.” He means weed. Everywhere. Every city, every country, every situation where a stranger recognizes him and decides this is the moment. A friend once asked him, after watching…
Marijuana gun rights case not impacted by rescheduling, DOJ says; Federal hemp amendments; Senate psychedelics hearing; TN medical cannabis push 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 deed for the day: donate to an independent publisher like Marijuana Moment and ensure that as many voters as possible have access to the most in-depth cannabis reporting out there.Support our work at https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment/ TOP THINGS TO KNOWActing Attorney General Todd Blanche announced that the…
Fat Nugs Magazine’s Kids and Cannabis issue tackled a tough but necessary conversation. A partner dispensary refused to carry it. What does that say about the industry’s willingness to advance the cannabis conversation? This article is published in partnership with Fat Nugs Magazine. The views expressed are those of the author. Cannabis has long been a fringe topic, considered loaded and not for polite company. But through the decades of prohibition and propaganda, head shops stood by the plant’s side, offering a space for uncensored conversation and cannabis media. You could always count on your local glass store to have…
The federal government on Thursday officially reclassified regulated medical marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act, marking the most significant shift in U.S. cannabis policy in more than 50 years. The order, first reported by Associated Press, was signed under the Trump administration earlier today after months of accelerated pressure inside the Department of Justice. It immediately changes how cannabis is defined under federal law—formally acknowledging its accepted medical use for the first time since 1970, though it stops short of full federal legalization. “Today’s rescheduling of cannabis marks a historic turning point for the…
Legal on paper, restricted in practice. Inside Germany’s cannabis system, where cultivation is allowed but culture is kept at arm’s length. Last summer, I visited a legal German social club for the first time, somewhere in southwestern Germany. With camera batteries charged and microphones double-checked, my intern and I set out to film a mini-documentary about a German CSC. It wasn’t a high-end medical facility, but it still felt special to us. It was the first time I had seen a legal cultivation site from the inside. The board members proudly showed us how they had planned and built everything…
VA lawmakers reject gov’s marijuana amendments; CA dispensary drive-thrus; Federal cannabis research bill; Legalization poll 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 (but not free to produce)! We’re proud of our newsletter and the reporting we publish at Marijuana Moment, and we’re happy to provide it for free. But it takes a lot of work and resources to make this happen. If you value Marijuana Moment, invest in our success on…
The Trump administration is preparing to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act as soon as today, according to reporting from Axios. This would mark the most significant federal cannabis policy shift in decades. It is not legalization. Here’s what you need to know right now. As of publication, cannabis rescheduling has not been officially announced. No final rule had been publicly issued. This story will be updated as developments occur. The Trump administration is prepared to move forward with cannabis rescheduling, Axios reported Wednesday, citing an administration official familiar with the matter. MJBizDaily…
VA lawmakers: Reject gov’s marijuana amendments; GOP bill links cannabis & health costs; USDA hemp report; Study: Youth use down after legalization 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… Hold on, just one second before you read today’s news. Have you thought about giving some financial support to Marijuana Moment? If so, today would be a great day to contribute. We’re planning our reporting for the coming months and it would really help to…
Chile is advancing a controversial reform that could impose harsher penalties for cannabis possession by shifting legal criteria from quantity to perceived “potential harm.” The move has sparked a constitutional challenge, raising concerns about legal ambiguity and the risk of criminalizing users, growers, and patients. Last week, the Chilean Congress advanced an amendment to Law 20,000 that toughens penalties for possession and small-scale trafficking of drugs classified as capable of causing “serious toxic effects or considerable harm to health.” Does cannabis fall under this category? Apparently, yes. This is not the first time the country has found itself caught between…