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There’s a moment, somewhere past the hour mark, when Trinidad James leans back and drops it without drama: “I’m not fighting for my life. I’m fighting for my flow state.” It’s quiet, almost offhand, but it lands like someone who has spent years stripping away noise until only the essentials remain. In the third episode of the High Times Podcast, Josh Kesselman sits across from the Trinidadian-American artist, songwriter and creative architect for a long, open conversation about smoke, discipline, vulnerability, work, and the strange ways people learn to live with themselves. Watch the full podcast here. A Conversation That…
VA legal marijuana sales plan; Feds reject psychedelic org’s grant app; TX medical cannabis licenses; MN lawmakers push cannabis employee stock plans 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 KNOWThe Progressive Turnout Project sent a…
Just as humans look beyond traditional medicine, sometimes turning to ancient plant-based remedies like cannabis, the little fluffies who share our homes may also benefit from these treatments. A new study published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science found that dogs who receive CBD supplements over long periods show a notable reduction in aggressive behaviors compared to those who don’t. More and more pet guardians are turning to medical cannabis to improve their pups’ quality of life. The data comes from the Dog Aging Project (DAP), a massive US-based scientific initiative that collects information on tens of thousands of dogs. Through…
Fed PSA on marijuana & driving; MN gov slams hemp ban; TX medical cannabis rules adopted; VA marijuana sales legalization plan; Study: Dogs & CBD 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 KNOWFormer Sen, Kyrsten…
The modern cannabis market and its sleek dispensaries, brand collaborations, and Green Wednesday promos for infused pre-rolls feel far removed from the world where activists went to jail for baking weed brownies for the terminally ill. However, the roots of today’s booming industry are deeply intertwined with a pivotal moment in public health history: the AIDS crisis. A Fight that Began with CompassionWhere Do We Go From Here? The efforts of activists in the 1980s and 1990s not only transformed public perception of cannabis, but laid down the infrastructure and ethos that continue to shape today’s legal cannabis world. In the…
Several jurisdictions around the world now permit some level of legal cannabis activity by consumers, patients and, in some cases, entrepreneurs. In places where cannabis is legal for medical or adult use, there has never been a better time to be a cannabis patient or consumer since the dawn of cannabis prohibition. Those freedoms did not come about randomly. They were only achieved thanks to the tireless efforts of local cannabis activists, and it is important that, as the global cannabis industry continues to spread, activism efforts continue. While it is hard to pinpoint the first official cannabis activism effort,…
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS), that paradoxical condition where cannabis triggers nausea instead of relieving it, is back at the center of public health debate. This time, it’s for two major reasons: a massive new study published in JAMA Network Open and the recent decision by the World Health Organization to assign CHS its own diagnostic code. Together, these developments paint a clearer (if more complex) picture of why this gastrointestinal syndrome is showing up more often in emergency departments, especially among younger adults and heavy users of high-potency cannabis products. CHS by the numbers: Who ends up in ER and…
As gravity dictates, whatever goes up must come down. During parties, we expose our bodies to an avalanche of stimuli that, once everything fades, leaves a mark not just on the body but on our state of consciousness. After that whirlwind comes a sort of “depersonalization” or “derealization” of the soul: a struggle to return to a more limited way of being in the world. And no, it’s not just a chemical effect. It’s the living proof that we’re not robots, that our bodies are territories where experiences, absences, mind trips, and desires get burned in deep —like scars, branded…
By the time John Backer lights up, you already know the vibe. The Los Angeles native behind the band We Knew Nothing speaks fast, laughs easily, and treats creative choices like sacred oaths. He rolls blunts in the studio because it settles the mind, then chases songs that feel true in his bones. If he sounds like a lifer, it is because he is. “I smoke all the time,” he says. “I have this thing called cyclical vomiting syndrome. They say 50 percent of the people who have it are caused by weed, and the other half, weed helps them.…
As cannabis becomes a booming global industry, America is stuck on the sidelines. While countries like Canada, Portugal and Colombia ship products around the world, U.S. federal laws block companies from exporting — and that delay could be costing up to $10 billion a year in lost trade, jobs and influence. When I first asked whether the U.S. was missing out on the global cannabis boom, the response was overwhelming. Investors, CEOs, policymakers—they all know it’s happening. This follow-up zeroes in on one missed opportunity too big to ignore: exports. According to an analysis from Matt Karnes at GreenWave Advisors,…