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Germany’s cannabis world is moving fast. While the country breaks its own records for medical flower imports, it’s also moving forward—unevenly but steadily—with its system of adult-use cannabis social clubs. Two parallel trends, one story: domestic demand has surpassed all expectations. According to newly published data from the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) and shared by the International Cannabis Business Conference, Germany imported 56.915 metric tons of medical cannabis in Q3 2025, the highest quarterly figure ever recorded. Even previous numbers were revised upward: Q2 increased from 43.257 metric tons to 47.706 metric tons, confirming a strong…
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Senator Cory Booker walked into a cannabis conference in Washington, D.C. and went straight for the jugular. Justice, he told the room, starts with descheduling. Booker appeared at the Cannabis Capital & Policy Summit, a one-day event in the nation’s capital produced by IgniteIt in partnership with the U.S. Cannabis Roundtable. The crowd was packed with CEOs, investors, policy experts and regulators, all trying to read the federal tea leaves in real time. Booker’s appearance and remarks at the summit were first reported by IgniteIt. On stage, Booker did not bother with soft landings. “Justice is descheduling, we all know…
MA marijuana bill advances; KY & IL govs on hemp; NY’s 500th dispensary; Roger Stone slams hemp ban; TX lawmakers divided over THC ban 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… *Rattling the tip jar* Got a few dollars you can spare to help Marijuana Moment pay our writers, keep our website running and grow into the kind of robust news organization the fast-paced world of drug policy deserves?Join us for $25/month and be…
This article is an adapted version of the Cannabis Confidential newsletter originally published here: FUBAR or Not FUBAR? The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author.Lemme ‘Splain, LucyBut Wait, There’s More We’re publishing this adapted version this weekend, given the continued confusion around the recent intoxicating hemp ban and the read-through for the industry writ large. Cannabis stocks have been trading as if the recent news was proof positive that the GOP hates weed and Prohibition 3.0 is upon us. I get it, of course, particularly after Mitch McConnell did Mitch McConnell-type things on his way…
A decade into legalization, cannabis companies are still locked out of tax deductions for giving back – but that hasn’t stopped them from making a difference. By Jon Marshall Businesses give back for a variety of reasons. Whether it is to help meet critical local needs, build deeper relationships with customers or raise brand awareness, supporting the community is often both a moral and strategic business choice. In most cases, businesses are rewarded for their generosity through tax deductions on charitable donations. But many people are surprised to learn that this is not an option for businesses in the cannabis…
The most challenging aspect of being a 12-year-old cannabis aficionado in the 1978 Midwest was finding someone to buy you weed. Luckily—or so I thought in the autumn of 1978–I had a guy, a friend of my delinquent blonde buddy from first grade. The two had been part of the circle at my inaugural smokeout. Seventh grade, in front of the downtown library. All autumn, after Adams Jr High let out the three of us got high. Tim delivered the Sandusky Register newspaper to subscribers in his working-class Eastside neighborhood, not so far from the ferry to the amusement park…
President Donald Trump signed a spending measure Nov. 12, funding federal operations through January and ending the longest government shutdown in US history after 43 days. The Senate had approved the measure the previous day, with seven Democrats crossing party lines to reach the needed 60-vote majority. They were won over by a Republican pledge to revisit the question of subsidies for Obamacare in December. However, a sideshow to the fight over the Affordable Care Act is causing outrage in the hemp industry—and among farmers in hemp-producing states like Kentucky. A last-minute provision added to the spending bill will effectively ban all hemp-derived THC products. …
“We were given 20,000 doses of MDMA… we will use that to fight the DEA.” That line lands like a gavel. In an exclusive sit-down, Rick Doblin retraces the underground roots of MDMA therapy, the legal chess match with the DEA, and why he believes the drug war is about power, not public health. The conversation was conducted by Pato Liddle for El Planteo and High Times at LaPsyConf in Buenos Aires in October 2025, the first Latin American conference on mental health, longevity and wellbeing, produced by Expand Red. Watch the full interview: Before founding MAPS in 1986, Doblin…
New DOJ marijuana guidance actions; CO & FL govs debate cannabis; PA legalization path forward; Veterans group pushes Congress on hemp; MI tax lawsuit 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…