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Online safety bill in Congress & marijuana biz; HI medical cannabis in healthcare facilities; Study: Marijuana a “gateway” to orgasm 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… By starting a $10 per month pledge on Patreon—or about 45 cents per issue of this newsletter—you can help us rely less on ads to cover our expenses, hire more journalists and bring you even more marijuana news.https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment/ TOP THINGS TO KNOWThe Internal Revenue Service said a…

When I first started writing this, I thought it would be a quick explainer of what people mean when they say they’re “growing to wash.” The more time I spent talking to hashmakers and growers who live in the ice water world, the more I realized this isn’t just a technique. It’s a different mindset. Growing to wash isn’t about fat colas, perfect bag appeal, or that one photo that makes a strain go viral. It’s about resin behavior. It’s about how trichome heads detach in cold water, how they hold up during agitation, and where they land when you…

The New York Times editorial board frames its reconsideration of marijuana legalization as a thoughtful reassessment of new evidence. But it reads less like a discovery than a justification—an attempt to explain why a policy the board once championed did not unfold as cleanly as promised, with the responsibility shifted away from regulators and toward the public. Let’s start with what is obvious. Marijuana legalization did not fail because cannabis suddenly revealed itself to be dangerous. It faltered because the United States legalized first and governed later. When access expands without coherent rules, usage rises. That is not controversial; it…

The hemp boom moved fast. In the years following the 2018 Farm Bill, thousands of companies rushed into the market chasing the same wave. CBD was everywhere. Oils, gummies, topicals, drinks—if it could hold a label, someone was selling CBD in it. Most brands were focused on scale. Few were thinking about what came next. But in Hawaii, Jennifer Carlile and Jared Dalgamouni were already asking a different question: what happens when CBD stops being the whole story? That curiosity would eventually lead them to build Rare Cannabinoid Company, a brand centered not on the cannabinoid everyone knew—but on the…

Marijuana worker mortgage amendment; AZ cannabis smoke bill passes; CO medical marijuana in hospitals; Study: Psilocybin for quitting cigarettes 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 dig into today’s cannabis news, I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We’re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you to keep going.…

Yesterday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro appeared before the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, where he firmly criticized outdated anti-drug policies (such as cannabis prohibition) and proposed alternatives to state violence.Weed for protest, cocaine for capital, fentanyl for the apocalypseCoca cultivation in Colombia: Alternatives to combat drug trafficking This is far from the first time Petro has expressed these views before the international body. True to form, the president spoke during the opening session in Vienna, offering a fresh and unorthodox perspective on drug policy. His speech was published in full on the Colombian presidency’s website. Petro began by mentioning, almost…

OK gov slams medical marijuana; VA cannabis user parental rights; TN momentum from rescheduling; TX hemp rules; Study: CBD as medication substitute 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 dig into today’s cannabis news, I wanted you to know you can keep this resource free and published daily by subscribing to Marijuana Moment on Patreon. We’re a small independent publication diving deep into the cannabis world and rely on readers like you…

“Do you know why I stopped you this evening?” “No sir, I was going the speed limit…” “You have a taillight out, and you failed to stop before entering the roadway back there at the gas station. Do you have your license and registration?” “Uh, yeah, it’s right here… I’ll get that fixed as soon as possible. I didn’t even know it was out. I guess I’ve been working so much that I didn’t notice—” “Sir, I’m detecting the odor of marijuana coming from your vehicle. Can you step out of the car and place your hands behind your back?…

VA marijuana resentencing; OR & CO medical cannabis in healthcare facilities; UT psychedelics; MD firefighter marijuana protections 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 House and Senate Veterans Affairs Committees heard testimony from military…

A first-division soccer club in Portugal made headlines this weekend, but not for anything that happened on the field. The team, owned by Brazilian superstar Vinícius Jr., was fined by the Portuguese Football Federation after reports of a strong weed smell coming from the stands.Not Every Soccer Club Is Afraid of WeedTennis Knows the Smell Too According to Argentine sports outlet Olé, the incident took place during a Primeira Liga match between Alverca and Santa Clara. Throughout the game, players sitting on the Santa Clara bench were surrounded by the persistent smell, which appeared to be drifting in from the…