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Congresswoman calls out colleague’s marijuana arrest; DOJ moves to toss DC cannabis suit; CO ibogaine; MI judge OKs psychedelics event 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 for free, but costs money to produce! While this newsletter is proudly sent without cost to you, our ability to send it each day depends on the financial support of readers who can afford to give it. So if you’ve got a…
The Latinas in Cannabis Summit returns to Los Angeles on September 27, 2025, marking its third year as one of the most impactful gatherings for Latina professionals and enthusiasts in the cannabis industry. Hosted at The River LA in Frogtown and presented in collaboration with Eaze, the one-day event has become a cornerstone of Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations, blending education, empowerment, and community. High Times is proud to serve as a media partner for this year’s Summit, amplifying a movement that continues to break barriers and open doors for Latinas across the cannabis space. Since its inception, the Summit has…
German youth marijuana use drops after legalization; Vets push CA gov on psychedelic research bill; TX hemp rules; Rescheduling op-ed 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,…
The countdown is on: there are just three weeks left to sign up for the High Times Cannabis Cup New York: People’s Choice Edition 2025, the largest People’s Choice Cup in High Times history. This year’s competition is recreational only. All products must be licensed by New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and comply with state and local regulations. Caregiver products will not be allowed. Key Dates October 10–13: Competitor product submissions in Brooklyn, NY October 21: Judge kits available at select dispensaries across the state October 21 – December 21: Judging timeframe Friday, January 16, 2026: Winners announced…
GOP lawmaker notes “trace of racism” in marijuana laws; CA gov signs cannabis tax reform bill; Veterans-led cannabis push; PA psilocybin hearing 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 Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement…
Everything seemed on track… until it wasn’t. Germany made history as the European country that went furthest with cannabis regulation, both on the recreational and medical fronts. In no time, record-breaking imports rolled in, the market expanded, and thousands of patients found relief thanks to easier access. Legalizing medical cannabis opened up economic opportunities, but it also meant concrete improvements in quality of life, especially for those who depend on this treatment. Among those advances came telemedicine: the option to consult with doctors online and get prescriptions without ever having to set foot in a doctor’s office. On top of…
As a cannabis attorney, I’m often asked when cannabis will finally be legalized, to which I always respond, “Cannabis has been legal for almost a decade.” This response is often met with confused looks, but it’s true. Congress first legalized “industrial hemp” in 2014. In response to the rapid rise of the market for CBD and other cannabinoid products, Congress dropped the “industrial” prefix and dramatically expanded the definition of “hemp” in the 2018 Farm Bill to include the plant and all of its “cannabinoids, extracts, derivatives, isomers” etc. Contrary to popular belief, “hemp” is cannabis; it’s not a separate…
Even as cannabis legalization spreads across America, a stark injustice remains unresolved: veterans imprisoned for nonviolent cannabis offenses are still serving long sentences. This week, the Last Prisoner Project and the Balanced Veterans Network have joined forces to bring their stories to light and push Congress to stop penalizing those who served. Locked Up for a Plant They Never Chose Robert Deals, a 56-year-old veteran who spent 11 years in the U.S. Air Force, has now served more than a decade of an 18-year sentence for a nonviolent cannabis offense. Deshawn Reilly, 46, served eight years in the Marines and…
I was five years old when the labels started stacking up. Bipolar disorder. ADHD. Dyslexia. Alexithymia. The doctor’s name was Dr. Christensen, and I can still see him sitting across from my parents as I played with toys in the corner of the office. He told them I would probably never live a normal life. I remember looking up at their faces, pale and stunned, as if they had just been given a terminal diagnosis. They didn’t understand what it meant, and neither did I. What I felt, even as a child, was fear and disconnection. From that point on,…
Most scholars believe the Hashashin’s love for their namesake substance is an exaggeration, if not an outright fabrication. When the Italian merchant Marco Polo traveled through the Middle East on his way to China, he was told a story about a group of assassins known as the Hashashin, who lived in a hilltop fortress ruled by the mysterious “Old Man of the Mountain.” The story, which Polo later recorded in his great travel book Il Milione, went that in the courtyard of his fortress was a “beautiful garden” that clashed with the desert landscape that surrounded it, filled with “lovely…