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The Portland Pickles—a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat team based in Portland, Oregon—will become the first sports team in the U.S. to legally sell THC products at live sports events. The baseball team announced Tuesday an exclusive partnership with Cycling Frog, makers of hemp-derived THC-based seltzer drinks. The team began selling the infused drinks at Walker Stadium in Portland on June 18. Cycling Frog was founded in 2021 and sells a range of hemp-derived, full-spectrum cannabinoid products including THC seltzers, gummies, softgels, and microdose mints The Oregonian reports that Cycling Frog’s drinks contain 2 mg of THC and 4 mg…
Residents in states where marijuana is legal are more likely to engage in physical activities as compared to those who live in jurisdictions where cannabis remains prohibited, according to data published in the Journal of Cannabis Research. Researchers affiliated with Brigham Young University assessed the relationship between cannabis use and physical activity among adults ages 18 years and older in several states and territories during the years 2016 to 2022. They determined: “Current cannabis use is significantly associated with higher prevalence of physical activity. The prevalence of physical activity is significantly greater in US states and territories where cannabis is…
Feds change marijuana terminology; CBP moves to dismiss cannabis biz lawsuit; Warren presses RFK on marijuana; MO psychedelics 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. Join…
By Craig Stevens Illegal drugs and their transport are constantly evolving. Cocaine and weed shipments have been entering the United States from Central and South America via a range of methods, with seagoing craft being one of the most popular. First there were fishing boats, then “go-fasts” (speedboats mounted with multiple engines). Once these started succumbing to improved detection, drug cartels developed the semi-submersible “narco sub”—which is now making way for the full-scale submarine. In 2010, authorities in Ecuador announced that they had seized an actual submarine designed for smuggling drugs. “It is the first fully functional, completely submersible submarine…
Trump’s first drug war pardon; PA legalization chances; CO & VA psychedelics votes; Poll: More Americans use cannabis as a sleep aid than Rx pills 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…
Forensic labs rarely ever identify the presence of fentanyl in illicit cannabis samples, according to an analysis published in the journal The Lancet Regional Health – Americas. Harvard Medical School researchers reviewed drug chemistry results from nearly 12 million samples of illicit substances seized by law enforcement between the years 2013 to 2023. They identified fentanyl in fewer than two percent of the samples tested. Fentanyl co-occurrence was most prevalent in heroin but was “low” among non-opioid substances. Fewer than three percent of cocaine seizures tested positive for fentanyl and only one percent of methamphetamine samples tested positive for it.…
By Dakika Esrael Far far across the valley comes the sound of an almighty procession Zion bound. Chanting chanting Iyabinghi drums yunder and yant the call to redemption, Babylon doomed to fall, Iyudgmant to come through Ivine intervention. Funde dance, Kette skip, Bass yunder, riddims praise Rastafari, the prophesied Anointed One, Jah the Redeemer in his biblical and kingly character. The year is 1930, and revelation of the newly crowned Black King of Ithiopia is proclaimed by the Brethren of Rastafari unto the world as the fulfillmant of biblical prophecies relating to the second coming of Christ on earth in…
New DEA head blamed marijuana for shootings; IRS clarifies insurance rule for cannabis biz; Congressional hemp report; Rescheduling; MA psychedelics 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…
By Charles Bukowski Warming up Blue Mongoose on the backstretch before the last race, Larry Peterson noticed that the horse was really rank, almost spooked. Larry had been riding for 15 years and he knew his horses. This one really had a bug up its ass. Larry tried to let the horse ease out of it, but at post time things weren’t any better. He rode up to the gate ahead of the other horses and found McKelvey. He told McKelvey, “This fucking beast is unfit. I want him scratched.” “He looks all right to me,” McKelvey answered. Larry knew…
The percentage of high-school students who report consuming cannabis has fallen significantly over the better part of the past decade, according to an analysis of federal data published in the journal Pediatric Reports. A team of researchers affiliated with Florida Atlantic University reviewed marijuana use data for over 88,000 high-schoolers for the years 2011 to 2021. Data was gathered biannually by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Consistent with other studies, investigators reported: “The results of this study show declining trends in marijuana use among US high school adolescents from 2011 to 2021. The decline in marijuana use…